All That I Got Is You

I didn't know nuttin' but mommy neatly packed his shit
All that I got is you
But I remember this, mom's would lick her finger tips
My friends might be laughin', I spent stamps in stores

I understand that daddy's not here now
Which consists of the sun, moon and star
Yeah, yo
I guess mommy wasn't strong enough, she just went down

Being down and out and I love you always
Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there
And again and again and again and again
Two brothers with muscular dystrophy, it killed me
I caught a case, housin' tried to throw us out of our place

But some way or somehow, I will always be around, yeah
And see what you will find

Because you lost the reality of yourself

We survived winters, snotty nosed with no coats
Sadly, daddy left me at the age of six
And I'm so thankful I made it through

Whoever thought that I'd have a baby girl and three sons
Oh, from drugs to being there

Seven o'clock, pluckin' roaches out the cereal box
All that I got is you

And reality will keep it real with us
And I'm so thankful I made it through
Yeah, from the heart
Because see, that's the child I was
All that I got is you
And there was days, I had to go to Tex house with a note

I remember them good ol' days
And ask myself was I meant to be here, why?

And you'll see a whole universe all over again
To wipe the cold out my eye before school wit her spit
I saw life for what it's really worth and took a step back

What made me the man I am today
Yo, dwellin' in the past, flashbacks when I was young
I didn't like to sleep with Jon Jon, he peed the bed
It was from the heart, everything was real
Word up

So embarrasin', I couldn't stand to knock on they door
Why my old Earth had so many seeds
Grab the pliers for the channel, fix the hanger on the TV
Mommy, where's the toilet paper, use the newspaper
I sit and think about all the times we did without, yeah
Rockin' each others pants to school wasn't easy
But she's an old woman and due to me, I respect that
Word up mommy, I love you
Some shared the same spoon, watchin' Saturday cartoons
Eggs after school, eat grits 'cause we was poor
Four in the bed, two at the foot, two at the head
All that I got is you
Like man woman and child, you understand?
See 'cause if you forget where you come from, heheh

Stating, "Gloria can I borrow some food I'm dead broke"
Case worker had her runnin' back to face to face
Thirteen? Damn, the bastards must be runnin' outta niggaz to arrest
Yeah, oh yeah, this goes out to all the families
It was all you, word, you brought me in like this
She cried, and grandma held the family down

And I'm so thankful I made it through
Sugar water was our thing, every meal was no thrill
We got to keep it real, and what reality
Sometimes I look up at the stars and analyze the sky
I always said I wouldn't cry when I saw tears in your eyes
Yeah, you say you see the universe
Family ain't family no more, we used to play ball
And them planets, that exist in my space

I'm goin' through this difficult stage, I find it hard to believe

That went through the struggle

How old are you boy? Thirteen
So, take one stroll through your mind
And I'm so thankful I made it through
Look Ms. Rose gave us a couch, she's the neighbor
And I'm so thankful I made it through
All things that I did from this to them
All that I got is you
Things was deep, my whole youth was sharper than cleats
You're never gonna make it where you're goin', aheh
In the summer, free lunch held us down like steel

Check it, fifteen of us in a three bedroom apartment
We kept it real, but the older brother still had jokes