Legacy
[Intro]
Yeah…
Funny how the things you pray for
Turn into the things you protect the most
Time different when you watching your blood grow
Guess that’s what this all about
[Verse]
Backed my son from the jump, now he standing on ten toes
Air Force on his back, chasing dreams that he chose
Funny how I gave him game, now he moving by the code
Watching him become a man, man that feeling hit the soul
Told him stand tall, never bend when the wind blow
Cause pressure make diamonds, pain reveal what men know
And every scar I got, I wear it like it’s stitched in gold
Cause every loss built the road that got us here to grow
My daughter in her second year, books stacked like ambition
Eyes on the future, she got tunnel vision
Told her never settle, know your worth before they speak
Cause queens don’t chase crowns, they just wear ‘em when they lead
Life’ll test your heart, that’s a class they never teach
Pain’ll hit harder than them finals every week
But knowledge like wealth, it compound when you invest
And the mind worth more than diamonds sitting on your chest
My young boy twelve now, changing right before my eyes
Voice getting deeper, attitude with the pride
Used to ask me everything, now he figuring his own way
Guess growing up hit different when the child got his own say
Trying to guide him, but I know I can’t stop the falls
Can’t block every punch, life still throw them all
Lessons hit harder when they bruise through the pride
That’s why wisdom and pain always walking side by side
Youngest growing fast, swear he just learned words
Now he running through the crib, got the whole house stirred
Funny how time fly, can’t negotiate with clocks
Bought a watch for the wrist, still can’t buy the tick-tocks
That’s the coldest part, chasing dreams and missing scenes
Trying to build kingdoms while they growing in between
Missed moments for the mission, that’s the tax on the grind
Made money off the hustle, still can’t purchase more time
Look at all four, see reflections of my spirit
Different paths, same blood, same roots when you near it
Trying to break cycles like chains on old tires
So they can ride smoother, never carrying my fires
Built foundations deep, deeper than the walls we in
Cause storms gon’ come, I need them solid through the wind
And I ain’t rich cause of numbers, I’m rich cause they mine
That’s wealth you can’t count, can’t put dollars on time
Everybody chase gold, I’m chasing what outlive me
Trying to leave more game than pain when life miss me
Cause legacy ain’t cars, it ain’t chains, it ain’t fame
It’s what they carry in they hearts when they speak my name
And if they ever ask what kind of man I became
Tell ‘em I gave my all just to strengthen the name
[Outro / Refrain]
This my legacy…
More than what I own
More than all the nights
I did it on my own
This my legacy…
More than chains or gold
It’s the seeds I planted
Watching roots take hold
This my legacy…
If I leave anything
Hope it’s faith in they hearts
