Swim

I was three when my old man left in the wind

Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"

That's what I did even though I was scared

I kept kickin 'cause a person only floats when he's dead

If I had one wish, It wouldn't be wealth

It would be that if we could just love ourselves

Cause every day it's like we kill a million dreams

and it seem everybody on different teams

I don't mean to get deep, I'm just speakin the truth

we in a two-bed traila with a leak in the roof

I ate potatoes every way you could ever make'em

When you're hungry gotta use your imagination

My mom did her best, she would hug and kiss me

Even though we had more fuckin mice than Disney

I still had some polo's and plenty new draws

While she was livin life with the same tow bras

The lighting strikes like Garth say thunder rolls

Life is cold like an Eskimo in summer clothes

I suffa softly, but never let nothing stop me

And I miss my little girl like somebody shot me

I was three when my old man left in the wind

Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"

That's what I did even though I was scared

I kept kickin 'cause a person only floats when he's dead

(2x)

I be prison made cross, fuck diamonds and jewels

Still flya then Jordan when he was runnin with bulls

So many shots had missed, so many cops was pissed

So many songs I have written in the past on this

It's a lot of impostas tryda tell you the same

But how the fuck can I explain, no one knows my pain

From the cord on my navel I was G from the cradle

I don't snort'cause they say that bitch Caine killed Abel

I'm not sure you understand it but I must express it

Santa Claus is on heroine, there ain't no presents

And Mom all this shit makes my eyes so watery

Now I understand why you tried to win the lottery

We gon' make it I promise, don't let the memories haunt us

I remember we was at the bus stop in pajamas

Tryna run from a home that brought so many tears

Bad luck like we musta broke a thousand mirrors

I was three when my old man left in the wind

Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"

That's what I did even though I was scared

I kept kickin 'cause a person only floats when he's dead