Seems like just yesterday
We were just kids
Cruisin late a night through the streets where we lived
I was raised by my mother, you by your grandma
Chaos at both homes, seein what we both saw
Emotions fluctuated, up and down - see-saw
We were both strugglin, you a lil harder
Time passed by, you grew harder
Colder, nights passed over
Used to ride in the back of the pick up when you came over
Just barely teenagers, havin sleep overs
Little did we know what life had in store for us
What the streets held for us, lookit pure horror
Days passed by, your frustration grew stronger
Fed up with school, you had to drop out
I was just as pissed off but I had to stick it out
Few role models, as we got older
Strollin the malls, lookin for a dime uh
A year or two passed, I had hardly seen ya
Heard your sister gota daughter, name was _____a
The look on your face, man shoulda seen ya
Almost sixteen, saw you at the fair
Somethin in your eyes told me you wasn't really there
Had a girl on your shoulder, pretty lil blonde
You couldn't 'ppreciate her, drugs had you gone
Smokin on a blunt, offered me a hit
Man I had to pass, you thought I weren't legit
Went our separate ways, thought that was it
Couple years later, my fam saw your grandma
Asked how you were, she gave the bad news
Grew up too fast, now it's straight blues
Heard you got shot, my face went blank
Blood already dried 'fore a call to the cops came
Two young boys, similar struggle
Wish you overcame it, know you had your troubles
Wished I reached out, wished a different fate
RIP ___, cuz now it's too late
And it's all a true story, man so sorry
Things should've been different, but it was written in the stars
Hope you're kickin it in hell or up chillin with god