[Produced by Donato]
[Engineering by Colton "Hiro" Bonine]
[Intro]
Yeah, uh uh, yeah yeah, uh
Once upon a time, once upon a time, once upon a time, in Chattanooga
Yeah, uh, yeah yeah, uh yeah
Once upon a time, once upon a time once, upon a time, once upon a time in Chattanooga
[Verse1]
My daddy wasn't there my mama tried to play both
Drug her through hell on the real so many problems arose
Her bottle became a fear, my life became resented
Fuck luck wit broken mirrors I sliced wit pain drippin
To nights, became victim of long walks in dark places
Not talkin' not prayin' among hard and chalked pavements
Lawless life waitin' initiation on reserve
For the day my age and hatred makes it's way to the turf
All it takes is a word, guard yo face don't get hurt
Hands shake and you there, now only way is a hurst
I gave my life to the evil, and did the deeds of the devil
And shot that 9 from the regal, hid the seeds of whoever
I'd hit the weed for that level, that peace of mind and the giggles
Until that weed hid that devil, that ceased my time wit it quicker
Than 1 5 from that pistol, plus the one you got waitin'
That's 16, that's what you get, and they gon hit, like shots blazin'
On this block slick impatient, wit this plot for these pages
Sit and rot in a cage, get shot, or live evasive
What the lack of motivation, where's my reason to try?
When every chapter I'm jus waitin, for the scene where I die
Keep that heat on my side, rappers lie about they past
Me have no reason to lie, this how i try to out the bad
Wit a pen and a pad, I gave my life a script my story
All the shit in my past, My days and nights mixed wit the gory
Get to the glory, I'm tryin' to, warning no sugar coat
Gon be a hard pill to swallow, the thorn straight off the rose
Yet every morn as I am woke, I take a second for the light
Thank the Lord for two presents opened, a blessing in my eyes
Blessings in disguise, lookin' up feelin blue
I leave a lesson in the lines, look em up this for you
Hidden message in my rhymes, I'll only note that it's bright
You have no fear of demise, why should you focus it's light?
This life is colder than ice, and I jus gave you the answer
But you ain't payin' attention, like a patient wit cancer
At the table tryin' gamble, wit a drink and a square
Risking more than jus a band or 2, ain't thinkin' to care
Ain't thinkin' it's real, we live, cry, and pay us some bills
And then we die, fade from memories, while stayin concealed
Can't take that it's near, procrastination only cause worry
Basically here, face it homie God is in a hurry
Me myself I live humble, knowin' I'll fuck up again
But i survived through a jungle, knowin' it's all cause of Him
So when my cards is all in, against the man wit the clock
Im'a look em in the eyes, say, "good game father time" and I'm out
[Bridge]
It's a long way to heaven, to be livin' so close
A step away from hell, to be livin' so cold
Too in debt with our self, to be livin' this bold
Truth dead, loyalty scared, and love is at war
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[Outro]
Once upon a time, yeah yeah
Once upon a time, yeah yeah
Once upon a time, yeah yeah
In Chattanooga
