MF Grimm - The Trees lyrics

Lost a dear friend today Pa**ed in his house Felt bad, died alone he had no spouse Took him for granted thought tomorrow I would see him If I live to his age, I wanna be just like him Cuz he was an African King Super knock on his door couldn't wake him For some reason, God chose to take him Now I dont have a chance to get closer God, never told me that he had cancer Tears, dropped from my eyes lost composure Left, flowers at the door for (?) He was a cheerful old man Who, always had a smile on his face And, I could never understand How every morning he could water the trees He said inhale, exhale, you gotta give back He made me so proud to be black Educated, well in the 70's Good person, out of tuned heavily Told him about the street wars that Im a vet He'd laugh, told me you haven't even lived yet Im a Yankee fan, he loved the Mets Who would win the super bowl we would bet See, in my family most the males are dead It was cool to have a man who knew about life He told me I had a good woman And dont be a fool I better make her my wife Although today is my birthday (?) gift, yes I cried 90 degrees is the temperature The dirt outside, is very dry cause You did not water the trees that's how we realized somethings wrong I shoulda reached out but now its too late I took way too long Im proud to have the chance to know you cause your presence was strong You might not be famous but everybody deserves a song