The Letter

Even though we're apart
(Yeah, what up, baby?)
You're right here in my heart
(Right here in my heart, my nigga)
When it comes to losing you
I've lost a many a friend
That's why we've got to win
And meanwhile (my dawg), keep on writing
I'll keep writing these letters (these letters, writing these letters)
R.I.P to Kirk Jackson, Westside Detroit Soldier, yeah (keep on writing)
A real soldier (I'll keep writing these letters, keep writing these letters)

Oh, baby
I saw your life flash like the sky
I knew that it was time to say goodbye
I saw your life shine like the moon (like the moon)
I never thought we'd lose you so soon (so soon, yeah)

I'll keep writing these letters
Keep on writing

We haven't spoke in a while, so please bear with me
You on my mind, my nigga, I'm hopin' you'll forgive me
I shoulda saw the signs, it still lives with me
6-9-09, I climb a vine, put one in the air to lift him
Now listen
Physicians 'scribe the new heroin
Soma comas overthrowing new age pharaoh kings
I was the worst friend, couldn't see poison through veins
Losing you in vain from making tracks
I shoulda stopped the train

We shared sunny days
Now memories out-age your physical
Remember even if outlived, we saved kids in the ghetto
Life is too slow for some to wait, too fast for those who left
I once heard when a man's work is done, it's natural to rest
It crippled my nigga, sippin' on liquor
Wondering where you had been
I'm stuck in the kitchen, cooking elixirs
Your soul mixing with wind
Desert Storm couldn't get you, but Detroit did you in
From the sand to the concrete, a soldier wore thin, huh

I'm at your funeral, tears thrust from my wig
And when they carried you out, I told you, "My nigga, just live"
And we can build above the stars and the sun
'Cause like Donny sung, I guess tomorrow's only made for some

I'm mad at you right now
And I don't understand why
The good die mostly over bullshit
I don't understand
And it remains this way (miss you, my nigga) to this day

Kirk, if you let me continue, I'll make it worthy
Allah saw you needed to rest a little early
You never said goodbye, it still stings surely
I fight my mind to write these lines, hopin' to God you heard me
My own admission, never imagined you was hurtin'
Didn't listen to your pleas, I shut the curtain
Knockin' you back down on your knees, a change gon' come
But I was certain it wasn't this one

Damn, I'm selfish
Shoulda developed the film different
I shoulda saw the light beams, it spilled brilliant
6-9-09, I take my time, spill my wine and kill it
May God forgive him
Powders of prison, meant to stop the pain
Instead, they tear a house apart, ending the reign of a king
Still I feel I failed my friend in his illest days
You in withdrawals at the Lex, I thought you had a flu strain

Damn, I'm blind
I blame myself, how could I not see?
And here I go again, makin' it all about me, huh
Thought I had more time to reach you, to talk and intervene
But Allah spoke, so follow me now, I'm walking for three
It shattered your dreams
Puffin' G's while my wounded pen bleeds
You stuck in addiction, fuckin' affliction brought you down to your knees
The Persian Gulf couldn't drown you like these cement seas
The will of steel bent and crushed by a pill, who could believe?

Big Kirk Fuzzy, one of the illest mouthpieces
I swear that you could talk the meaning of life straight outta Jesus
At your funeral I sunk in the pew, searching for reasons
For every long harsh winter, it's a change of the seasons
So keep breathing, I missed you even before they put you under
Like Stevie Wonder, I never dreamed you'd leave in summer

I saw your life flash like the sky
I knew that it was time to say goodbye
I saw your life shine like the moon (like the moon)
I never thought we'd lose you so soon (so soon, yeah)

Deceased plans, lotto tickets and beer cans
Smoke signals, pills, spoons, and powder grams
He was guided by the streets, and it taught him how to die
And I never swam the ocean 'cept the ones that I could cry
Hope you find the peace in death that eluded you in life
Detroit Zoo to Gun Rule, stars reflect the moonlight

Deceased plans, lotto tickets and beer cans
Smoke signals, pills, spoons, and powder grams
He was guided by the streets, and it taught him how to die
And I never swam the ocean 'cept the ones that I could cry
Hope you find the peace in death that eluded you in life (I'll keep writing these letters)
Detroit Zoo to Gun Rule, stars reflect the moonlight (keep on writing these letters)

I'll keep on writing these letters (keep on writing these letters)
When it comes to losing you
Keep on writing
Keep on writing