[00:02.15]Yo uhh
[00:04.72]This feel real good right here man its a good look
[00:07.57]Shoulda been its love young Chris
[00:11.47]Guch whuddup
[00:12.97]From the streets of VA
[00:16.34]Talk to da whole world man
[00:19.82]Better America talk to em man
[00:25.61]Its been a struggle for me wonderin why I can't get by wit my life
[00:31.44]But now I'm free and I done did some right and wrong but I still see the light
[00:36.81]And I done been around sets and *** hustlin but momma ain't raise no thug
[00:41.82]And it took a little to see how real could get and how this life wasnt meant for me
[00:47.50]Cuz I
[00:48.19]Seen a lotta bad things on my block
[00:50.98]But I ain't wanna be a victim of a gunshot
[00:54.16]I can't let nuttin hold me down
[00:57.43]See all the things I heard bout woooh
[01:03.10]See all the things I read about
[01:08.12]I Its kinda hard for me to stay away from all these girls
[01:14.22]And the haters they don't like that I'm fulfillin my dreams
[01:18.25]But I'm jus tryna do my thing my ni**a can I live my life
[01:22.06]I got da world on my shoulders shoulders
[01:24.90]And I'm only getting older older
[01:27.78]But its like its getting colder
[01:29.66]I gon make it but I can't take it sometimes
[01:33.57]Came along way from my block
[01:36.16]And prayed forth for everything I got
[01:39.27]I didnt let nuttin break me down
[01:42.64]See all the things I heard bout ooh yeah
[01:48.29]See all the things I read about
[01:53.21]I seen the light
[01:57.59]Uh man after all this
[02:00.42]Who woulda thought lil boy from Tappahannock Virginia
[02:03.91]You know what sayin would make it all way to the top
[02:06.34]Life is vivid when seen through the eyes of a righteous spirit
[02:09.47]They try to show us da light but we don't like to hear it
[02:12.36]Momma told me I was bright but despite her lyrics
[02:14.92]A large hurt across my sight I had to fight to clear it
[02:18.05]Like a runner a couple of summers I often wondered if it really was winning
[02:22.30]And thats when I heard da thunder
[02:23.81]A current was occurring it was stirring up my hunger
[02:26.35]But I couldn't let the sh*t burry a ni**a
[02:29.79]Used to cry hopin all this would pass
[02:32.29]And then I learned to use my tears to water up da grass
[02:35.47]So part of my swag but apparently I won
[02:37.64]Cuz I took my shades off and now I'm starin at the sun
[02:41.64]I'm seein da light i'm seein da light
[02:43.96]I'm realizing dat its me in da light
[02:47.60]I read bout it I heard about it
[02:50.52]I coulda did wrong I seen a lot a people hustle
[02:56.18]But I left them things alone I almost lost my friend to da struggle
[03:01.89]But I guess dat made me strong made me strong
[03:05.63]I seen a whole lotta drama and taught me how to fight taught me how to fight
[03:11.47]And I thank god for my momma she showed me what was right
[03:17.07]I coulda been in da dark but thank god for da light
[03:20.58]I seen da light
[03:24.27]See all the things I heard bout
[03:27.49]All da things I heard bout
[03:29.86]See all the things I read about
[03:34.01]I read about it
[03:35.11]I seen the light
[03:38.49]I see the light I see the light