Natural Causes

(D. ValentS)

You know I believe
We have two lives
The life we learn with
And the life
We live after that

With or without the records
They'll remember you

They used to call my pops
Baby Strange
Mario made seven
But got back six in change
The lord took one but
But was that a fair exchange
The gods must've been crazy
Or feeling all deranged
He was raised out the projects
Came up in the Den
First born last breed
Of man that came from men
Son of a Bob
Not a son something bitched
Judy ain't a slob
So that's why he got hitched
He had two trial dogs
Named Blaze and Rip
He used to dip a Scout
That was his favorite whip
He was a marksman
Shooting game with his bows
Bar fighting with his bros
He knew how to throw them bows
Good with a rifle
In his kingdom outdoor
Him and my moms
They used to like
To drive to the shore
He tried for Army Intel
Maybe serve in a war
Failed a hearing test
Cuz his ears couldn't score
He could go to school
Maybe take a college course
But she fell out of love
So it ended in divorce

We got all two lives
But each of them waits it's turn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

The life we live with after that
From which the life we learn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

And your destiny can change
Its direction sometimes pauses
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

But you can't force your fate
Because it's due to natural causes
(It's all about my life)

Two room apartment
With some un kept drawers
He couldn't pay the lights
But he shined for you and yours
He liked to take risks
For much less than the rewards
He'd say it's colored notes
But I'd say it's perfect chords
He got the cable bootleg
From that which I could reckon
He'd drop me off on Sunday
Eight o'clock was my check in
He was a dead second
For that dude Steve McQueen
Just a little bit taller
And a lot more lean
A union man who cut
The meat to make the bread
And he brought home that bread
To feed this lil' knucklehead
He had a car wreck
Then he suffered from a seizure
He'd have an episode
And he'd forget like amnesia
He used to laugh a lot
Cuz he knew we'd cry later
He left on Labor Day
Rest in power co-creator
Evil men die old
Good men die young
He died of Natural Causes
That's how he came undone

We got all two lives
But each of them waits its turn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

The life we live with after that
From which the life we learn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

And your destiny can change
Its direction sometimes pauses
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

But you can't force your fate
Because it's due to natural causes
(It's all about my life)

He was twenty seven years
When I was born on twenty four
Born in forty eight
And he died in eighty four
I was nine at the time
Now minus that from thirty six
The age he was when I was born
That's not coincidence
Bout' to outlive him
So I ask myself
If he could've went back
Might he have told himself (would he)
Skipping pills is detrimental to your health
Dollars don't make cents
Without your physical wealth
Don't get in that car
You'll fall asleep
And lose control
You might walk away
But lose your mind to that pole
Son hope these stories
Maybe help you along
Play my records front to back
And listen close when I'm gone
The fork in the road
Will split in due time
You could be a brain surgeon
Or you could just rhyme
You could make your life's work
What you think that your works worth
Find the true cause why you were
Put you on this earth
Maybe you'll find a cure for
Why your Granddaddy died
Or maybe you'll play this song
In your deck and just ride
This track brings be back
So please don't mourn
He died of Natural Causes
But that's how I was reborn

We got all two lives
But each of them waits its turn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

The life we live with after that
From which the life we learn
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

And your destiny can change
Its direction sometimes pauses
(It's all about my life, my life, my life, my life)

But you can't force your fate
Because it's due to natural causes
(It's all about my life)