I remember when we walked & talked she couldn't get enough
in the days we was raised, but now its gettin' rough..
She told me bye, but the look in her eyes, said "see you later"
So we hugged, and I bounced toward the Elevator
We never made love but the the thoughts were still there...
Young in age, it fades at times, but Still here...
Now I think back, Rats used to think that,
Cats used to think we was wack but we winked back..
Cause the fact was, Different then others..
Same Jams, Same plans, same fam, but different mothers...
See,
Fast Forward, I was dippin' in black wit Grimy Boards
Came back,
but lost track of each other in 94'
Fast Forward even more, get poor...
"Make it all back".. Facts from the laws she taught..
She told me:
"If You make a couple bucks, better save it up"
"Cause ain't no face in this race just gonna Pay you bucks"
I Stay Stuck, thinkin' how Shaniece got rough..
Same age but the streets was beatin' her Up...
See..
we were both born I 1981.. With guns..
around us..
Play in the park? hear shots? Get down, duck!
But Her brother raised her up after her mother passed...
But he was lost in the game like them other cats....
A Hood life,
I know you heard this story..
When a good life is somthin that emerges poorly..
See,
All the lessons he taught her.. she taught me
Same age, from eleven to Twelve to fourteen..
But she was still my big sister on the other End
So I had to learn to protect her from the other men..
When I was in school some days, she was in the house
Packin' cracks & stacks, on her brothers couch
While I was learnin the lessons, the school taught
She was on the block learnin' bout life & new ports
Still..
she kept me from the game keepin me closed, bottled
Taught me to Pursue the Dreams we Both followed..
Still..
Lost touch after I bounced from the Buildin'
Heard stories bout her brother and the rats that killed him
Real... Trife..
life took me to the army and back..
Found out they got killed when the pharmacy Cracked
Wanted to live a different Life so she Forced a Brother
Same age, Same Dream.. Still, I lost a mother
Damn..
