I Got My Smile Back (feat. India.Arie)

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They tried to tell us that we can't adjust
Everybody's talkin' culture, but it starts with us
And to be fair, I could've parked the bus
Niggas tearin' down my wings, like it ain't hard enough
Was it beginners luck or was it blood of Christ?
They said that it's a fluke, so then, I done it twice
Me and Toby due to up the price

Thank God we never listened to your dumb advice
I gotta listen when my shepherd speaks
Bible studies at the crib, oh, they gon' let me preach
Tighter than the stitchin' on my leather seats
Heavy is the head, I haven't slept for weeks
I check the time on my Patek Philippe
There's no time to kill, they wanna see me rest in peace

Couple man are cool, but the rest are neeks
We paid you niggas homage and we kept receipts
Niggas walked through the door and didn't leave the key
I treat Dave the way these niggas should've treated me
Every Hendo needs a Stevie G

I done it back to back to back, I'm on my DBE
I put my phone on DND
Super necessary, niggas never keep it brief
Generation, all they do is pray and tweet
Reparations, we gon' feed the streets
I still believe Jehovah's gonna free me
From the shackles of my troubled past
And way before I juggled bars, a nigga had to hustle hard

All I ever wanted was some kettles and a couple cars
I was at my lowest when I bought myself the Double-R
The things we do to cover scars
Thirties comin', but we young at heart
Tell the EDL we didn't come to march
The documentary's gotta come in parts, yeah

Finally, my eyes can see
The sun behind my rain, the colour in my pain
I may fall down, feet don't fail me now
'Cause through this storm, I found my smile

I think I got my smile back
The last time I linked depression was a while back
Me and loneliness kick it from time to time
She knows the deal, that I ain't hers and she ain't mine

Me and joy got tighter, that was overdue
Paranoia doesn't shout me, but I know the truth
That nigga doesn't feel me since I quit the weed
I shout my nigga purpose, that's my realest G
I've told love we should build a home

I told self-doubt, "You better watch your tone
Stop shoutin' down my line, like you gon' do shit"
You was my old friend, but now we on some new shit
Me and suicidal thoughts, we haven't spoke for years

You know all my deepest secrets, you know all my fears
I pray that I don't ever see your face again
Like me and peace of mind became the best of friends

Finally, my eyes can see
The sun behind my rain, the colour in my pain
I may fall down, feet don't fail me now
'Cause through this storm, I found my smile

Finally, my eyes can see
The sun behind my rain, the colour in my pain
I may fall down, feet don't fail me now
'Cause through this storm, I found my smile