Imperfections

[Intro]

Too many times I took the L

How many times have I tripped and fell?

From the tears, it ain't hard to tell

In cuffs, throw the keys under my, my bed

If there's unanswered questions

Then I look to the sky and I ask for a sign (Oh, yeah)

'Cause I feel so blind where I walk (Ayo)

I don't know why, how I feel inside (Celly)

[Chorus]

Ayy, I still pray to the Lord for all my imperfection

And my brodie's in the pen for a suspended sentence

Finally released, is this my redemption?

If my brother needs me, will I be there to help him?

[Verse 1]

Ballied up, strapped up, tryna knock a interceptor

5-0, skid, skrrt, running through the intersection (Skrrt)

I still look to the heavens how we gon' make it out (We gon' make it out)

I still pray to God that we gon' make it out

Dementia in my nana's brain, I hope she ain't forgetting me (I hope she ain't)

Lawyer tryna rush me out the jail so she remembers me

I know she remembers me more than I remember her

Hold my breath, close my eyes 'cause when she's gone, it's gonna hurt (It's gonna hurt)

I ain't going back, I'm saying it with confidence

Search up my government name and find out where the convict is (Celly)

Out of the pen twice, that's the type of I'm on

Why two negatives make a positive, correct me if I'm wrong

I hope you get the picture, I'm just trying to be myself

I feel framed, holding an image where I'm not myself

Twenty-five letter alphabet, I'm the one that takes the L

Put me in cuffs, throw away the keys, deny my bail

[Chorus]

I still pray to the Lord for all my imperfection

And my brodie's in the pen for a suspended sentence

Finally released, is this my redemption?

If my brother needs me, will I be there to help him?

[Verse 2]

I wish I had someone to grab my shoulder and tell me that they're proud of me (I wish I did)

I've been doing this shit on my own, but it's for my family

And they can keep pointing the finger at me all they want

You see it, showing disrespect, I take it, I'm the chosen one

Ten days out of jail, my auntie got took from cancer (Ayy, auntie)

Wish I could make a phone call, but I know she won't answer (Nah)

My soul nearly cried, laying on her death bed

Suffering with no way out, that's what's called a dead end

Now I got a little bro that I've barely met yet

I got to be the older one that shows the next step

And my sisters don't need to shed any more tears

Mom, bring another dinner plate because your boy's here

[Outro]

Too many times I took the L

How many times have I tripped and fell?

I still pray to the Lord for all my imperfections

In cuffs, throw the keys under my, my bed

If there's unanswered questions

Then I look to the sky and I ask for a sign

Ballied up, strapped up, tryna knock a interceptor

5-0, skid, skrrt, running through the intersection

Oh, yeah, oh-oh (Ooh)