Madlib - Been A Long Time lyrics

[Verse 1] Let's do a little catching up Cause we ain't talked years Sometimes I told myself I was good without you Other times I sat in my bedroom and shed tears Just from thinking about you I swear it's hard not to think about you My quote on quote father figures never showed me the ropes Where was you at? When I needed hope No hard feelings Cause I learned to cope Nobody's Perfects Its a lesson in every mistake So everything was worth it [Hook] Aye How you been I ain't heard from you in a while Just checking on you Just to see how you living now Man its crazy how time flies I could never say good-bye It's defiantly been a long time, x2 [Verse 2] All we ever talked about Was rapping and sneakers A lot stuff woke up But at the time we was only dreamers So we grew together No matter what we go through together We keep fighting Until we see a break through together My n***a I love you like you was the other son from my mother Yeah you like my blood brother Aye babygirl How you been We don't even conversate no more You say you miss me I ain't even got fate no more You bit the hand That gave you food for thought Now you ain't even got a plate no more Love It ain't no more Look at me now I'm like painting pictures like a young Pica**o I got the hunger for success For you its hard to swallow But on the real How you been doe? [Hook]