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The Light

see my whole life
I been told to let my light shine
but I now I feel weird about it
cuz this light seems to be the punctuation of my lifetime
Well if my lifetime was a sentence
and to them niggas who got me lookin at this light
fck you and good ridens
i hope the white man don't ova look this and gives all y'all ass life sentences
A day prior I was in a class writing sentences
Earning honors for my superb penmanship
while y'all was ridin around and gettin it
on some
I'm finna catch my first offense n shit
and in a series of unfortunate events
theres one mo nigga dead
body filled wit hollow tips
blood all over the fence
the whole things a devils coincidence
cuz they was aimin fa my potna
it just so happened they missed
thass a night my moms won't ever forget
that night in the emergency room was a calm as combative gets
I see flames in my rear view
black to my left and right
in the distance straight ahead I see a lil light

So I figured fck it this is limbo
where all you can do is have a lol faith and hope things turn out ten fold
pray to buddah god and allah
that the last time wasn't the last time you'll see to kinfolk
but this show is almost ova and the fat lady done been sung
so im
Peeping through this crevice that's embedded between time and space
Hopin if I just do what my granny said maybe I can find my place

then I close my eyes
And in my mind
I've immortalized her face
she teach her hand out and together well say

This lil light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Written by richgriff
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