[00:12]A bird with the word came to me[00:15]The sweetness of a honeycomb tree[00:18]And now I look what's taking over me[00:21]Couldn't fake it if I wanted to[00:24]I had to wake up just to make it through[00:27]I got my patience and I'm making do[00:31]I learned my lessons from the ancient roots[00:34]I choose to follow what the greatest do[00:37]A bird with the word came to me[00:40]The sweetness of a honeycomb tree[00:44]And now I look what's taking over me[00:47]Couldn't fake it if I wanted to[00:50]I had to wake up just to make it through[00:53]I got my patience and I'm making do[00:56]I learned my lessons from the ancient roots[00:59]I choose to follow what the greatest do[01:03]I'm repping for the longest cycle,[01:05]mmm[01:06]My uncles had to pay the cost,[01:08]mmm[01:09]My sister used to sing to Whitney,[01:11]mmm[01:12]My mama caught the gambling bug,[01:14]mmm[01:15]We came up in a lonely castle,[01:18]mmm[01:19]My papa was behind them bars,[01:21]mmm[01:22]We never had to want for nothing,[01:24]mmm[01:25]Said all we ever need is love,[01:27]mmm[01:28]We see the same things[01:31]We sing the same songs[01:35]We feel the same grief[01:38]Bleed the same blood[01:41]You grew up in the home beside me[01:44]I always had a friend to call[01:48]How could I make it here without you?[01:50]Mmm[01:51]I pray I leave before you're gone[01:55]A bird with a word came to me[01:58]The sweetness of a honeycomb tree[02:01]And now I look, what's taking over me[02:04]Couldn't fake it if I wanted to[02:07]I had to wake up, just to make it through[02:10]I got my patience and I'm making do[02:14]I learned my lessons from the ancient roots[02:17]I choose to follow what the greatest do[02:21]A bird with the word came to me[02:24]The sweetness of a honeycomb tree[02:27]And now my luck was taking over me[02:30]Couldn't fake it if I wanted to[02:33]I had to wake up just to make it through[02:36]I got my patience and I'm making do[02:39]I learned my lessons from the ancient roots[02:43]I choose to follow what the greatest do[03:11]Hey, my little youth is crying[03:14]I'm almost home, almost home[03:18]Look no further riots,[03:20]mmm[03:21]Working my fingers to the bone[03:24]See I do the best I can,[03:27]mmm[03:28]Mama was a farmer,[03:30]mmm[03:31]Papa was a goner,[03:33]mmm