life is hard and it s road is rough and i m on my grind but it s not enough all i do is try time is passing by i cry and look to the sky the other day i got a call out the blue a homie that i did know grew up with him and see he was like my big bro then he said you getting big yo keep it up and never ever quit i always knew you had a sick flow he said yo i got some good news he said you bout to be an uncle i said what you mean i m confused he said he just became a father and if it wouldn t be much of a bother wanted me to meet his daughter baby moms wasn t cool with him but he said he wasn t mad then he said he couldn t wait to be the dad he never had he wanted to be there for her stick around for her for more than just weekends always down for her i said it takes a real man to make that choice but it was clear that he was ready there was lightning in his voice said he was finna change his ways past bein in the hood and how hustling he left them days a week later then he called back his heart racin i premature baby born in need of operation docs made a lil mistake and he was torn she had died a week after she was born true story life is hard and it s road is rough and i m on my grind but it s not enough all i do is try time is passing by i cry and look to the sky i swear the struggle is addictive you hooked on the path you choose it leaves a ugly mark on you like bad tattoos but you can t escape from it you can t be excused where every time i call home it s just more bad news and my little partner justin the one that really wasn t getting in no trouble though cause he was really bustin his ass never find him skippin a class working hard for them good grades tryin to pass yeah he had a grandpa that was on him bout college see he was always wealthy with the knowledge a young king above it all flyin doin his thing he used to spit a little bit of poetry he would bring out of his book of rhymes and now he lost his mind another individual sucked into the grind droppin outta school lost thinkin its cool takin sex to the dome just ignoring the rules damn  life is hard and it s road is rough and i m on my grind but it s not enough all i do is try time is passing by i cry and look to the sky
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