Faceoff

(D. ValentS)

Yes,
It been such pleasure being with you
All these years (nah mean)
One time long ago, my mans Franks
Said "Yo Valents"
I kinda thought to myself
I like that name, it's a dope name
I'd like to welcome you to the end of DVS
And the beginning of D'Valents

Drop the puck
Line up my opposition
It me's that in my own way
My second and third edition
Can one ego gain control?
A permanent acquisition
Well let's see which one remains
As my final addition
I've had many names
My government is David James (Valents)
But back in the Chess
The Natural took the reins
And built defense mechanisms
With no antibodies
Gordy Howe hat trickin em'
Game sick in him
Nat kept bagging hotties
Weekend sessions in the Bronx
Mondays made the kid tardy
Even when in class
My white ass was there hardly
Too busy perfecting my craft
With the fine point sharpie
Lived between the lines
Cuz real life was not even perfect partly
So long son, peace dun
Nat you was a blast
You grew up and blew up
Way too freakin fast
Next verse, lets split the D
Now Nat you's on offense
Since you could never out defend that dude DVS

What a fitting third period
To have the captain come up big
And he deserves to be
The player of the game
In the last game
It's meant so much to this city
And what a great play it is here
The heart and soul of this team and franchise
This guy is the blood and guts
As time goes by, and I'll tell ya what
It comes to end sooner than you really think
And this is the kinda situation
That there going to cherish for the
Rest of their lives
This is a human moment
I don't know what to say

This a faceoff
So DVS time to go boy (bye-bye)
Cuz under that Valents mask
You like a Caster Troy
My charismatic nemesis
At a precipice
A foot in and one foot out that life
With such recklessness
DVS it's been a privilege
But I gotta det ya image (bye-bye)
You like bottle of that 92 vintage
Rhythm n blue
In ya whale tales
Money green nah mean
Cuz your hustle
Cuz your hustle prevails
This for the Hart, it's beat
Helped hone my skill
DVS wore the colors
As a team we was ill
Long moved on but raps
Feeling like she's mine still
You did me wrong, gone baby gone
We've just lost that thrill
DVS fell hard, for life he's NHL
Gets native homegrown love
Hang his banner in the XL
Up in the rafters among
The greatest CT rappers
Franchise player like Francis
It's time you and my camp calls you quits

The emotions at an all time high right now
These people have worshiped this man
Over the years
Because he has put every thing he has into this organization
There was a time when he went away
They brought him back
They brought back so much tradition
Crowd continues to enjoy and relish this moment
The final moments, and every one of us
Feeling the same emotional tug on our hearts

You D'Valents now leave DVS on ice
Body check his mic against the boards
Show em you just as nice
But as D'Valents
This was a line brawl but my penalty
Is end fake identities once and for all
D'Valents ya age
Match that on thing on your hip
And with ya permit even your hammers
(Too legit 2 quit)
No more multiple women, who you kidding
You gon' die a hero and a family man
You at peace with chillin'
You ain't in these streets
You ain't obsessed with beats
You doing drop offs and buckling car seats
But you a wiser dude, DVS we through
All along it's Valents who advised you (yeah)
Mo cars, Mo clothes, Mo jewels
Valents won't facilitate
Besides DVS would bankrupt
A and J's whole estate
Next thing you know he'd end up
Like Bobby drop off's by eight
Told you on NC, steer ya destiny
But you can't force ya fate
You can't let cycles of bad relationships repeat again
You're daughter ending up some dudes Late Night Medicine
You Lived This, so give them that Game To Win
Ya son with Flowing Pains
Writing just to stay sane
You gon let DVS live ya life in vain
Nah, Honorably Discharge from this tour of duty
You Next Level now, it's okay act bougee
Raise my stick to young in's that spit
But my time has come
DVS will rise again, Stay Cool
And wait for the Midnight Sun

When this is over
I want you to take this face
And burn it