So yo, today your birthday?

Yea

You sure?

daaddy!!

I don't think today your birthday

Then whatchu called me for?

oh..I don't know I just called to see whatchu was doin

what ya turn today? Whutchu turn today? 19?

no im turnin 10 daddy

nah you turn what 32,32, you 32 today

you must been away for a long time

It feel like it don't it?

yea

yea, but I miss you though, you miss me?

YES! very much, I just wish you could be here

Word?

Yes

ok I will be there soon aiight?

You gonna be here tonight?!?!

No boo boo I ain't gonna be there tonight

Awwww...



Yeahhhh, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for)

Youuuuuuu, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for, you)





I love you daddy!

I remember feburary 27 1994

Tryin to make it to the hospital through 3 inches of snow

Somethings goin wrong i can tell but i dont know

I got this feelin in my gut this aint how it supposed to go

3 pounds 2 ounces and 2 months premature

Straight to the incubator, is she gon make it? they aint sure

Automatically, i placed the blame on my health

Hell im a father man, i placed the blame on myself

Was it somethin that i smoked, did i eat, or did i drink it

Or was it somethin i was doin that i did or did not think it

Watchin her breathe through a hose in her nose

Whats this EKG machine, whats this shit on her toes

It's 94 i'm 85 so i'm spooked as can be

Im prayin and im askin why he do this to me

See, i used to hold you in the palm of my hand

And jus to see you pull through, shit i knew you'd pull through



You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for)

You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for, you)



March the 2nd, 1999

The yurrr and the date i got my lil man

I guess i felt how my father felt and his father felt

And his father must have felt to see hiself

Its like a lil me in the flesh

He got my blood and my heart in his chest

Needless to say man i love him to death

Teach him never he disrespect me I'mma love him till death

Left to go outta town right after he was born

Got a record deal, 3 months later daddy was gone

Its like im tryna raise him over the phone

He barely know my face when he see it but he know my tone

Im up at night like do he know who his daddy is

Im real close to sayin fuck the showbiz

But when i hurr him call his daddy now

And when i hurr him tell his friends i wanna be juss like my daddy now

Hope he forgive me for the sacrifice

So he can have a better life, than i had



You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for)

You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for)

You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for)

You, dontcha know i'd die for ya

I layd out my life for ya (i would, die for, you)