Poppa Was A Playa

[Intro]

Yeah…

Listen up

This right here is dedicated…

To a real man, A true player..

Know what I’m sayin’??…

[Verse 1]

Poppa was a playa

An idol, a role model, but you went a different way though..

A saviour, Nobody could do it better, no one greater

Now we sitting here every morning, singing prayers

And I’m just sitting here talking to these walls and reminiscing

I’m only wishing, Wish I could just take it back to the beginning

Rewind time back to the past.. and laugh, man it’s funny how accidents just happen so fast

Wish I’d read that letter, man I wish I’d known ya better

Hope you can read this

I’m just fed up with the way life works and how fucked up destiny is

I’ve always been on the run, don’t need to say it more than once

But It’s been a hell of a week, a hell of a month, The pain I feel I can tell no one

I guess it’s true what they say death’s such a fucking boulder

Wish all the pain would  just get over, Pops is hurting and Mom broke her shoulder

As I grow older, it only gets harder to hold her

Harder to keep my composure

Harder to be the soldier

I wonder if it’s all just fate

When I was little and about to leave the room he said “wait”

Looked me in the eyes and said, “yeah this man right here is gonna be something great”

Pushed out all the hate

And while everyone else is just tryin' to pick up the pieces

Man, how could you touch so many fuckin' lives and just leave us?

That’s not where it all stops

305 was like my second home

When grandma was always on the phone

Poppa used to be the rollin’ stone

And as I’m sitting here writing these lyrics and looking at these pictures

Lately, I’ve been having nightmares and seeing figures

It’s been hard to move on and see it all through

Harder to get over you (too)

See you in a better place, it’s been difficult without you..

Yeah..

[Chorus]

Poppa Was A Playa

In my dreams you’re still alive and

In my eyes you’ll never die

Poppa Was A Playa

You made me feel like I belong and

And it’s for you that I write this song

Poppa Was A Playa

You should know you’re not alone and

In my heart you’ve got a home

Poppa Was A Playa

I know you’re in a better place

But there’s nothing I wouldn’t give to see your face

Yeah..

[Verse 2]

It hurts

It’s like my life’s stuck in reverse

I got no fucking words, as my world just twists and twirls, it only gets worse, It was only a week ago when I saw you all alive and well

It’s like a hell, Who would’ve seen it coming, no one would try to tell

Now I see things clearly and the crystal water running, it’s like you got saved by the bell;

And at your funeral you got a fleet of cars lined up outside your home

Reach for the stars, It’s true what they say, players never ride alone

And I try to recollect, try to make some sense of this beautiful mess

And I reflect, you was heaven-sent, No one could ever forget

What kind of playa you was, your legacy, your love, your respect;

And I regret

Out of sight out of mind

Man it feels like I’m always late, always running outta time

Should’ve talked to you more instead of learning how to rhyme

But know it’s a fact that you’ll be remembered down the line

It gets funnier every time I talk about it but now it’s your life that I’m celebrating

Instead of waiting, You made me believe- now that I’ve made my way in, this world’s mine for the taking

Nobody could fill your shoes

Your funeral’s got everyone out here in SantaCruz

Your influence has spread far and wide

You was always by my side

Death’s a gamble but all cards aside

We’ll celebrate your life and legacy with all marks that guide

Now as the emotion grows, I ain’t even supposed to know

How this song gotta come to a close, Hell not even a soldier knows

Life’s a fucking bitch but I gotta choke its blows

You can hear the pain in my flows,  I feel like I’ve been staying in the lows

For too long

But now that I’ve moved on, I’m back to writing my lyrical novel again

With a pen in my hand, knowing that you could’ve been my best friend

I apologise for the ignorance I wish I’d just been there

I wake up in the morning with this sensational pain

It goes straight to the brain then my day is invaded with rain

Engraved in my veins is your name, this ain't gonna change

Yeah..

That’s goddamn right

Poppa Was a Playa yo…

[Chorus]

Poppa Was A Playa

In my dreams you’re still alive and

In my eyes you’ll never die

Poppa Was A Playa

You made me feel like I belong and

And it’s for you that I write this song

Poppa Was A Playa

You should know you’re not alone and

In my heart you’ve got a home

Poppa Was A Playa

I know you’re in a better place

But there’s nothing I wouldn’t give to see your face

Yeah..

(Once more)