The Wake

I stand in this booth in a moment we call now
At the same time
Pedaling to school as a child
Under a canopy of jacarandas
It ain't change much
Colorful trees still surround us
L's get touched
Baby-faced, staring out the window
Of a school bus twenty years later
Same wistful look but shackled up
Bearded down
Momma kissed his forehead good luck
Tears anoint the crown
He lied to her anyway and
Toasted that night over pounds
Sterling, whispers in whirlwinds
Polaroid pictures, edges curling
At the auction the contents of one storage
Space, sight unseen, Going once
Sixteen, seventeen, cracking Philly Blunts
Half the smarts, but twice the heart
Look at the picture, eyes had a spark
Sputtering, at the bar mutterin'
Money comes and goes
Broke today, but tomorrow who knows?
Ten years ago she was just some hoe
Five years after that, I'm in love
And if you asked me today
I could give a fuck go figure

Ahhh

Sorry I ain't make the wake, yeah I know
A dollar short and 24 hours late
Trying to live my whole life in '98
Your moms watchin' me clean my plate
But there ain't no seconds
I'm at the ATM emptying my checking
I'm eleven years old firing a weapon
Dad's hand on my shoulder, smoke in my nose
Got older, went from chocolate to dro
Now if it ain't flight, it's a no go
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
I seen old friends start
Working with the po-po just goes to show
I could go back tell myself everything I know
But me at 23 would probably shrug a shoulder
Put stoge to fire like you're
Preaching to the choir
V-Mega was spitting through the wire
Like, don't even wet that
It ain't about no get back
We doing digit's on Route 90
Late for your wedding
Sitting in the morning sun with
That good Otis Redding

Th-th-th-this music th-th-this music
Ii-is so much ii-is so much bigger than me
B-b-b-bigger than me b-b-bigger than me
Th-th-th-this music th-th-this music