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he told me you died

I woke up this morning to a beautiful day,
heard a siren in distance,
quick to fade away,
not on my block where the birds was singin,
got dressed and walked out,
planned on doin some thinkin,
quit drinkin last year,
so i lit the haze,
walked on the sidewalks freshly paved,
hardly see cops up around my way,
all my neighbor's act friendly,
they pass an wave,
no more screamin cross the block,
the good ol days,
my cell starts ringin,
brought me outta my daze,
saw a number i aint known,
so i let it ring,
collectors never leave a message,
but saw a voicemail blink,
turns out it was my boy,
he said it was urgent,
so i called him right back,
it sounded like he was hurtin,
he said "there was a mistake"
"it wasn't meant to be"
I said what you sayin?
"they was comin for me"
i told him to breathe, calm down try an speak,
"dogg they shot my lil sister"
shit, I gritted my teeth,
Teenage lovers, we was always together,
but they shot her in the head, in this beautiful weather.
I died at the moment, a lil inside,
I wanted the tears, but i just couldn't cry, i wanted revenge,
to see them die,
but then i just breathed,
an said, calm over the line,
"what's the news on Maria?"
I heard his pain in choked cries,
then he took a deep breath,
an told me you died-