Too Close to the TV

You put me onto heltah Skeltah
64 Nintendo's
The ladies heart melter
Bill Clinton was in office then
We thought he was the man
Didn't know he creatin more orphans then
You was the closest kin
I can't believe so many years past
And tingling up like tear gas
Just to think about you
You put me onto to everything I knew
From the clothes that I rock
Back then I didn't have the slightest clue
I was that lost child
Karl Kani canal st
I was no Rothschild
Long as them tags looked real
Had it hard pal
Other kids they had it tougher
W the drug addicted parents thank god for grandmothers
I ain't have it the worst but sure as hell ain't have it easy
Just another black boy sittin too close to that tv

You sitting too close to the television
I get self conscious when eating watermelons
Not a type cast brotha on the stereo
They said they want a anthem so here we go
Everybody just slide to the left slide to the right
We Getting over all of our problems and make it right

I feel the spirit of my brother Mizz
We was at that battle in orange you on some other shit but that was you and only you and I accept that
You know I loved you from the bottom don't regret nothin
You told me always be myself don't let em flex on you
I told you show when needed and get them checks brotha
But ya time was summoned Like a player on the bench
The universe I call it allah is how you repented
It's clear to me that this life is but a dream
Painted the facade it ain't quite like what it seem
Fighting or you scheme
To survive
Some people dumpster dive
To pay another tithe
It's like that it makes me wonder why
Is what it is straight forward this thing is basic
The sound of the rain never needed a translation

Let me take you somewhere right now enjoying this life until it's lights out
I be doing some things that got me like wow