My last breath is yours

I’ve watched good folks fade away — from a pill, from a bottle, or cancer’s blaze,

Guess God don’t promise tomorrow, that’s the hardest truth I’ve faced.

How do you mourn when your heart’s been scorched?

One heartbeat here, next one you’re gone — my childhood friend, you were wronged.

Taken long before your time, now your memory just keeps rewinding on.

It’s easy to hate, but love takes faith,

We tried to save you, but we showed up late.

And the darkness pulled you under ‘fore we could lift you up —

From a bottle of whiskey to a bottle of pills,

Now all this pain’s bottled in — man, it’s too damn real.

So I live like it’s my last breath,

Every sunrise feels like a test.

I’ll laugh for the both of us,

And cry when I must.

You’re gone, but God keeps your spirit alive,

In every beat and every midnight sky.

I’ll live like it’s my last breath —

For you, my friend, until my last step.

Being a man with feelings don’t make you weak,

But this world steals good friends from these cold, hard streets.

Tryna be cool, tryna act tough,

Tryna impress folks who never gave a damn about us.

Now you’re gone — and the system’s raising your kids,

Bet you never thought of that in the moment you flipped

‘Cause somebody scuffed up your kicks.

It cuts so deep when the ones meant to protect

Take your life and leave the wreck.

Now I can’t feel safe without you near,

So I call your name through every tear.

And I pray to God you hear.

So I live like it’s my last breath,

Every heartbeat could be my test.

I’ll laugh for the both of us,

And love when I must.

Didn’t know how bright your soul really shined till it was gone,

Now I’m reaching toward Heaven screaming, “Lord, I was wrong.”

I’ll live like it’s my last breath —

For you, my friend, until my last step.

[verse 3)

That fight we had — hell, it never should’ve happened,

Now those words haunt me like a shadow on my casket.

I miss your smile — haven’t laughed in a while,

But I feel you walk beside me every mile.

Got an army of angels lookin’ down from above,

And God, I don’t need more — just bless the rest with love.

If you don’t like your reflection, change it.

Take that mask off — life don’t pause, we’re all aging.

Even though you’re gone, your story lives on,

And in my chest, your voice stays strong.

Dedicated to you — my brother, my guide,

Your words are still the light in my life.

Yeah… I’ll breathe like it’s my last breath tonight.

So I live like it’s my last breath,

Every sunrise feels like a test.

I’ll laugh for the both of us,

And cry when I must.

You’re gone, but God keeps your spirit alive,

In every beat and every midnight sky.

I’ll live like it’s my last breath —

For you, my friend, until my last step.

I’m on my knees begging, “Lord, set us free.

Don’t make more angels — just heal the ones left here,

Turn their hate into peace and their pain into love.”

[outro)

So I live like it’s my last breath,

Every sun could be my death