Geo Friend-Lee - Epiphany-"Don't Waste Our Planet" (full) lyrics

What if you had, an older brother, single mother, without a dad, At the age of 12 your mother had pa**ed, What if? Your grandmother sacrificed everything she had, to play the role of mother and dad, to make sure that, You and your brother had(pause), a roof over your head, food on the table, and clothes on your back, what if? She didn't have a high school diploma or college degree, but she had what the mind cant teach and what the eyes cant see, She was Selfless(pause). Selfless enough to give her all, to make sure, that you didn't fall, Victim to the system, where the odds are stacked against you, and everyone is trying to convince you, that your potential, Goes beyond jail, or a hearse, She saw Yale, So she made you put education first, even if it meant every penny in her purse!!, what if? All of the statistics, cla**ified you as helpless, She bet her life, rolled the dice and didn't think twice, Now that, is selfless, What if your grandmother lived in the same Brooklyn apt for 33 years, paid her rent, taxes, drunk a few beers, but the rats and trash made her fight back tears. What if? The front of her building was Mcdonalds for rats, with a ball pit of litter, and all you can eat trash, What if? The trash was never recycled properly and rats and rodents began to take over the property, just another game of monopoly!! What if? Watching helplessly was something you hated, as the woman who raised you, practically made you, basically saved you, grew more and more frustrated(longer pause) Frustrated with rats Frustrated with litter Frustrated with mail that was never delivered Frustrated with trash, and the way it was managed, Frustrated with how people were treating our planet, Frustration. What if your Grandmother was diagnosed with cancer(pause), should you forget about the small problems or try to search for the answers. What if? You sit back and watch as she loses hair and weight, wondering what is going on in her mind, as you stare in her eyes and just admire, her strength, what if? At the moment you think of questioning your faith, You remember what she told you.. Grandma told you with conviction, We must stay strong and just listen, Because we are all here on a mission to spread Gods vision. What if? Grandma told you that everything happens for a reason, so even, on rainy days, please remember(pause) god works in mysterious ways, now that's strength, What if? You look to the skies, close your eyes, to listen, and then realize, a blessing in disguise, and the reason you must keep living, because grandma told me to be the hardest working, everyone is here to serve a higher purpose, That's was my Epiphany(pause), I finally got the message he sent me. (Pause) and through my pain, I came up with the name Geo Friend-Lee, Dedicated to using the talent given to me, on Earth, to encourage others to treat our planet with the respect and dignity, it deserves, So, I will not just talk the talk, but I will walk the walk to help make a greener and cleaner New York, and better World for future generations, because we only get one planet, and it wouldn't be smart to waste it.