[Intro: Andra Day] I wanna be where you are Where you are [Hook: Andra Day] You see my heart won't let up I'm trying not to fall Wish I could write you a letter I know you heard it all before What I mean What I want is I want to be where you are Where you are Safe from harm In your arms In your [Verse 1: Raekwon] Got to stay on my feet, I can't slip Remain focused because these vultures are lurking Praying I don't win But they can forget about it because I ran for this Yeah tears and sweat devoting my life I planned for this Keeping the slammer close, I'm not alone Smoking that black cabbage Making my enemies go poof begone So the facts is Money make n***as throw rocks at the throne I'm thinking (?) on their action Reality is I mean business Please stay out my way For real I'm serious, negativity out my space I wear grown man britches, this is no child's play Making haters love me So our relationship is love hate See I describe great And you despise that Putting pressure back in this game Word from this live cat n***as besides that I'm from a place where most don't make it out alive And homicide can't even buy that [Hook: Andra Day] You see my heart won't let up I'm trying not to fall Wish I could write you a letter I know you heard it all before What I mean What I want is I want to be where you are Where you are Safe from harm In your arms In your [Verse 2: Raekwon] Some of my n***as is still taking penitentiary chances
Life lessons They never learned whether they lived or die They not concerned Caught in the system Clips, they got mouths to feed By any means they got to feed By any means they got to earn Who am I to knock 'em If they cover their faces stocking Run up in the spots and let the Glock kick That used to be me Young, ruthless, and carefree Until I seen the bigger picture Shifted, my way of thinking That 25 to life is real So is the casket once it close on you Word to the youth Its not a game, cause life'll swerve on you And she's a b**h And could care less about the nerves on you To either what I'm saying One day it might change your life From poor to rich living Better fresher in white leather From out the hand me downs Flashing high-priced threads Matching the foreign cars in the driveway Living that wealth forever From me to you young world Here's my letter [Hook: Andra Day] You see my heart won't let up I'm trying not to fall Wish I could write you a letter I know you heard it all before What I mean What I want is I want to be where you are Where you are Safe from harm In your arms In your [Outro: Andra Day] Coming from the city where they run out You know I seen it all before I ain't here to judge (?) You know I done it all before Coming from the city where they run out You know I seen it all before I ain't here to judge (?) You know I done it all before