Where I've Been - (Bonus Track)

The other day, you know, I was rapping with a partner of mine
You know, real good Christian cat, a pastor matter of fact and uh
You know, he told me, "To whom much is given, much is required
And with great power, comes great responsibility"
I told 'em, ya know, "I could just go off what I been through," you know?

I don't know where I'm going
But I do know where I've been
Came so far, came so hard
The journey makes you smart
And I've learned so much since then

I tell 'em I'm doing fine, even though I'm doing bad
They got problems of they own, I don't wanna add to that
Me okay, imagine that, it's just a magic act
I play hurt and don't cry, and they act mad at that
Left on foot, came back in a Benz
Money don't make me happy, you believe it, so I pretend
Any man living like me, I commend
The situation I'm in is better than the pain

The pain is powerful, the voice is a weapon
The brain is a machine, you know if you've been gifted
You've been cursed, but it could be worse
Lost contact with those who loved me first
I can't find my place, but I diligently search
Don't grunt, don't groan, but it definitely hurts
Came to find out prayer definitely works
Too worried about the world not concerned with the earth and uh

I don't know where I'm going
But I do know where I've been
Came so far, came so hard
The journey makes you smart and
I've learned so much since then

I got pain hydrocodone don't work on
Percocet don't touch it, Oxycontin can't budge it
The pain of dealing with the dirt that I've done
Mama's in trauma crying over their sons
The good girls that I've turned bad
I think about where they at, I was wrong for that
I repent for my sins, but I'm so far gone
I can't remember 'em all, can y'all?

Talking to my oldest, I made her put it on her pinky
Never let anyone separate you from Kiki
Y'all sisters, you gon' need each other
When I'm gone, you still see me in each other
Stick with one another, the world is a bit overwhelming
You need all the help you can get
Someday y'all be one another's bridesmaids
Sitting on the porch, watching y'all kids play

I don't know where I'm going
But I do know where I've been
Came so far, came so hard
The journey makes you smart and
I've learned so much since then

My wife so tolerant, talk about heaven sent
Took her through some places that she should've never been
Put her through some things she never should've went through
She done did a lot for me that she didn't have to
Argue, but a lot of times I do it out of love
'Cause you don't stand a chance here if you not tough
She gullible, I find that lovable
'Cause gullibility for me was over in my teens

She my motivation, they say behind every good man
If you look, you'll find
A good woman, well there she go right there
With the prom queen face and the Pantene hair
She believes in the dreams that a lot of women laughed off
Knows when to keep on, knows when to back off
So hard that she gotta be soft
I gotta beautiful lady and she make beautiful babies and

I don't know where I'm going
But I do know where I've been
Came so far, came so hard
The journey makes you smart and
I've learned so much since then