Remember back when I was five, I seen my grandmother's pride Care-taking for friends and watched a couple die Grew attached to how you love and what you had inside Never held your tongue, wasn't lettin' nothing slide Learned early that you gotta give credit where it's due Who better to start with, I gotta start with you All them days when you was sick and hustling us all to school Character and confidence, you gave us all the tools Got a whooping if we need it but thinking how we was treated You saw something in us way before we could've seen it All them long ties with the cousins out the phoenix Everybody got in trouble when they laughed at me for being Boy I couldn't do wrong, that's how you made me feel When I ain't made grades, you saved me from getting killed Remember bringing you the bags where you carried all your pills My parents separated; you was loving me for real Thank you Granny Say your prayers, be for real You know I am so proud of you, keep your head up You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I want you to be a man, stay true Don't let nobody get over you, be for real You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I'm watching over you in the sunshine What the Ds and Fs stand for? Doing fine? What yo little ass know about grind? You make money at night but with the son you gon' really shine You gon' get rich just rich for time You start selling with the mess, you coming down mixed up Interrogations, that's when your friends gon' switch up If you Kobe, why deal with the ground beef? That's a problem on the street, just ask dudes, everybody You ain't make that team, but can't hate it We all learn from that, then little Shad made it Zach is still scrambling, Dre is still stacking Derek fixing the whips and Ralph making it happen The boat going down with the captain Lead by example they really watching your actions Conversations with my girlfriend yeah Them talks saved me man, I hella love her Say your prayers, be for real You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I want you to be a man, stay true Don't let nobody get over you, be for real You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I'm watching over you in the sunshine To the villains that raised me little knucklehead I ain't got nowhere to go that was enough said It was chili, spaghetti, pasta, and ribs Everybody got their plate but that ain't chip in When it was Christmas, a man put my name in a hat, made me feel a part of something, I was thankful for that When it was late you tell me, I knew where the blankets was at It mean that you got right to the back I be like, "Hey it's me" When I came in hella lit and nobody ever understood what Abby said But you always felt the love and just nod your head Believe the greasy, you always said You cosign with that And when the heater broke, he left the stove on that mat You always kept it 100 I was on my hype You left the door unlocked and it saved me life Say your prayers, be for real You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I want you to be a man, stay true Don't let nobody get over you, be for real You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I'm watching over you in the sunshine You original Clarence Street, nobody can compare Used to make us drop down and say the Lords prayer, became the routine we did it when you wasn't there I quit football, you told me "Show 'em you ain't scared" Gave me that inner faith, gave me nothin' to fear Then I went and got Defensive Player of the Year "Treat people how you wanna be treated," that was your slogan I love that wrestling and you bought me that Hulk Hogan Still watching people kids, still cooking dinner Foundation strong 'cause it's you that's in the center Too many acts of kindness you doin' with no agenda Half blinded, one eye with a great set of antennas Told me I could probably catch a fish with yo hook hat Drink some alcohol you was telling me I look dead I was in the wrong you said you wouldn't tell my mama Ain't nothin' like a person that can always keep a promise Say your prayers, be for real You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I want you to be a man, stay true Don't let nobody get over you, be for real You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine I'm watching over you in the sunshine
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