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Intro 1
(D minor)
Verse 1
(D minor) The (A minor) people that (D minor) in fluence
you early (A minor) in your life,
(D minor) they determine who
you're going to (A minor) be. (D minor)
It feels good to my (A minor) mind when
(D minor) I reminisce.
Sort of sends chills up (A minor) my spine
when (D minor) I mention it.
Plaguing out (A minor) side before
crime had (D minor) re stricted us
I admit that the only (A minor) thing
you can't get
back's your (D minor) time and (A minor) your innocence
I got darker in (D minor) sum mer
from being (A minor) sun -soaked
I paid at (F major) tention and listened
where elder (A minor) ones spoke
I understood that they was once
bold young souls
Who never wanted to be
quote -unquote dumb folks
A young (D minor) boy, I used to usher in church
My grand (A minor) father was (D minor) a preacher
so for what it was (A minor) worth
I used to sneak into (D minor) his bedroom
and dress up in his pastor robe
(A minor) I'm sure the artist sounds (F major) laughable
(A minor) He was the first black man
I saw (D minor) admirable
So that's (A minor) the one I follow (D minor) after most
And (A minor) of course, man,
I saw some relatives
sellin' bags of dope
And lookin' sharp in that clean
Cadillac with spokes
Dressin' flashy like (D minor) life
was a fashion show
Until (A minor) the feds came an
(D minor) d crashed the (F major) door
That's when (D minor) the streets asked (A minor) if
I wanted (D minor) to dance,
I answered no
I'm grate (A minor) ful I had a chance to grow
(D minor) I coulda (A minor) chose those
bros as (D minor) my role model
But my granddaddy was
my own livin' soul father
So that's (A minor) the road follow
And I ain't fit to wear
no preacher's shoes
But I'm still speakin' truth
and it's reachin' you
Hey yo, what you gonna (D minor) do
when it's time to choose
Without a (A minor) moment to (D minor) spare,
it ain't a second to lose
When (A minor) it's time (D minor) to stand, show and prove
Who you walking in (A minor) shoes,
and how (D minor) you willing to move
Yo, who (A minor) are you?
What's (D minor) the truth when
it's just you?
The test, (A minor) dude, I'm trying (D minor) to tell you,
you ain't special
Hey, who (A minor) are you?
Don't let him tell you,
better let him know
Don't let him tell you, better
let him know
Hey, let him know,
who are be but (D minor) my memory's clear
Holding a brush,
trying (A minor) to mimic Rakim in the mir (D minor) ror
Hip (A minor) hop, I had a deep love, (D minor) ironically
I learned the words to peach fuzz
(A minor) Be fore I started (D minor) trimming my beard
To offset all (A minor) them pear brushing (D minor) brothers
trying to give me a beard
But my (A minor) grandmother drank,
(D minor) I remember it clear
Remember (A minor) me sad, seeking her in rehab
So when that bottle passed around,
I kindly passed
How was the (D minor) kind of brother
that didn't do crime with others?
(A minor) I'd rather (D minor) blow the dust
(F major) off my uncle's (A minor) vinyl covers
It kept (D minor) me from delinquent friends
And running with them,
(A minor) moving with them
(D minor) They maneuvered through the system
In and out of juvie prisons, watching their
I was memorizing steady,
big and heavy,
these dance steps
(A minor) Had no idea that a tape full of oldies
would slowly take control of me,
shape and mold me
Before I (D minor) spent years searching
for the (A minor) right label,
hip -hop was (D minor) more of a (F major) preserver
and (A minor) lifesaver
Ain't no (D minor) tellin' where
a fella would've wound up
if (A minor) I ain't spent my early years
(D minor) buildin' from the (A minor) ground up
I could've (D minor) fell first, face flat, jailbird,
five years self -served,
(F major) fellin' tryin' to (A minor) sell herb
Instead I sell words, far from a failure,
and all the recognition
I received's well -deserved
What you wanna (D minor) do,
when it's time to choose
Without a (A minor) moment to spare,
it ain't (D minor) a second to lose
When (A minor) it's time (D minor) to stand, show and prove
Who can walk in your (A minor) shoes
Ay, how you willing to (D minor) move?
Yo, who (A minor) are you?
What's (D minor) the truth when
it's just you?
The test, (A minor) dude, I'm tryna tell you,
you (D minor) ain't special
Ay, who (A minor) are you?
Don't let him tell you, better
let him know
Don't let him tell you, better let him know
Ay, let him know, who are you? (D minor)
Influential
Tom Caruana
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