Roland - Letters to Him lyrics

[Produced by Robin Thicke] [Verse 1: Roland] Dear *beep* What's good with you though? I can't believe it's been a year, hope you still got hope Everything is cool, sorry that this letter was late A couple things are new, I got a baby on the way It's got me thinking bout calling it quits, and getting legit You always told me that this life ain't really what it is I miss the advice and man I can't lie, sh**s changed since you gone Man these n***as ain't right But you know how it be Man I've been rolling with *beep*, he told me that in return for putting in the work He gon help the family And *beep* got knocked and *beep* got k**ed, my girl stressing on me Said I gotta leave the field, she don't want me to be next I told her man you tripping, I'm good in most hoods, except them n***as that k**ed *beep* I get around well, I got some cousins and the wifey got some too, if anything was to Pop off, I'll tell them my big homie is you, nah for real though I miss you, I hope you keep it together I hope you smiling when this reach you and keep on smiling forever Oh yeah, man the weather is wack.. damn near raining everyday And when you get this letter, write back I'll be waiting everyday [Hook: Happy Joe] Why won't you write me back? Why won't you write me back? See the tears in my face, because my family ain't safe X2 [Verse 2: Roland] sh**'s got worse, they took another homie man and this one really hurt You remember *beep*? man This sh** is a curse My baby girl just started walking though, she even said daddy first And she's my only hope And man my moms ain't doing well, I mean she sick to her stomach And cops just got the rocks, so we just got pushed back The rent is overdue and this job is wack I hate to talk about these problems though, I feel like its an overreact I mean you stuck in there man I'm blessed as it is, I hope you holding sh** together man Whatever it is, whatever's in the air out there, I'm sure it'll pa** My little brother graduated though, I wish my dad was here to see But then again f** that n***a, I'm glad he left cause now I know that I can never leave I heard *beep* came to see you, and you was looking well Man I'm dying to come, but lately life has been hell Can't get no time off work though, I promise to come around Why you ain't write back yet? I hope you holding it down I don't know if the post office is f**ing up the letters but It's whatever man I keep writing, I need you now more than ever though The weather is chilly, and man I think I'm gonna buy a coat I got a funny feeling It's about to be a war out here but [Hook] [Verse 3: Roland] I can't believe I'm actually writing this My tears are watering down the page, they got my little brother Man this sh** is a maze, and we can't never f**ing get out This feels like the end times but I can't die My baby girl got my eyes, I can't cry My heart hurts man my mom got cancer, I need you right now How come you ain't answered? I need that advice, I need some help My girl is the quiet she's ever been, I need someone else, man everybody Out here lost, everyone don't have a clue, that this not the f**ing place to be I got everything to lose, and I'm last in the race And I don't say sh** unless I'm talking to you, phone calls got me paranoid And *beep* wanna ride, it was them *beep* boys I don't know what to do, man what is this I called you and you ain't pick up sh** Man where the f** you at? I feel like if you don't hit me back, I'm gonna do some crazy sh** and End up right where you at *flatline* You gotta hit me back [Hook] [Verse 4: Roland] Listen closely, I got all of your letters I've been here since the start, on the way, till the ending I was by your side, but you forgot who I was You didn't speak for years, the first letter came up And you told me what, how and was confused to why I gave you all of these tests, a baby girl and all the people that died I had to allow this to happen so you could finally realize but looking in your eyes Now it's too late to cry Your Mother is well, she recovered and smiles Both her sons are gone but her granddaughter is wild Your baby mother is good, she gave her life to me I hope you know I'm glad you wrote before you died ..through those girls you will survive, cause now they write And now they write, and now they write and they have faith, and they don't ever have to live that life Cause now they're safe [Hook]