Letter to My Son - Redstar Radi

Convict, convict, convict... I had to do bad, so you can do better I was locked in a pin when I wrote you this letter But you was way too young, don't understand no evil and no better It's time that I tell you who I am, so I can protect you 'Cause a bad role model it's something I can't afford to be (to you) 'Cause only me and God knows what I did just to eat I steal for you, I deal for you That's what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you So you don't have to So you don't have to So you don't have to So you don't have to Made a couple trips home Had a couple bricks on me And always kept a stick on me Can't let 'em make a victim of me Risked my life for you God and blue lights for you Working overnight for you So you're growing up to be just like me A bad role model it's something I can't afford to be (to you) Only me and God knows what I did just to eat I steal for you, I deal for you That's what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you So you don't have to So you don't have to So you don't have to So you don't have to Did it so you don't have to Did it all so that you never have to (oh, no, no, no, no) Did it so you don't have to (don't do it) Did it all so that you never have to (oh, no, no, no, no) Did it so you don't have to (I did it) Did it also that you never have to (oh, no, no, no, no) Did it so you don't have to (don't do it) Did it also that you never have to I steal for you, I deal for you That's what I did for you To get a meal for you Nearly died for you Did the time for you I survived for you To provide for you All this for you Did this for you All that I do I do for you So you don't have to

The second they laid you on my chest My heart as never beat the same I prayed and prayed And then the day finally came I got a SON A gift from God for all the pain And if I had to choose You know I'd do it all again Your hair was gold Son you were born with a crown You and your sisters the reasons why I'm still around But this songs for you so you will always know your worth And know I'm never ashamed of the child that I have birthed MY CHILD Want you to know you're the child of a queen I'll be by your side whatever life brings Know what's inside of you they can't take away There's power in your blood a DIVA'S DNA Want you to know you're the child of a queen I'll be by your side whatever life brings Know what's inside of you they can't take away There's power in your blood a DIVA'S DNA I have to laugh sometimes you should have been born a Gemini The side that love so hard And then the side that makes me cry I'd cry a million tears my love would never wash away Not even in the ground or before the lord on judgement day I'm sorry times were hard and we didn't have much growing up I did the best I could Continue to fight and never gave I went to church I even got a college degree I moved us out the hood to keep you safe and off of the streets I couldn't replace your dad but I tried to pour love in every place That his absence and time would leave an empty space I kept faith I know trouble don't last always And kept our heads up so you can see our brighter days MY CHILD Want you to know you're the child of a queen I'll be by your side whatever life brings Know what's inside of you they can't take away There's power in your blood a DIVA'S DNA Want you to know you're the child of a queen I'll be by your side whatever life brings Know what's inside of you they can't take away There's power in your blood a DIVA'S DNA I know life is hard I know sometimes you wonder why Your beautiful brown skin Makes you the target of so much crime You find no safety in the police or society As long as you are at war, you'll always have a soldier in me And when you have to cry because your mind is telling you lies Remember your never alone your sisters and I are by your side And yes Men cry That don't make um less of a man Let out the NEGATIVE so POSITIVE can fill your body again If you have to fight and nobody else a knuckle up It's at the drop of a dime We ready to ride no matter what I gave you tough love cause I had to get the point across Know what you go through is always a lesson and never a loss This life is business To move from a worker and into a boss Protect your peace of mind and guard your heart no matter the cost Don't ever wonder whose you are or where you belong Don't wonder loves you remember the words to this song MY CHILD You're WORTHY You're WORTH IT And YOU MATTER

You know what I'm sayin'? Just like, pour out the soul I ain't got no choice, gotta be there for my son (woo) I can't put too much pressure on you, know it's lessons for you I want you to know that you the one Learnin' the importance of spendin' time at the park I ain't have a daddy, I ain't know where to start Your's the main life I want a part in To make you proud, I'm still tryin' my hardest (oh-oh-oh) I finally got a lil' nigga to pour in I made the promise to start you up more advance You already watchin', when you older, you gon' start listenin' To all these values and these morals I'm instillin' in you Got more realer with myself, so I'm realer with you Got your mama house on the here, before you turned two No, I'm not perfect, took some losses and I made mistakes I took some time for separation, I just needed space Gucci'd you down and everybody park Head to toe, I just had to let you know Jesus Pieces, so you could be just like your pops Once I start lovin' you, I promise, I ain't never stop Wanted to be here for your whole life, but I got a heaven clock I gave you money to keep your riches, not just stress you out Invest your chicken in some buildings and some Swiss accounts I already came from out the street, boy, you ain't missin' out on nothin' I ain't got no choice, gotta be there for my son (woo) I can't put too much pressure on you, know it's lessons for you I want you to know that you the one Learnin' the importance of spendin' time at the park I ain't have a daddy, I ain't know where to start Your's the main life I want a part in To make you proud, I'm still tryin' my hardest (oh-oh-oh)