[Intro]
I ain’t fearin’ no man but God, bet
Walkin’ through the valley of death, no cap
I shed so many tears
(If I should die ‘fore I wake)
God, slide with me, I am Him
Beam a plug up, take me to Heaven
[Verse 1]
Back in elementary, thrived on the struggle, lit
Left solo, grew up with a dyin’ breed, NOLA plug
Mama had a drank problem, couldn’t cope, bussin’
Watched her choke on her own, damn near OD’d, no cap
Mind racin’, couldn’t find a spot to rest
Or a real one to talk to who felt my stress, rizz
Pops was a plug, movin’ weight to the fiends
Now he doin’ life in Angola, can’t hit the scene
I’m in a world where the strong run it up
Weak get set, so I’m learnin’ how to load
I shed so many tears
[Chorus 1]
Lord, I grinded through the years
And shed so many tears
Lord, I flipped through the years
And shed so many tears
God, I pray to You, bet
[Verse 2]
Now I’m grown, still a lost soul, drippin’
In a cold world, tryna keep the plug flippin’
Dodgin’ ops, runnin’ from the blue strips
They want me caged or six feet, no cap
Paranoid, finger on the trigger, set
Dreamin’ ‘bout the day I buss it, wet a plug
Homies dyin’ ‘fore twenty-five, lit
Askin’ why, Lord—why we gotta slide?
Never got to tell lil’ bro “run it up”
Now he just a memory in the sky, NOLA plug
I shed so many tears
[Chorus 2]
Lord, I bled through the years
And shed so many tears
Lord, I stacked through the years
And shed so many tears
God, I pray to You, I am Him
[Verse 3]
Trapped in the 9th Ward, no way out, drippin’
Death all around, losin’ count, bussin’
Best plug got hit on Calliope for a chain
Now he laid to rest, blue strips on his name
Starin’ at the casket, tears in my eyes, no cap
Why the real ones always gotta die?
Sippin’ Henny, smokin’ za to numb the pain
Still goin’ crazy, ops lurkin’ in the rain
Prayin’ to God, don’t know if He hear
Every night I cry myself to sleep with these tears
I shed so many tears
[Bridge – Bayou Blood Lament (Raw)]
NOLA plug, my chest caved in on Claiborne & Elysian, no cap
Mama screamin’ my name from the stoop on St. Roch, voice torn
I held lil’ bruh by the levee, blood soakin’ my Saints tee, drippin’
His eyes locked—“Don’t let me go”—Mississippi wind rippin’
Ops laughed on the overpass, blue strips lit the block
I kissed his forehead, whispered run it up while he fought
Graveyard shift, talkin’ to dirt in St. Louis No. 3, lit
Beggin’ God for a rewind, but the clock don’t quit
Rizz faded, saints silent, Rebirth Brass broke
Screamin’ at the sky over the Industrial Canal till my throat choke
I am Him—but I’m broken, set in this pain
Bussin’ tears like crawfish shells, every drop got a name
[Chorus 3]
Lord, I fought through the years
And shed so many tears
Lord, I bossed through the years
And shed so many tears
God, I pray to You, NOLA plug
[Outro]
So many tears…
(I ain’t fearin’ no man but God, bet)
So many tears…
(Walkin’ through the valley, no cap)
I shed so many tears…
(God, slide with me, I am Him)
So many tears… NOLA plug
(Fade out – trumpet wails ov
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