(Royce talking) Come here Royce (Royce talking over chorus) Come over here, sit down, let me talk to you Right here, over here Sit on daddy's lap I want to tell you something (Chorus: Amerie) (Royce) Life is a moment in space When the dream is gone, it's a lonelier place (This is life) Life is a moment in space When the dream is gone, it's a lonelier place (Royce) Listen, yo Little Royce Nickel Nine, eyes wide with sight With a future as bright as the light in the eyes of Christ Ready to take on the world and whatever is in it Proof read, sign, and seal whatever you finish I can only lead you while you're on your quest for knowledge I'ma teach you to have sense and to respect the dollar Hope for the best, and you'll see, your world will be solid I'ma teach you the truth, even behind worldly logic This is life, cut and dry, days is bright, nights is dark Fights get sparked, it's almost like to get ahead You got to be twice as smart, the realities of life is harsh Just know that God's keeping you level He'll even speak through the ghetto to reach you Just to teach you that the streets is the devil Everybody's dishonest, different Which means that we're dying by livin' Oblivious to the time that we're given So you don't prepare for the d**h, you live for the life And live right like, do right by your kids and your wife Have fun as a child, yo them years is precious The future brings fear and stresses as the year progresses You're gonna turn a lot of them down, you're gonna feel rejection You're gonna tell a lot of lies and you're gonna hear confessions It's a two way street when you deal in his presenc