Just Because

This song is dedicated to all my family
All my friends
All the people that I love and cherish
I know it may seem like we're out of touch
That I'm not thinking about you
But I wanna let you know that you're always on my mind
And that I love you

I sit alone shedding tears in the dark
Emotions racing in overdrive I wish that they would park
Never thought there would come a day when I'd be sentimental
Until I felt the passion from this instrumental
So this song is dedicated to the ones I love the most
A glass of lyrical champagne with which I propose a toast
To all my lost loves who now seem to be ghost
Deep inside my heart is where I hold you all close
I'm a man and I know it's not like for us to cry
But it's hard cause I never had a chance to say goodbye
Seen the rain falling hard like tears from the sky and all I could is ask God why
Uncle Mel, Big Mama and of course you Pops
Ever since you left I swear the pain had never stopped
And believe it or not I think about you all the time
That's my word I can't seem to get you off my mind and

Just because you're not with me in the flesh
Doesn't mean that your memories have been laid to rest and
Just because we don't talk all of the time
Definitely doesn't mean that you're not always on my mind and
Just because we don't see each other every day
Doesn't mean I don't think of you in every single way
And just because I might not tell you that I love you
Doesn't mean that I don't really love you
Because I do

And who knew that I would have any brothers
I always wanted em at least that's what I told my mother
So I try to be their role model and help raise em proper
Attending all of their games of soccer
Teach em fighting skills that'll send all of their foes to the doctor
And the smooth talk needed to pull honeys by their lockers
Support all their endeavors try to hit em off with cheddar
I grew up to be okay but I know they can do better
So this is like my letter to them and to the world
Shout out to Monica Smith, you know I love you girl
The same goes to my mother, step father, and grandparents
I'd be nothing without you and that's very apparent
To my aunts and cousins I love you all by the dozens
And to my uncles without you all I'd be nothing
And to Etoile my sister, nah I ain't forget ya
I swear those ten years before I met you girl I missed ya

Just because you're not with me in the flesh
Doesn't mean that your memories have been laid to rest and
Just because we don't talk all of the time
Definitely doesn't mean that you're not always on my mind and
Just because we don't see each other every day
Doesn't mean I don't think of you in every single way
And just because I might not tell you that I love you
Doesn't mean that I don't really love you
Because I do

Yea The Finest is the crew to them I stay true
I shout em out til my face turns blue
I'll never let y'all fail with me you'll always prevail
I got your back through thick or thin Heaven or Hell
And shout out to Kels way out there in California
I know you probably feel like you're a foreigner
But bring that thought to the coroner, that means dead that
Cause girl we gon' live it up the moment that you get back
People please sit back and take a few minutes out your day
And acknowledge the ones you love before the chance goes away
I swear life is too short so we don't have time to play
Cause no one knows the hour or the day
That you may be called home
And this world you know is gone
Or the ones around you leave and you're left all alone
So it's time to make amends love your family and friends
So that they'll be no regrets in the end, and

Just because you're not with me in the flesh
Doesn't mean that your memories have been laid to rest and
Just because we don't talk all of the time
Definitely doesn't mean that you're not always on my mind and
Just because we don't see each other every day
Doesn't mean I don't think of you in every single way
And just because I might not tell you that I love you
Doesn't mean that I don't really love you
Because I do

Yea, yo Rambo man thinks for the beat man
I shed tears when I wrote this real talk
I was on the verge of giving up with rap
This beat just brought me out of my slump emotionally ya know
To all my family and friends I love you all unconditionally
To my homegirl Vida, I'm still sorry about your loss
Sorry I ain't make it to the funeral but
Just because I wasn't there in the physical doesn't mean I wasn't there in the spirit
Believe that
I love you