GoldLink - Zipporah lyrics

[Produced by Braeden Bailey] [Intro] Didn't I tell you to get your tail up out of that bed And get ready to go to church? You can't lay there and sleep all day You gotta go to church! [Verse 1] Uh, what's a n***a in America? Why the f** is we here? Why you tell me go back where I'm from When you dragged me here? Why we born to be poor? Why our fathers be gone? Why my father forsake us? Why my momma so strong? And on my momma I'd k** ya On Faris, I'd k** ya n***a we were so broke, split 20 dollars a weekend I, never cried but I realized what we were missing My mind had a n***a on edge, I started sellin' and cheatin' Said f** the government, f** the man f** the Feds, f** the law See Que was f**in my girl, too f**in hungry to care I started sellin mo', thinking bout Zip Thinking what I did, f**ed her friend f**ed her homie, then f**ed again I started sippin on liquor Couldn't cope wit the changes We went back to the hood Started slanging and bangin' Feds was outside my house Second time we got raided Everything was for you I want to get you that coupe Black and young and a f** up I wanna prove this to you That I could be more than a boy But a father with you I, wish I could change But God you made me this way So I'm gon keep my faith high And bow my head and just pray Like this [Bridge] Lord Lord, I need, your help, Lord Lord Lord, I need, your help, Lord [Verse 2] I was so young and dumb You were so young and dumb Allan was in the picture I was gon' pop dat n***a Celebrity status now You in a wedding gown You was gon' be my wife Move to a newer life Tried to make dreams with you Still I'm so proud of you Look at the woman from a girl a flower blossomed too The prettiest of them all You was gon' have it all You was gon' have the mall But you still got it all Shower you wit' some poems Shower you wit' some songs Remember the drawing I made? Remember the flowers I gave? Remember the time that we spent? Remember the time that we missed? Don't let that happen again Go find you a better man And go have that baby boy And make him a better man Tell him his mother loves him Just like she used to love me And play him this tape for you Tell him what we been through So we can both raise that child like we promised, we would do