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At night I pray That I shine at day. And all my pain, You wash away. Ay. They like what you going hard for? Never wanna be that nigga holding up a cardboard. Hate when I see my mama crying to the Landlord. I'd break my back for her just to Let her have more. That's real. I just wanna see my fam up. They still got my uncle locked up in the Slammer. Put your head up to my brothers running Stand up. They still shooting niggas out here with Their hands up. That's real. See my daughter, she a little me. And words can't explain what she mean to me. 'Cause this world is my enemy. A scripture and a swisher be my remedy. They like damn, who you rapping to? Whoever wanna listen, nigga, that's who. Treat these beats like smack food. Crush a leaf, that bitch in a black suit. Ay. Got my life on my mind and I Can't sleep. Barely scratch the surface, Man, way deep. 'Cause he was my homie, Now we can't speak. Ay. Words of my own prank too deep. I know, I know, I know, I know, Things change. We grow but now, But now, for sure I just. At night I pray That I shine at day. And all my pain, You wash away. Yeah. Ay, Yeah, Ay, ay, Ay, yeah. Ay, yeah, yeah. Ay, yeah, ay, yeah, yeah. Never ran with the gang on me. But you throw me in the hood, I make 'em dance, homie. See my father, that's my man, homie. And way before my birth, he had a plan For me. That's real. What you thinking? Better man up. I say fuck all that talking, Get bands up. Bang. Lot of questions with no answers. Got a call from my nigga, he got cancer. That's real. Bumps in the road. My nigga, this is just a milestone. Always getting stoned. Trying to smoke through what's been going on. Ay. 'Cause I just wanna live it up. But nights like this make me give it up. I can't. But I know I'm prayed for. My mama, she a minister. That's real. My daughter, she in school now. Baby mom crib need food now. House ain't got no heat. You praying it might cool down. I don't wanna lose no one. I don't want things to change. No. I don't wanna be the one To stay the same. At night I pray That I shine at day. And all my pain, You wash away. Yeah. Ay, Yeah, Ay, ay, yeah. Ay, ay, yeah. yeah, yeah. Yeah.