Hold On John

Yo, uh check it...

Another lit cig, another cracked brew

Another low point in my life

That I can't wait to pass through

Another joint lit

Without a brother I can pass it to

Another black suit I gotta buy

And I've had two

Another rap crew lost that thought cash rules

Another permanent scar in place of arm tattoos

Another nigga with a attitude

Sending up another prayer to God

To forgive me for all my bad moves

And other bad decisions, and bastard acts of vengeance

Another Christian lost religion over Baptist visions

Another doctor diagnosed another cancer victim

Claiming another aunt

Before we had a chance to kick it

Another clinic visit due to unprotected love

Another sin I hope

God one day can cleanse me of

Before he sends me up to rock with yours truly

I gotta make it through these hard times

John sing it to me

Hold on John, {yeah, hold on} John hold on

It's gonna be alright

They say it's gonna be alright

But I'm just tryin to make it through

These hard days and dark nights

You're gonna win the fight

For real I hope so

They say without pain we won't grow

Another heart that I broke, that's beyond repair

Another unanswered question

Like why are we here

Another desire, despair, distrust, destroyed proof

Another voice in the booth

Sick of avoiding truth

Another poison pollutes another boy in his youth

Another minimum wage for that employee with roots

Another choice

But I choose to toy with my tools

Instead of building another reason, we joyfully move

Another boy that we grew

Under another crack addict

Another reason to pick up another bad habit

Another cat broke

That don't believe cash matters

Leaves another back broke

From another slash at it

Another case catchin' up another black rapper

Another second with her

Shit, I would've back slapped her

Another one of dad's patterns

Passed down to me

'Til I heard my grandpa up in heaven

Screamin' down to me like

Hold on

Shit... then I realized

It's just another sunny day

Without no chance of rain

Another reason we should

Stand hand in hand and sing

About the fire that's inside

And my boy fans the flames

When he calls me up

And says he understands my pain

Another chance I have to open up the door

For opportunity

I use so I can stand for something more

In my community

Another chance to tell my mother

What her love can do for me

If she takes a chance to hear

The way this music moves through me

I tried the schooling thing

But I'm a stubborn human being

Another kid without a voice

But still I choose to sing

They never told us we can rule as kings

They want us doing foolish things

Like fighting wars and shooting teens

To me that's just as bad as bangin'

And moving keys

I prayin' we choose to lead the part

In how we live this movie

It's either weed or it's this E&J

That's getting to me

Hold up I think that's just an angel

Singing Lenon to me

Hold on John, John hold on

It's gonna be alright

They say it's gonna be alright

But I'm just tryin to make it through

These hard days and dark nights

You're gonna win the fight

Yeah, okay I hope so

They say without change we won't grow

So I'm saying

Hold on (Yeah... Hold on... tight)