- Benediction-August Alsina&Rick Ross
- Started off in the streets
- We would take collection from the fiends
- People dyin' all around me
- So I gave you my testimony
- We were down from the beginnin'
- When the world wasn't listenin'
- Now that I got your attention
- Let us end with the benediction
- We are gathered here today
- Paying our respects to bein' broke, hope he's in a better place
- Cause life out here ain't sweet, oh no
- I would close my eyes to sleep but didn't dream no more
- So I had to make a way for my home, you know
- Now I'm in a place where I ain't gotta scheme no more
- The good life, I'm done with the hood life
- I did what I could didn't always do what I should and I was misunderstood
- So many nights I tried
- To hide how I felt, I would cry inside
- And I ran through the streets till my feet got tired
- Cause I ain't wanna have my shoes on them power lines
- But I made it, and it made me
- I know I did wrong, I pray to God he forgave me
- Cause I made it, it didn't kill me
- So it made me stronger, I pray to God that you feel me, that you feel me...
- Our father who art in heaven
- I pray you free me from my demons and keep me level
- I know you kept my out of prison where I was headin'
- When I heard someone killed my brother, one-eighty-seven
- I hope he made it to your presence, for me he was a blessin'
- At least I know he's restin' and he ain't out here stressin'
- Tryna get to the good life, and out of this hood life
- I pray that my step-pops lay off that crack pipe
- So mama could sleep at night, I know it's been hard on her
- I was ripping through the streets, it was hard for her
- Now I'm up in hotels on the ocean shore
- When I was sleepin' on the floor at the corner store
- Bottle after bottle, snatching Belaire out the bucket
- Rightin' all my wrongs for these homies out here thuggin'
- Pray for benediction, pretty women on my premise
- Condo out in Cabo, screaming "GABOS" to my nemesis
- Gold around my neck I'm ballin' for these final minutes
- Nothing lasts forever, for these sins I seek repentance
- Shots fired, another gone, I feel that man's pain
- Daddy sat me down and said: "that came with the game"
- Shake my head, roll up the window, turnin' up the music
- So much anger in these songs for these soldiers that we losin'
- A mastermind is one who's feedin' others off his talent
- I owe it to my city but it's time I pay my balance
- I'm in Holyfield's estate, I started with a pallet
- I made my first tape, I gave that shit to Khaled
- Thankful for my supporters, everyone that ever bought us
- Grateful for every lesson these by any streets taught us
- [00:00.95]Benediction-August Alsina&Rick Ross
- [00:07.57]
- [04:12.28][02:52.73][01:33.68][00:14.20]Started off in the streets
- [04:14.84][02:55.67][01:36.59][00:17.34]We would take collection from the fiends
- [04:17.78][02:59.01][01:39.95][00:20.78]People dyin' all around me
- [04:20.95][03:01.82][01:42.71][00:23.52]So I gave you my testimony
- [04:24.02][03:05.59][01:46.39][00:27.02]We were down from the beginnin'
- [04:28.08][03:08.92][01:49.84][00:30.50]When the world wasn't listenin'
- [04:31.28][03:12.26][01:53.10][00:33.99]Now that I got your attention
- [04:34.68][03:15.48][01:56.32][00:37.12]Let us end with the benediction
- [04:38.32]
- [00:39.68]We are gathered here today
- [00:42.09]Paying our respects to bein' broke, hope he's in a better place
- [00:46.02]Cause life out here ain't sweet, oh no
- [00:48.87]I would close my eyes to sleep but didn't dream no more
- [00:52.18]So I had to make a way for my home, you know
- [00:55.40]Now I'm in a place where I ain't gotta scheme no more
- [00:58.79]The good life, I'm done with the hood life
- [01:01.66]I did what I could didn't always do what I should and I was misunderstood
- [01:06.58]So many nights I tried
- [01:09.38]To hide how I felt, I would cry inside
- [01:12.20]And I ran through the streets till my feet got tired
- [01:15.46]Cause I ain't wanna have my shoes on them power lines
- [02:38.07][01:18.69]But I made it, and it made me
- [02:40.69][01:21.52]I know I did wrong, I pray to God he forgave me
- [02:43.68][01:24.59]Cause I made it, it didn't kill me
- [02:47.07][01:28.06]So it made me stronger, I pray to God that you feel me, that you feel me...
- [01:58.77]Our father who art in heaven
- [02:00.89]I pray you free me from my demons and keep me level
- [02:04.25]I know you kept my out of prison where I was headin'
- [02:07.15]When I heard someone killed my brother, one-eighty-seven
- [02:10.41]I hope he made it to your presence, for me he was a blessin'
- [02:14.04]At least I know he's restin' and he ain't out here stressin'
- [02:17.48]Tryna get to the good life, and out of this hood life
- [02:20.75]I pray that my step-pops lay off that crack pipe
- [02:24.14]So mama could sleep at night, I know it's been hard on her
- [02:27.63]I was ripping through the streets, it was hard for her
- [02:31.03]Now I'm up in hotels on the ocean shore
- [02:34.25]When I was sleepin' on the floor at the corner store
- [03:18.74]Bottle after bottle, snatching Belaire out the bucket
- [03:21.03]Rightin' all my wrongs for these homies out here thuggin'
- [03:24.22]Pray for benediction, pretty women on my premise
- [03:26.63]Condo out in Cabo, screaming "GABOS" to my nemesis
- [03:28.91]Gold around my neck I'm ballin' for these final minutes
- [03:34.05]Nothing lasts forever, for these sins I seek repentance
- [03:37.40]Shots fired, another gone, I feel that man's pain
- [03:40.57]Daddy sat me down and said: "that came with the game"
- [03:44.06]Shake my head, roll up the window, turnin' up the music
- [03:46.99]So much anger in these songs for these soldiers that we losin'
- [03:50.37]A mastermind is one who's feedin' others off his talent
- [03:53.83]I owe it to my city but it's time I pay my balance
- [04:00.42]I'm in Holyfield's estate, I started with a pallet
- [04:00.70]I made my first tape, I gave that shit to Khaled
- [04:03.67]Thankful for my supporters, everyone that ever bought us
- [04:05.94]Grateful for every lesson these by any streets taught us