[Intro: Reuben Vincent]
Back in the day
Shit, I remember when we all was (Children)
But now we isn't
Sometimes, it got me feelin' a way
'Cause I been stressin' tryna build for my (Children)
Ayy
[Verse 1: Reuben Vincent]
I used to be a troubled child
School suspension, mama buggin' out
Ass whoopings 'cause I'm givin' her the run-around
Now I run it up until we never runnin' out
Some niggas chase a bag, some niggas run they mouth
Talk's cheap, the cost of living's gettin' high
I'm constantly in the kitchen chasin' chicken, gettin' fried
Young Black stars like Kweli, off the strength, just gettin' by
But we livin' in the blind, throw a ribbon in the sky, I
Seen where life takes us, what life makes us
Switch gears, dreams shattered by fear
Screens take up our time, months turn into years
Niggas stuck in the cycle, overlooked by they peers
Niggas stuck in a race, the one that isn't real
But real is hard to face, it's something that's hard to deal with
It makes me think of the time we all was children
Before they took our innocence, stuck in our ignorance
[Chorus: Reuben Vincent]
Back in the day
Shit, I remember when we all was (Children)
But now we isn't
Sometimes, it got me feelin' a way
'Cause I been stressin' tryna build for my (Children)
And make a difference, you know it
Through it all, know you got my heart
Even when we apart, can't forget how it started all from
God, blessed are the children
[Interlude]
Blessed are the children, church (I say blessed are the children, church)
We got somebody all the way from Carson, California (From the church of TDE)
The Black Lip Pastor himself (Soul, ayy, man)
[Verse 2: Ab-Soul]
I take the iPads from my babies and press pause on Paw Patrol
So they can say they prayers 'fore I lay 'em down to sleep
They enunciation gets greater every day
Never ceasing to amaze me
Making my faith stronger that if I die before I wake
The Lord'll surely take my soul where it's supposed to go
A better place, for heaven's sake, pun intended
Many mistakes made
Even the punishment is a blessing in disguise
Uh, the pain came with a lesson every time
Basic instructions before leaving Earth
If you ain't never got a whooping in church
In back of the choir room during offering, then
I presume you probably ain't relating
But I'm grateful to be able to relay my testimony
And I ain't holier than thou
Jesús ain't pray in a temple, he was in the field
And before he was killed, he asked his Father to forgive Him
For they knew not what they did, like it was simple
That took a lot of will, that was written as free
Also as a sacrifice for you and me
So in all my ways, I acknowledge Him
And He has been directing my path, good or bad, ever since
[Chorus: Reuben Vincent]
Back in the day
Shit, I remember when we all was (Children)
But now we isn't
Sometimes, it got me feelin' a way
'Cause I been stressin' tryna build for my (Children)
And make a difference, you know it
Through it all, know you got my heart
Even when we apart, can't forget how it started all from
God, blessed are the children
[Outro]
Through devotion
Blessed are the children
[Skit: Reuben Vincent & Aziza Dearra]
Back at the crib, man, shit
Ayy, is that? Wait, Reu
Oh, shit, what's up?
Hey, how you been?
Oh, man, it's been a lot, how you been?
I been good, you know, life just lifeing
I feel that, for sure
I see you with all these bags and stuff, what's up?
Man, I'm moving back into the crib unfortunately
Moving back? Well, what happened? I mean, I been following you on Instagram for a while, I wasn't expecting you to be home
Yeah, I know, I wasn't expecting to be home either
But if I tried to tell you what was going on
We'll be here all damn day into the damn night time, for real (Ayo, Reuben, what's up, nigga? What up with it?)
I mean, I got all the time in the world, so what's up?
As you see, I got all the time in the world too
So how you been?
I been good, hanging in there
Yeah, well, I can tell you what happened
I don't even know where to start for real
