Sean Brown - Make Fate (Prod. By Taz Taylor) lyrics

Verse 1: Look, Derek was a kid and he loved two things Bangin on his drums and writin his poetry Little diddies haikus, but little did he know About the world all around him cause he lived through what he wrote The final bell at school would ring and set him free To run home to his room and dive into his dreams Pick up the drum sticks, let the stress out Take up the pen next, and let the rest out Music and metaphors, language and steady bars A sanctuary he created for the simple cause Of doing things a little different than society Decided he'd construct a universe in his mind ya see Derek's family, was stricken by poverty His father drank a lot, his mother was rarely seen His brother was seventeen, and always out late But Derek defied it all and made his own fate Hook: Every word that we speak today Has the power to create a new tomorrow So I keep a clear mind and a wise tongue And let the many good days follow From a thought to a word to a deed To a habit to a life full of everything we see I'll just keep a clear mind and a wise tongue Every day's a clean slate I've only just begun Verse 2: Now let me get back to the story of Derek He reached a point of hysteria with his parents And these hysterics were apparent to the neighbors just adjacent So Derek was embarra**ed whenever he faced em But he, swallowed his pride took a confident stride Knocked on the neighbors' door, heart thumpin inside And when they answered Derek started to cry All the emotions that he stored up came pouring out his eyes The neighbors listened then invited him in Sent him home well fed and gave him peace within So he started going daily thinking “maybe this will save me From the bad life under which I'm pinned” And it did Derek's twenty with plenty now He received the love he needed every day at his neighbors' house Since Rob and Jenny had the heart to reach out Little Derek grew to be a free man on his own route Hook: Every word that we speak today Has the power to create a new tomorrow So I keep a clear mind and a wise tongue And let the many good days follow From a thought to a word to a deed To a habit to a life full of everything we see I'll just keep a clear mind and a wise tongue Every day's a clean slate I've only just begun Verse 3 (Sean Brown) missing: Hook: Every word that we speak today Has the power to create a new tomorrow So I keep a clear mind and a wise tongue And let the many good days follow From a thought to a word to a deed To a habit to a life full of everything we see I'll just keep a clear mind and a wise tongue Every day's a clean slate I've only just begun