FAIRWELLS

[Intro: Ransom]

Man

I'd like to

I'd like to say my farewells and my goodbyes

I'm done with this shit, man

It's time to live life, for real

No more bullshit, man

I promise

Let's go

[Verse 1: Ransom]

Damn, here's my farewells to the street life (Farewells)

I'm from a place where if you talk proper, they say you speak white (Hahaha)

Ironically, a long sentence'll lead to a couple brief kites (Damn)

A cot inside a six by nine should help you to sleep tight (Ha)

This our history I recite

Farewell to them niggas in stairwells who no longer breathe life

I shake my fist to release dice (Get 'em)

And pray that I don't ace out (Ah)

But if you're planning to win, you gots to replace doubt

That Ran gonna send and plot his escape route (Yes)

Don't gotta ask what you pray 'bout (Nah)

If you get that kiss from death, you'll never make out (Mwah)

A lion could never play mouse

Could try, but you'll never break out

Farewell to them nights, was lyin' on Ray's couch (Farewell)

Had to nowhere to sleep through the week, survivin' the days out (Damn)

I'd be dead if I couldn't rap or doin' life 'cause I wouldn't rat

What good is that? (Good is that)

I used to flood my hood with smack (Ah)

I understood that I stood for more

I built my name and I stood on that (Yeah)

The farther you try to slip away, the harder they try to pull you back

That's facts

[Chorus: Ransom & Dave East]

Damn, just say your goodbyes and farewells (Farewell)

Just sittin' in a square, scared to God 'cause you fear hell

Goodbye (Bye)

You told your dear daughter that you won't dare tell

She cry (Cry)

Was sent to your tear as soon her tears fell

But why? (Why?)

You wasn't born just to die (Nah)

I'm doin' more than survive (I am)

It's either tortured alive or receive your portion of pie (I need all mine)

Now we only offer goodbyes (Only thing we offerin', nigga, problem, uh)

Goodbye

[Verse 2: Dave East]

Farewell to all them project nights

No parkin', we double park (Double up)

We talkin' price, your moms gave birth, but the judge could offer life (Damn)

Farewell to the hallway lights, they flickered when we entered

When niggas parked they bikes

Hope it's still out there or you gon' walk tonight (You walkin' tonight)

Farewell to the nightmares when I sleep, I seen the poltergeist (Ah)

Grandma talked with Christ, I found Allah, can't do no pork, aight? (Uh-uh)

Farewell to the bros I lost

Ups and downs in life, workers get smoker's cough

Just separate from rock kinda like Hova thought

Swish the weed, farewell to the train, this whip a different speed

Farewell to the hand to hand with grams when it was ten degrees ('Grees)

Like, nigga, please

I dealt with bigotry, you know, they dislike (Dislike)

I sent kites to lifers that writin' back just for insight (Uh)

They ask me 'bout these foreigns, fishbowl 'em, just keep the tip light (Let 'em see)

Black rose I tatted on my windpipe, farewell to wick nights (Uh)

And EBTs, we sold it in the store like it was DVDs

Farewell to TMZ tryna watch us like TNT

Bnb, I ain't stayed in one since they took Pop (Not one)

Watch how I stand right here in my spot

I had a few grams when I first got knocked (Uh)

Hopped out and danced when they came through the block

Shot me a hand, better shoot 'til they drop

Copped me some land if I use it or not

I got with Ran, niggas knew this was hot (My nigga)

I'ma get love, don't care who in the spot (Don't care)

You can get shot just for movin' a lot (Stop movin')

He ain't as tough as you think, look what he drink

He probably take hookah from thots (Ha)

It was just me and Stupid, got locked (Stupid)

Shooter forever, you knew him or not

We handle drama like Oprah

You get a shot, you get a, you get a shot, baow (Boom)

[Chorus: Ransom & Dave East]

Damn, just say your goodbyes and farewells (Farewell)

Just sittin' in a square, scared to God 'cause you fear hell

Goodbye (Bye)

You told your dear daughter that you won't dare tell

She cry (Cry)

Was sent to your tear as soon her tears fell

[Outro: Malcolm X & Ransom]

Second-class citizenship is nothing but a modern version of slavery

Which means that according to him, his definition, slavery still exists

Twenty million Black people in America are still slaves

The emancipation proclamation and the civil war were fought for nothing

(Goodbye)