Lyrics

Good Character

Hard work dedication
Connected to perseverance
Learned to cope with and maneuver thru interference

Was talked about
And picked on bad from day one
Had a mom
Who held me up straight and loved her son

Made me think through my problems
So I could demonstrate
Don't let this hatred of self and kind penetrate

I understand better so now I stand over
For a while took it hard with shots
Was hardly sober

Running round the streets like a rover with no range
Didn't care about the way my environment made me change

Looking at world with no eyes
Walking blind
Not aware of the Time or abuses of the mind

Was inclined to run with the crowd acting wild
Made excuses for it all by being a juvenile

Life through the lens of a soul
I'm bearing ya
Witness you can grow
And still have some Good Character

Got through the bad times in my life with good character
Lookin life straight in the face
I'm not scared of ya
Soldier in this hell of a world we livin in
Got my weapons of war
Let the battle begin

Got through the bad times in my life with good character
Lookin life straight in the face
I'm not scared of ya
She can be a trip sometimes and not fair to ya
Display ya Best Part and lean on ya good character

Late nights runnin
Not caring about the rules
Hoot and holler through the streets
Acting a damn fool

Halfway listened in school
Class clown
Too busy talking trying to be cool
Trying to Be down

Guess I just wanted some acceptance
Respect
Instead of walking out of the house like what's next

Who's gonna test me now and what for?
Day to day life has enough in store

Dealing with bully's
Ya homies hustle making stacks
You hoping that the law
Don't catch em and peel them back

God Bless em
Started knowledge of self at 1-6
That cut off
A lot of the naught and nonsense

Looked at our condition and started seeing the reasons
My music speaks truth to power for those reasons

Moms told me stand up straight
When life stares at ya
Be true to ya self
And display your good character

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Michael Carlton Publishing/BMI