it wasn't for you,
where would I be?
So many what ifs and chances, no walls
But I'm tryin' so hard, and givin' it all
And it shows, it shows,
it's because of the way
This is from my moms
and my old man too
Yeah I said it's from my old man too
Because I grew to be a man
and never become you
But the
Bible says honor your father and so I do
And we all tempt the neighbor,
we start new
And my mother wasn't perfect,
but I still love you
Because I understand the pain
that you drank through
But never again, we made you bad, you
Let's go
If it wasn't for you, where would I be?
So many wonders and chances lost
But I'm trying so hard, and giving it all
And it shows, it shows,
it's because of you, baby
Yeah, I was a snot -nosed kid met my
older brother's shadow
Wherever my ooze went, man,
I would always follow
And if I piss him off and he will beat me
You tell me to run back home,
but nah, nah -uh
I just followed from a distance
Till he turned a corner an d my
brother witnessed it
Can't believe he just gapped it from me
Now these older kids frontin',
walkin' up to me funny, like
Hey, kid, bro, where you from?
Next thing, man, they all tryna take me,
God, what?
Now I'm swingin' like my
older brother taught me
I get hit, now I see myself fallin'
All of a sudden,
I just see my brother's shoes
And he's swingin',
knockin' out all of these dudes
See, my brother was the man to me
He still is, your number one fan is me
If it wasn't for you, where would I be?
So many wonders and chances lost
But I'm trying so hard, and giving it all
And it shows, it shows,
it's because of you, babe
Yeah, yeah, this is for my queen, yeah
This is for my kids, see the roads never straight,
but that's just how it is
And all of that hardship I hope
to never see again
That's why I concentrate
on doing everything big
This is for my decoys,
this is for my horsemen
This is for my people all around
South
Auckland
This is for my doorway brothers with light
For taking me off the streets
and put in front of the mic
If it wasn't for you, where would I be?
So many what ifs and chances, no
But I'm trying so hard
And giving it all
And it shows, it shows
It's because of you, babe