I Miss You

[Intro: DMX]

I know that my savior lives

And at the end, He will stand on this earth

My flesh may be destroyed

Yet from this body, I will see God

Yes, I will see Him for myself

And I long for that moment

[Verse 1: DMX]

Grandma, I really miss you, and it ain't been the same

I drop a tear when I hear your name

Mary Ella Holloway, why you gotta be so far away?

Used to say, "Don't worry, it's gon' be okay"

But it ain't – it's like when you left, you took the Lord with you

Why couldn't I come when He came to get you?

Damn, I really miss you, I had to say it again

I remember the time when I was like 10

Crept up in the neighbor's yard, yeah, bein' hard headed

You told me I would get it – you said it!

And boy did I get it, but after you spanked me, you hugged me

Kissed me on my forehead, told me that you love me

And I saw that it hurt you more than it hurt me

I thought, how bad could this hurt be?

I know now, that's why it's only done out of love

What I wouldn't give for one mo' hug, from grandma

[Chorus: Faith Evans & DMX]

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

[Verse 2: DMX]

What I'm about to say a couple of family members is gon' hate me

But I'ma let you know what's been goin' on lately

Now you know since you left a lot of things with your kids done changed

Yeah, Jackie's still crazy, don't know what's up with James

Ain't seen Jerry in a while, you know he walk like you

And Renée's back in jail, you know she talk like you

Raquela doing real good now, she workin'

Rhonda's still runnin' around, trickin', jerkin'

Buckeye's buggin', he done lost his mind

And Jarvis? Back out of jail, doin' fine

Kylie? He done changed, it ain't all about self

As for my father... well, that's somethin' else

Boog, that's my dog, he hold his grandmother down

My great grandmother, makin' a lot of trips out of town

But that's a good thing, and if I could only hear you sing

Once more, oh Lord, the comfort it would bring

[Chorus: Faith Evans & DMX]

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

[Verse 3: DMX (Faith Evans)]

You left behind a mother, eleven kids, eleven grand-kids

And since then, two of your grand-kids done had kids

I got a boy named Tacoma, Xavier's brother

That's right, Xavier's made you a great-grandmother

I thank you for the best times of my life

I thank you for when you first met her acceptin' and lovin' my wife

I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital

I thank you for my life, I thank you for the Bible

I thank you for the songs that you'd sing in the mornin'

(Amazing Grace…) while I'm yawnin'

I thank you for the two beatings you gave me

'Cause I know somewhere along the line the lesson I learned from the two beatings saved me

And when you died I cried like a baby, I begged the Lord to take me

'Cause no one else could give me what you gave me

But life, like everything, comes to an end

I pray I go to Heaven to see you again – Amen

[Chorus: Faith Evans & DMX]

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

She used to tell me that…

Baby, it's gon' be okay

I really miss hearin'…

[Outro: Faith Evans]

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Was blind, but now I see, yeah