Intro:
Yo, putting this here
'Cuz I didn't have room for this inside the song
I'd like to thank
Writer's Block
Master Gab AKA Rambling Man
The vets who support the new school
Glitching Forever Studios
No Face Records, good friends
Let's get it
Verse 1:
This is to everyone who always got my back
A message to my people and the reason I rap
Look, the daydreaming, doodling downer has grown
And now I have something I can call my own
This is for my friends who're always there for me
Who've seen the worst and best of me
They're like my second family
Do I deserve this blessing?
See, I was always quite the fool in life and in school
But having homies by my side made the challenges cool
Now I'm here, emcee-slash-engineer
All the losses that I took made the victories sweeter
Sparked a big bang in this empty void
Now all the obstacles and noise, I can handle with poise
This is to Fight Club, DERAILED and my brothers in high
We may have our own flights, but we all share the sky
Hook:
This is to everyone who always got my back
In troubled times, I was raised from the dirt
To all the assholes who doubted my worth
I got my middle fingers raised to the jerks
This is to everyone who taught me to believe in me
Believe in their belief in me unleashing my abilities
Believing in the hope that I’ll be living worthwhile
And when my time comes, I’ll be leaving with a smile
Verse 2:
Every now and then, I get a little bit jaded
'Cuz the world is so bleak, life's colors seem faded
I made it, but it's kind of hard to appreciate
Knowing many out there who'll never share my fate
Lost in despair at a very young age
Falling into a state of mind of shallow escape
Locked down in this cold world ruled by the money
All these good kids in a mad country
S'why I don't like shit when I go outside
I wanna be their angel but I'm not qualified
Dreamville's dreamers must be dead or in grief
Turned to dark twisted fantasies of 6 feet deep
Yet smiling faces shine in the dark
The many faces of hope, I etch 'em all in my heart
Always keep 'em in my thoughts for every song that I write
So I can bless them with the same music that changed my life
Repeat hook
Verse 3:
Celebrating life’s long trail of milestones
Failures and successes comprise all the rhymes wrote
Head up clouds while reliving the essence
But with feet on the ground, I move on to the present
Close witness that love can be fragile
But to hold it down as long you can is what matters
So I love them all the same, that won't change
Dedicate it to my folks when I step in the stage
And though the Labrats are late in their revolt
At least their talents are no longer latent in the vault
See, Wally on his Don shit, Mental he evolves quick
Kensa, Soup, Omega’s next release is on the watchlist
As for me, I can only be me
How far I'll make it in the end, I can only wait and see
In this make or break to make a break world we live in
We could all use a helping hand to make it through the distance
Repeat hook
Outro:
This is to Emman, Nathan, Faye, Jim and Joe
Karl, Earl, Sam, Rodjie, Cavs, Betch, and Badjong
To Dei, Tiu, and Jorge, big homie Norms
Aniki’s got your back, tell Shella, Carl, and Lawrence
Riz, JV, and the hip hop fam
Rio and every girl who once held my heart in their hand
This is to mom and dad and every single part of the clan
Thank you very much, you all made me what I am
