feat. Brother Ali
[Verse 1: YONAS]
Iâve been searching for a reason to live
And I donât wanna take, I want a reason to give
Thereâs something deep inside of me that eats at my ribs
I wonder if I'll live to see me and my kids
âcause the worldâs in trouble, and itâs about to get a little worse
It all started when I jotted down my little verse
And that evolved into notebooks and notebooks of me
Trying to relate to the people that will feel my hurt
When I look into my soul I see the eyes of yâall
When you look into my soul, you see the eyes of God
So join me on this problem as I try to solve
And grow with me as you witness all I evolve
Iâm living under the sun, and even when Iâm rich Iâll be at one with the slums
The greatest never rush, they just run with the drums
And live their life to the fullest, man, itâs done when itâs done
[Hook]
People shouldnât speak of what they donât know
âcause everyoneâs got something they donât show
And Iâll be searching for a reason
A reason to live, a reason to breathe
âcause people shouldnât speak of what they donât know
âcause everyoneâs got something they donât show
And Iâll be searching for a reason
A reason to live, a reason to breathe
[Verse 2: Brother Ali]
Playing on the wet ground, wrapped up in a death shroud
Itâs gone, broken, Iâm scared to let the breath out
Nasty pieces unsung, what is it I run from?
I check home to change clothes and bury loved ones
Text message saying âplease call homeâ
Scared to pick up the phone, Iâm afraid someone else is gone
I travel around the globe, they treat me like Iâm holy
Not knowing I canât save the folks closest to me
I cheat âem, I fent âem, I leave âem , I disappoint
I should be there for them, the road turns cold
Suicide runs through the new man side of my family
Pops masterâs right, I knew it was not an accident
Young widow, two little guys he left behind
Same ages as mine, he was married four times
My parents in the ground, Iâm the leader of my family
Theyâre all looking at me, but I donât have the answers
Iâm just knowing that I'm supposed to gain some understanding
Hollering to God to try to figure what the plan is
Long as Iâm breathing like these, âtil I cease and desist
Me and my kids got a reason to live
[Hook]
[Verse 3: YONAS]
Iâm just looking for a reason to wake
âcause every morning some oneâs got a reason to flake
Iâm driving off this cliff at a hundred miles an hour
And my only fear is I donât have a reason to brake
Iâm getting lonely, Lord. This world is phoney Lord
The fuck is on me, Lord? Iâm on my own at court
These niggers talking about the balleysâwhile theyâre calling Forbes
Almost like they forgot about niggers that still owning Fords
I keep a shooting to death, I can never be shallow, Iâm perusing the depth
Iâm using my music to improve on what's left
Itâs sort of like Iâm moving mountains when Iâm moving a cliff
I sing to find peace in the notes
Who knew the world would find a bit of peace with my quotes?
I've seen success before, it's like Iâm meeting a ghost
But whatâs confusing is I guess I never seen it this close
[Hook]