[Intro]
And we thank You, Lord, to be workers in the venue
And, Lord, we thank You for this opportunity
We thank You, oh God, and pray that You let Your anointing overshadow us, oh God
That we may enclose work unto You, that You'll be glorified
In the name of Jesus
[verse 1]
Mm, ayy, uh, what's been up?
Quarter past eight, still don't quite know what I'm finna
Get into, isn't you supposed to put on a suit for Easter?
I might just [?] in the bleachers
I might just cook grits, enjoy my leisure
That sound gravy
But still, save a seat for me, would you, baby?
I know you been singin' since the first service, early bird, isn't it?
When you worship, ain't burdened with thesе life cares
But how quickly days turn into nightmares (Hеy, babe)
That phone call surreal, not quite a light scare (I'm tryna stay calm but Mom was in a bad accident)
Them words located my ribs and put a knife there
Wait (Not Jackie, my guy), wait, not her
The one that plays the keys and sings? The one that reads Your word?
The one the raised her sons as kings, not first, second, or third?
Our first lesson was seek first the kingdom, love is a verb
Now blood is leakin' internally, plus, your back is broken at your L2 and L3 vertebrae
Fell like I'm livin' in that song called "Roses" off that Kanye album where he opened up, would heard him say
Grew up in murder state
I'm used to hearin' that my homies got shot
Left to rupture, can't fix the herbal way
This ain't the time for Easter medicine, Doc, I'm here, I'm her next of kin
Let me sign the paper, take her and operate
And now we wait
Over the next couple of weeks, I took pictures with nurses with tear stains on my shirt
My eyes were bloodshot
And even after her release, she went back in a couple of weeks for the blood clots
But now she's happy 'cause she came home and her family givin' all the love she could muster
Back in the hospital, she seen her brothers
She seen her cousins from my Auntie Linda
Been overdue for them to catch up, yeah, she got the mustard
She never let up, yeah, she cussed the nurses out when they just treated like a number
And not like the queen of things and my mother
My dad got mad when male friends visited
Shit, he looked at them niggas like, "Boy, you better not be her lover"
He said, "We ain't been together in years but we still ain't sign no papers
So technically, you my rib 'til we under"
At times I wonder why God would let her feel the pain like this
With no umbrella stuck out in the rain like this
Blink of an eye, things wasn't the same like this
But she still breathin' and we made like this
For the second time this week, I saw her play the piano and sing a song
As I cried, I just sing along
'Cause we know where this thing is headed
'Cause Jackie's walkin' now, it's a matter of time before she run
[Chorus]
Said oh my God, our star
My queen, our earth, our mom's
Seen her darkest days and now
From near and far they come
They send their love, their cards
There came a time when we needed it all
And you showed up
[Verse 2]
Look who showed up
The family needed someone to hold up
Our arms, 'cause harm fell on upon the greatest of all of us
Refuse to believe deserters, can't be what karma does
I damn near feel like I went to nursing school, now
I learned a gang of new terminology
Like NG tube, that's the one that goes through your nasal passage and sucks the food out
They said you can't eat for three weeks?
I heard that shit and I try to just breathe deep
Like ocean bottoms, new methods, I know they got 'em
Why ain't they tryin' some shit to help you get sleep?
When you passed out off the meds and started sayin' the names of family members that's no longer with us, we was all scared
Bartie Mitchell Smith died long before '96
So if you see that light, don't walk there
The oxytocin wasn't strong enough, so they gave you the lotic
They asked you when's your birthday, you forgot it
They asked you do you know where you at and you said you need to get to stage
'Cause they waitin' to hear you speak on the topic
Like no, momma, you in Pomona Valley, you up in the hospital
Your words blend together like hot Skittles
One nurse said he prayin' for you, he know your son's music
And he really sit with the words, he don't only thumb through it, he mosh-pital
Remember when you told me to grab your [?] through your phone and asked me to roll you out through the door 'cause you was done with it?
That was before you start relyin' on the IV, I see that you tired but you not finished
And now look at us (Look at us), I said look at us (Look at us)
Moved you in next-door to where I'm livin'
Go 'head play on your grand piano, Ron Davion servin' Daniel
Got your back, that's what you call village
[Chorus]
Said oh my God, our star
My queen, our earth, our mom's
Seen her darkest days and now
From near and far they come
They send their love, their cards
There came a time when we needed it all
And you showed up
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