[INTRO]: yo, whatup pops I gotta get this sh** out man [VERSE1] Yo , ayo pops what's the deal, we ain't spoke in a minute And i'd like to get this sh** up off my chest, then it's finished I've got a bone to pick, back in the days i had mad friends But i felt alone and sh**. so the streets i'd roam with older kids Who gave me bogies when i was only six. now im gifted you see Even then i realized - other little kids - they were different from me See they parents never hated eachother, i think you and that bottle need to take a break from eachother And i'd pray for my mother, that sh** would'nt get too outta control while i would shake under the covers And i thought y'all favoured my brother, because he got good grades & always went away for the summer While my grades s**ed so, school, i stayed for the summer, and you maintained the alcoholic state you was under I wanna help, my temper grew gradually, thinking where the f**'s your sister & the rest of your family You made me, i ain't make you, my mom's saved me, so now i'm trying to save you [HOOK] stop this sh**, i'm praying, as a kid i kept quiet, but now i'm gonna say it I had a problem too, but with d**. i ain't mad at you, even if it seems that i was But like you i had to quit it, so take the first step, now motherf**er, just admit it I know you can do it, i pray it's true, because i did it once and i came from you [VERSE2] A little bit, i got it out, i want you to see me blowin' up, without your liver rottin' out And i'm something like a hipocrite, 'cause me & my boys twist caps, henny, 40's like they liquorice The difference is, it's a hobby for us, & if you ain't have that sh**, you probably bust I ain't trying to diss you, i miss you The you before this f**ing disease hit up and cripped you The truth is what you facin', you couldve k**ed me and my brother on numerous occasions Only saying what you got me to, this truth gonna hit you, you doin' some sh**, playin' irresponsible Food's in the oven, you goin' right to sleep, almost burn the crib down like twice a week Im'a keep it real, this path you on, might be the reason you never see your grandkids born [HOOK] [VERSE3]if i say f** & call you motherf**er, only 'cause i love you, like i love my mother & my brother And you know these words are true, so if they hurt, well ok, 'cause they hurt me too I ain't trying to cause no static, pops, i just want you to stop or pause this habit Streets made a dog & my paws is rabid so i cut thru these issues with claws of ravage And the apple don't fall far from the tree, think, is your life the future that you wanted for me 'cause you caused a lot of pain, a lot of shame, alot of strain, on my brain, i guess sh** never changed But it can and it will so, so im trying chill tho, even tho situation lookin' kind of ill, yo The dude i just quoted kinda made me & you should big him up too, because he kinda helped you raise me [HOOK] [OUTRO] Whatup, i speak my life, it's real life...