Illogic - Who Do You Love? lyrics

[Verse One: Blueprint] They used to look down on him just cause he was short But despite his height he could still throw it down with force So if he had a first love it was probably sports Before divorced his old man would take him to the courts It made him smile just to spend time with his dad But after a little while the basketball was all he had They use do call him f*g, they neighborhood drama bad He'd be out hooping late, shooting j's till his mama mad He made it look easy, seemed like every shot was hit But he can't enjoy cause he'd wonder where his papa's at A lot of tears five years since he saw him last But even then he's still picturing him smiling from the stands Can't concentrate, grades start dropping fast Can't pa** his whole attitude is f** a cla** It's obvious he's got too much time on his hands Fighting in the schoolyard going hard throwing hands The other guy didn't have a chance One big blow took him out and put him on his a** He walked home not surprised that he won again Didn't know the paramedics came with the ambulance So when the cops rolled up he didn't understand Why a little scrap had 'em putting cuffs on his hands The reason he was treated like a wanted man Is 'cause the kid he knocked out never woke up again Offered scholarships, every college hollering They all wanted him but all he wanted was his father back Now he's locked up and he never gonna ball again Lost everything over something he would never have [Hook] Who do you love? Just let me know Tell me how much How far you would go [Verse Two: Slug] And there he goes again, yelling at the front door "It's four o'clock in the morning, what you want boy?" Grown kid locked out of his own crib Cause the life he chose to live is making mom so sick He crushed her, just a youngster When she first discovered he sold d** to make the bucks work Years of tears, fear of the police It was relief when the kid became a tweak She ran through the standard phases The guilt, the anger, all the cracks in the pavement She didn't have any time to raise him And the boy just turned twenty-nine - a basehead On the porch, sleeping on the floor Sometimes you forget why you carrying a torch Already stretched past what she can afford That ain't your baby boy anymore it's just a corpse [Hook] [Verse Three: Illogic] Hold on for your life and don't let go Even though it's going nowhere you won't let go It's suffocating, trying to breathe but you won't let go 'Cause you know how much you love it this is how you show It's begging and pleading, please let go 'Cause if you keep me trapped in a box then I can't grow You understand the necessity cause you been there befo' And that's exactly why deep in your heart you can't let go You'd rather live for today then die for tomorrow C'mon, loosen your grip and just let go Your reality is paper thin so if you let go You'll realize no escaping when the machine gets broke Just let go, swan dive off the cliff and just let go If you want what you're holding to live you gotta let go A freedom only you can give but you won't let go How can someone that talks so fast walk so slow Gave up your rib now emotion you borrow Scared to live but not to inflict sorrow You think you'd be alone again if you just let go 'Cause that's what happened the last time you just let go You watch it crumble before your eyes, this finds you depressed But not surprised cause in your mind you can't let go And as it slowly dies you realize that each tear you cry Wouldn't be a lie if you'd had just let go [Hook]