[00:00.000] 作词 : Boyd, Carter, Powell, Smith [00:04.90]Sean Carter was born December 4th [00:07.88]Weighing in at 10 pounds 8 ounces [00:11.76]He was the last of my 4 children [00:13.87]The only one who didn’t give me any pain when I gave birth to him [00:18.33]And that’s how I knew that he was a special child [00:33.43] [00:34.57]They say "they never really miss you til you dead or you gone" [00:36.55]So on that note i’m leaving after the song [00:38.56]So you ain’t gotta feel no way about Jay so long [00:41.60]Atleast let me tell you why i’m this way, Hold on [00:44.36]I was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adaness Revees [00:46.99]Who made love under the Siccamore tree [00:48.82]Which makes me [00:49.84]A more sicker emcee my momma would claim [00:52.11]At 10 pounds when I was born I didn’t give her no pain [00:55.12]Although through the years I gave her her fair share [00:57.66]I gave her her first real scare [00:58.98]I made it from birth and I got here [01:00.21]She knows my purpose wasn’t purpose I ain’t perfect I care [01:05.25]But I feel worthless cause my *****rts wasn’t matchin my gear [01:05.65]Now i’m just scratchin the surface cause what’s burried under there [01:08.49]Was a kid torn apart once his pop disappeared [01:11.08]I went to school got good grades could behave when I wanted [01:13.62]But I had demons deep inside that would raise when confronted [01:16.40]Hold on [01:19.75] [01:20.69]Shawn was a very shy child growing up [01:21.03]He was into sports [01:22.29]And a funny story is [01:24.76]At 4 he taught hisself how to ride a bike [01:28.14]A two wheeler at that [01:30.08]Isn’t that special? [01:32.50]But, I noticed a chance in him when me and my hu*****and broke up [01:37.36] [01:38.42]Now all the teachers couldn’t reach me [01:39.48]And my momma couldn’t beat me [01:40.67]Hard enough to match the pain of my pops not seeing me, SO [01:43.88]With that distain in my membrain [01:45.82]Got on my pimp game [01:46.89]***** the world my defense came [01:49.22]Then Dahaven introuced me to the game [01:51.32]Spanish Jose introduced me to cane [01:53.46]I’m a hustler now [01:54.49]My gear is in and i’m in the in crowd [01:56.63]And all the wavey light skinned girls is lovin me now [01:59.24]My self esteem went through the roof man I got my swag [02:01.81]Got a volvo from this girl when her man got bagged [02:04.52]Plus I hit my momma with cash from a show that I had [02:07.20]Supposedly knowin nobody paid Jaz wack ass [02:09.90]I’m geting ahead of myself, by the way, I could rap [02:12.59]That came second to me movin this crack [02:14.70]Gimme a second I swear [02:16.25]I will say about my rap career [02:18.00]Til 96 came *****s i’m here [02:20.64]Good-bye [02:21.68] [02:22.46]Shawn use to be in the kitchen [02:22.89]Beating on the table and rapping [02:24.62]And um, until the wee hours of the morning [02:27.13]And then I bought him a boom box [02:32.48]And his sisters and brothers said he would drive them nuts [02:36.40]But that was my way to keep him close to me and out of trouble [02:41.15] [02:41.96]Good-bye to the game all the spoils, the adreneline rush [02:44.82]Your blood boils you in a spot knowing cops could rush [02:47.42]And you in a drop your so easy to touch [02:49.43]No two days are alike [02:51.06]Except the first and fifteenth pretty much [02:52.83]And "trust" is a word you seldom hear from us [02:55.54]Hustlers we don’t sleep we rest one eye up [02:58.26]And the drought to find a man when the well dries up [03:00.96]You learn to work the water without workin thirst til die YUP [03:03.90]And *****s get tied up for product [03:05.85]And little brothers ring fingers get cut up [03:07.44]To show mothers they really got em [03:09.02]And this was the stress I live with til I decided [03:11.15]To try this rap *****t for a livin [03:13.54]I Pray i’m forgiven [03:14.80]For every bad decision I made [03:16.36]Every sister I played [03:17.96]Cause i’m still paranoid to this day [03:19.70]And it’s nobody fault I made the decisions I made [03:22.53]This is the life I chose or rather the life that chose me [03:25.22] [03:25.55]If you can’t respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:27.80]Maybe you’ll love me when I fade to black [03:30.11] [03:30.73]If you can’t respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:33.19]Maybe you’ll love me when I fade to black [03:35.45]