Lyrics Joell Ortiz

Joell Ortiz

Phone

[GiGi Daai:]

This is a story about love

About the beauty of havin it

And the agony of losin it

[Joell Ortiz:]

Nah, those ain't his kids, but shit they might as well be

He kept food on that table, made sure they was nice and healthy

They got a dead-beat father, but such a stand-up daddy

He can't figure out why his children's mom is so unhappy

He notice little things, she's startin arguments more often

And he ain't comin home to that plate of food like before when

everything was new and every night was tender love and care

Now he layin down on this side, she way the fuck over there

Can't even look in his eyes, missin the way she stared

as he told her how he felt while his fingers ran through her hair

No communication, they whole relationship's hi and bye

He used to hate shoppin with her, now everything's buy and fly

The other day he asked himself, "You just sittin here cryin, why?

Them tears won't make you see things clear, nigga dry your eyes

Y'all best friends, this was built on a lot of lovin

You wanna get back to the top? Get to the bottom of this"

[Joell Ortiz:]

It don't feel too good on the wake up

No breakfast cookin, you could smell the scent of break-up

Time just runnin by while his heart is yellin "Wait up!"

How they still together but he prayin that they make up

It don't feel too good in the evening

No dinner cooked, you could smell the scent of deceivin

E'rybody home, still he feels all alone

And he did what no man should ever do, he went through shorty phone

[Joell Ortiz:]

Smiley face, L-O-L

"I miss you, when I'm seein you again boy, what the hell?"

And he replied, "Hey boo, you know I miss you as well

I just can't play this game no longer, now give that boy his farewell"

And she replied "I know but.." - homie could read no more

Threw her iPhone on the floor and let out the most hurtful roar

Then she walked in the door and said "Baby, are you okay?"

He said, "Bitch I ain't your baby, what games is you try and play?"

Held up her phone like "Really? This what you doin while I'm away

bustin my ass, takin care of them bills that you never pay?"

And all she had to say was "You went through my phone?" It's fine

He's screamin "How 'bout the kids?" She yellin "Well those is mine!"

The love turned into hate and the hate turned to despise

all in a matter of seconds, he wanted her not alive

Threw his hand around her neck and squeezed, she coughin for her breath

He lost it, wants to lay her in that coffin for a rest

Suddenly, she starts to feel the air restorin in her chest

His lil' boy is on her right side, his daughter on her left

They cryin, she cryin, he cryin, what a mess

Lookin around like "Man, none of this shit is right" and so he left

Filled his gas tank up and then came flyin out that Hess

Drivin while he's stressed, no kinda destination but my guess

is he ain't care where he was goin and how long it took to get there

His heart and soul was weak, he on the local streets in fifth gear

I was wrong though, he knew where he was goin and just why

He pulled up to that lake where they had met that one July

Lookin in his rear-view at a life that looks so dry

The water seem refreshin so he floored it, and told the world goodbye

[Joell Ortiz:]

His loved ones filled his wake up

Tears steady drippin, people trippin on the way up

They view him in that casket hopin maybe he would wake up

His suit is extra sharp, they did a good job on his make-up

Don't feel too good on this evening

A lot of dinner cookin, smell a scent of flowers breathin

Packed funeral home, still he feels all alone

Cause he did what no man should ever do, he went through shorty phone

[GiGi Daai:]

It's wrong so hard

It's wrong so hard

It's wrong, it's wrong

Everybody knows it's wrong

Baby? Baby?

"The PCS telephone number you dialed is temporarily not in service.

Message five-sixty-one, three."