Moments

In Mathew it says beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep clothing
But on the inside are like ravening wolves
You see a true leader don't create followers
They create more leaders

One thing for sure and 2 thangs for certain though
A snake is still a snake no matter how many times it sheds its skin
Man look I was born a leader
But sometimes we get delt a bad hand
And it's up to you to look into the future
Not to look at life for what it is
But how it should be.

Cause it ain't bout where you start
It's about where you finish
Now we can't always be in the right place at the right time
Sometimes you gotta move at the right pace with a bright mind
Came from the dirt ain't no telling what you might find

That's me looking faith in the eyes
It takes patients and time
Overcoming what Satan designed
Despite all the hate and the lies
Your closes people be a snake in disguise

But unfortunately we had to notice everything in hindsight
Elevate and get your mind right
Just to live the type of life that I like
Yall look good on social media
But y'all just really be giving us high lights
They do anything for clout
You can't buy respect so they rather just buy likes

Imma need you to Pardon me
I get stuck in my ways
The hood still apart of me
Got a mentality that's in proverty
Plus for the black man it ain't no equality
They probably think we're their property
Modern day slaves where 13 colonies made freedom in America an Anomaly
Building more prisons will help the economy obviously

Harriet Tubman once said I freed 1000 slaves
I could have freed 1000 more if they knew they were slaves
Over 170 years later Harriet Tubman is still living though some of us today
See you can rise up from anything
You can even recreate yourself
Nothing has to be permanent,
You have choices to think new thoughts
Once you decide never look back.

I done paid my dues but I never found out how to buy time
Some people dead to me they use to be my lifeline
On the road to richest I was swerving on the white lines
You riding with me then the mission should be like wise

You make it we make it together
Raining days aint no changing the weather
I use to think that it ain't gon get better,
But life goes on you
better brang an umbrella
A couple of times we had to bang with the metal

Life is short hope mine came with stilettos
From coast to coast its all the same in the ghetto
The quality of life aint the same when you settle
From time to time gotta explain that it's levels

But it becomes a point where you have to stop explaining to people when they can only understand up to their level of perception
It's like me telling a dope boy to change is profession in the middle of a recession
He done made 7 digits now he's at the point where he could cell phones
But for some reason what im saying aint connecting
Til one day I get a phone call from the department of corrections ironically he got 15 years for something he sold in 15 seconds

I guess 36 ounces was they key to destruction huh
You Got 99 problems problem now you in a cell for trying to keep it 100 huh
Food for thought everybody wanna eat in these streets
but you fail to realize its a lot at steak but being broken down is something you can't stomach huh I guess
Well let that digest.

Might witness darkness from the losses in your lifetime
But don't forget the brightest stars shine in the night-time
My kids will never have a childhood that was like mine
They gone have big shoes to fill ill make sure it's the right size

They'll never be coming up short
Child support gotten coming to court
Relationship they should come with a course
Now you fed up and you want a divorce
But sooner or later it'll come with remorse
2 parents live under the same roof call it spouse goals
Can't have a dysfunctional household
Turn a rocky road into a milestone

It's easy to see how far you are from your desired outcome
It's easy to see that you are not the man you want to be
Instead of looking at the hard work and pain ahead of you
Take the time to celebrate the steps you have made, the milestones you have passed.