Yesterday -

Say Goodbye

Say Goodbye

Say goodbye to yesterday

Say goodbye, with a smile, to yesterday

(in tandem) I’m here tomorrow, but I’m gone today

I laid in wonder for hours with a certain stare

Couldn’t sleep, Henry fuckin' like we wasn’t there

He was pulling hair and I was minding mine

The reverend preacher Sunday morning Power 105

One of the reasons I decided I should give shorty just another try

Her rejection injected a shot to my left

Side by side with a crush from 2005

And it was just a kiss

Maybe more than that

Like crack, it felt good

I kept coming back

Maybe not exact

But it was something close

And now it’s something closed

No regrets

Plus she opened up the eyes of certain live who never gave a fuck

What am I to do

What I got to lose

I ask as I sit with half of my Nine Leaves crew

A year and a goddaughter later

Yo, I’m out to prove

Say goodbye to yesterday

Say goodbye, with a smile, to yesterday

Before my final farewell’s a bid

Let’s take one last spin in last year’s whip

Just to get excited for next year’s ride

For a sec I reflect on all of my lows and highs

Like Hov and Nas I made amends with some friends

And some friends have come to an end

So when I stopped at bus stops some couldn’t get in

Hey it is what it is and we couldn’t pretend

I have three beautiful mothers

Two beautiful kids

And one beautiful crib where I live

Man God’s been good to me

Birthday, a beach and the breeze

Every Oleg day was a sight to be seen

A lot of goals weren’t achieved

I won’t grieve ‘cuz every day I’ve been blessed to breathe

As for me and the Leaves

Last year dropped our own CD

Blood I wish you were here to see

Dad, I miss you

And you know how your sons love you

I’m seeing myself in the places where I once saw you

So I struggle at times not to be ourselves

I see your signs from heaven when we need help

So I bail for that new wheel shine and chromed out

My resolve for new prob’s and plans to drive out

At the square they’re counting down but don’t count me out

Because that’s what life’s about

Say goodbye to yesterday

Say goodbye, with a smile, to yesterday

December 22 is the day I tell ‘em

About an angel by the name of Helen

And how her life served as my perfect guide

Much like her sweet kind soul inside

Seems to lift up my awareness high

To a point not far behind

365 rewind

A new chapter begins

Laughter’s not wearing thin

And on and on the weeks go by

Stress on the rise

Collapse now well disguised

Meanwhile three days out the week

Blood is cleaned and leaves her very drained and week

And when you work 14 hour days

Or right through the night till the next morning says «hey»

And on through the next workday

Life begins to feel like it’s across the way

But when a memory fills you with hope and smile

Then it’s from a good life

And despite the trials and tribulations

These were days when

Her soft heart would change men

No imitation

I’ve been blessed by your patience

Touched by your strength when you became faced with

A fate no one would soon take

But if given the chance

Would damn sure have booked, straight left it vacant

Now, your time on this plane was sacred

And the last years of your stay a gift

If I could just say I wish you well

I wish you well