The Youth
Intro:
Yeah! I go by the name of King Lil G!
And I dedicate this to all my young homies strugglin' in the motherfuckin' ghetto
Imma need you to take a smoke as I take you back to this 90 shit
Hook (2x):
Yeah! Oooouuuuh child, things are gonna get easier
Oooouuuuh child, things'll get brighter, yeah
Part 1:
Yea
I remember when my little homie got recruited
I know you got a lot of heart, but now you gotta prove it
Just a young student, got your mind polluted
Codeine, Xanny pills and some gangster music
Little homie, you don't know no better
Fuck around and do some time and lose your soul forever
I've seen it happen, one of my homies went to prison
I would give him a shout out, but first I need permission
Did I mention, hoppin' fences, had to face the consequences?
I've seen him sheddin' tears from that life sentence
I've seen him sheddin' tears when his wife is mentioned
It hurts my motherfuckin' heart the pain is never ending
I can paint a perfect picture, picture me in different images
My words of wisdom's like the art of war in prison
Homies don't give a fuck about you
They 'bout to go smoke and fuck hoes without you
Hook (2x):
Yeah! Oooouuuuh child, things are gonna get easier
Oooouuuuh child, things are gonna get brighter, yeah
Part 2:
Heavenly father, forgive me! I am a sinner
My spirit was feeling lonely in a alley full of drug dealers
I'm tryna' hide my deepest secrets
Beneath my mother's tears, man I tryna' keep succeeding, take some trips to Sweden
People judge me, but I tryna' change the earth
I try to tell that younger woman, what she's worth
I try to tell her: "Baby girl, take this knowledge from me."
She got corrupted by ambition, her mission is money
But the truth, she don't ever listen
"Your dignity is everything, baby, you were born an princess
Just remember, there's a reason for that crucifixion."
She looked the other way, that's why I'm kinda distant
"Eventually your beauty's gon' fade away
I wish you had some pride in your eyes like the fifth of May."
"Yeah, I wish you had some pride in your eyes like the fifth of May!"
Hook (2x):
Yeah! Oooouuuuh child, things are gonna get easier
Oooouuuuh child, things are gonna get brighter, yeah
It's gonna get brighter (6x)
Ooooh, yeah