God’s Grace

[Chorus]
I know you prayed
That I would find my way
My way without you right
Not in the plans
But you don't understand
I'm okay without you now

[Verse 1]
Yo, wash them dishes in the sink, boy
While kids my age was probably focused on the latest toy
I was flipping through the current BMG
Ten discs for one cent, them shits might as well be free
I go to sleep to the sounds of the rhythms playing
Auto-reverse headphones in the Walkman
My mama caught me with that 2 Live Crew
Getting my first piece of ass, I ain't know what to do
But that's another tale, this before I went full sail
Back then I only knew it as a school
Played trumpet back then, band was never really cool
After school, first chair with the Caesar
Ronnie ran away, wanted a new pair of sneakers
Went and got a job so I could by myself a beeper
Drank a little Wild I, no lungs for the reefer
My cousin had me pull a Newport, that's when I seen her
God's face, God's grace kept me in a child's place
Why you over there looking at me? I'm bumping Ma$e
It's almost '98, never hesitate, know when to pull it
Seeing the big picture, man I couldn't, come along for the ride

[Chorus]
I know you prayed
That I would find my way
My way without you right
Not in the plans
But you don't understand
I'm okay without you now

[Verse 2]
Yo, get a job or go to school, boy
While kids my age was probably thinkin' 'bout they summer plans
Before the summer, I'm trying to become a man
Bustin' on somebody daughter, my niggas know what I'm saying
Look, we playing cards, Bam plotting to rob Twin
With my permission, he gon' cut me in
I couldn't do that to somebody I considered a friend
Picture us, boys becoming men, or so I thought
Offered to sell weed, I ain't really have the heart
Seeing where my brother at, teen me was kind of smart
Here's the fork, so I moved like a butter knife
I'm eighteen and in the house by the street lights
My mama told that she can't sleep
Then wake up and go to work with two sons in the streets
Running after something or anything
Graduation 'round the corner time to cue the strings
I heard her, God's grace kept me in child's place
Moment of truth, it's '98, I'm bumping Gang Starr
Thought I was headed down to ODU
Plans change, NCCU, come along for the ride

[Chorus]
I know you prayed
That I would find my way
My way without you right
Not in the plans
But you don't understand
I'm okay without you now