Till We Meet Again

Dear mama don't cry
Your baby boy's doin' good
Tell the homies I'm in heaven
And it ain't got hoods
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night
It had me shook
Drinking peppermint schnapps with Jackie
Wilson and Sam Cook
Then some lady named Billie Holiday sang
Sittin there kickin it with Malcolm
Till the day came lil' Latasha sure grown
Tell the lady in the liquor
Store that she's forgiven so come home
Maybe in time you'll understand
Only God can save us
Where Miles Davis cutting lose with the band
Just think of all the people that you
Knew in the past that passed on
They in heaven found peace at last
Picture a place that they exist, together
There has to be a place better than this
In Heaven so right before I sleep dear
God what I'm asking
Remember this face, save me a place

Sometimes it's hard to wake up in the morning
Mind full of demons
I don't wanna hear them anymore
Got me heartbroken, fine
So many babies screaming
Cause they seeing destruction before they
A see human being
So they start smoking weed
We'll never get our day
Until we learn to pray
Keep our families in shape
Cause they all broke and why
Do ghetto birds die before we learn to fly
Some bodies else's child caught in guns
Smoking weed, can all make a change
So I'm told
But I haven't seen the change unfold
I keep hoping please
If you prefer to breathe
Communities in need of people that will lead
Only a few chosen, rise (rise)
My ghetto queen, rise (rise)
Don't be afraid to try (try)
Too many of us died to the door to open wide
My brother be wise, stay focused on the prize
And we continue growing one day at a time