Dead And Gone

Oh, I've been traveling on this road too Long. Just trying to find my way back home. The old me is dead and gone, dead and Gone. Oh, whoa. Ever had one of them days, wish you would've Stayed home. Run into a group of suckers trying To get they hate You are right, they be Wrong. You are right, then shit gets real. Way out the question, way past discussion. Just you against them, pick one, then rush 'em. Figure you'll get dropped, hell, that's nothing. They don't wanna stop till none of busting. Now you gushing, ambulance rushing. You to the hospital with a bad concussion. Was hit four times, plus it hit your spine. Paralyzed waist down, now you're wheelchair-bound. Never mind that now, you lucky to be alive. Just think it all started, you fussing with three Guys. Now your pride in the way, but your Pride is the way. You could mess around, getting Shot, die any day. People die every day all over bullshit. Dope, money, dice games. Ordinary hood shit. Could this be 'cause of hip Hop music? do the words with a good sense, Not use it. Usually people don't know what to Do when their back against the wall, so they Just start shooting. For lead or for blue or For dope I guess. Some blank head, all from Your projects. No more stress, Now I'm straight. Now I get it, Now I take. Time to think before I make mistakes just for My family's sake. That part of me left yesterday. The heart of me is strong today. No regrets, I'm blessed to say. The old me dead and gone away. Oh, I've been traveling on this road too long. Just trying to find my way back home. The old me is dead and gone, dead and Gone. Oh, whoa. I ain't never been scared, I lived Through tragic. Situations could have been, damn, Looking back at it. Most of that shit didn't Even have to happen. But you don't think about it when you're out There trapping. In apartments hanging, smoking and Rapping. Suckers talk shit, next thing you know we Capping. Get locked up, didn't even get mad. Now I think about damn, what a life I Had. Most of that shit, look back, just laugh. Some shit still look back, just sad. Maybe my homeboy still be around had I not Hit a sucker in the mouth that time. I won that fight, I lost that boy. I can still see my homie walking out that Door. Who'd have thought I'd never see fullan no More? Got enough dead homies, I don't want no More. Cost a sucker his job, cost me more. I had took that ass whooping now for sure. Now I think before I risk my life. Take them chances to get my stripe. A sucker put his hands on me, all right. Otherwise stand there, talk shit all night. 'Cause I hit you, you shoot me. I shoot you, locked up, who, me? No more stress, now I'm straight. Now I get it, now I take. Time to think before I make mistakes just for My family's sake. That part of me left yesterday. The heart of me is strong today. No regrets, I'm blessed to say. The old me dead and gone away. Oh, I've been traveling on this road too Long. Just trying to find my way back home. The old me is dead and gone, dead and Gone. Oh, whoa. I turn my head to the East, I don't see nobody by my side. I turn my head to the West, still nobody In sight. So I turn my head to the North, swallow that pill that they call pride. That old me is dead and gone. But the new me will be all right. I turn my head to the East, I don't See nobody by my side. I turn my head to the West, still nobody In sight. So I turn my head to the North, swallow That pill that they call pride. That old me is dead and gone. But the new me will be all right. Oh, I've been traveling on this road too long. Just trying to find my way back home. The old me is dead and gone, dead and Gone. But the new me will be all right. Oh, I've been traveling I turn my head to The East, but the new be all right. I turn my head to the West, just trying To find my way back But be all right. So I turn my head to the North. The old me is dead and gone. But right. Dead and gone. Oh, whoa.