Soldier's song marching on on
Hoping to see home
If I die before I
See your smile just one more time
Sometimes I question whether this s**t matters
Puttin' substance into something and the world's so used to instant gratification
I found this instrumental on my phone while on vacation
Ib sent it a year ago or so
I probably heard it before but slept on it you know
S**t don't always connect as soon as you press play
At times you gotta step away do some living
Let time provide a new prescription givin' truer vision
I dibble-dabble in a few religions
My homie constantly telling me 'bout Quran puttin' me on
I read a few pages and recognize the wisdom in it
But I ain't got the discipline for stickin' with it
Now I'm on the way to London got a show for seven digits
I'm wonderin' just when did I become my biggest critic
I wanna be my biggest fan like
How I was when didn't nobody know my jams
Today my son said Dad let go my hand
Reminded me one day he's gonna be his own man
And my job is to make sure he's equipped
I gotta make sure he not no b***h 'cause n***as bound to try him
If I said I was the toughest growin' up I would be lying
I had a fear of gettin' punched while everybody eyeing
Add to that a constant fear of dying
By gunshot wound the other violent type of endings
I kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretending
Luckily my bluff was workin' way more often than not
But sometimes a n***a pulled my card tryna expose me for a fraud
And with my reputation at stake
I was scufflin' just to save face
Couple wins couple losses some broken up too quick to call it
My last scrap was with Puff Daddy who would've thought it
I bought that n***a album in seventh grade and played it so much
You would've thought my favorite rapper was Puff
Back then I ain't know s**t now I know too much
Ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it's introduced to currency and clips
Or bad licks that have a n***a servin' three to six s**t
Soldier's song marching on on
Hoping to see home
If I die before I
See your smile just one more time
Soldier's song
I could be one to lean on
Time will right the wrongs
Won't be long
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
Something inside of me's tryna crawl up to the surface
Something is suddenly smothering stopping me
Stubbornly getting its way
Way
Way
Way
Drowning out the wave
Drowning out
I've got a reason to believe that I'll turn out just fine
Soldier's song
Lord please guide our steps
Watch us cover us
So that every move we make is in alignment with Your will
Your purpose
Please fill us with Your spirit
Keep us forever in the present
For presence makes the strongest fathers
Teach us how to lead
Show us how to loveo