I wish, I wish, I wish Duh-duh, na I wish, I wish, I wish Uh, uh, uh Uh-uh, uh, uh-uh, uh, uh Uh-uh And I was so lost for words, couldn't even cry up at your funeral I come from that corner where the hustlers trap and shoot at you Straight As and Scat packs, they ain't slidin' in no Subaru Turn you to a savage, what them hard times'll do to you All my homies died young, smokin' till my mind numb Stepping like a marching band might hit they block with nine drums Took a lot of losses right where me and all my guys hung Opps talkin' shit, that left my pride stunned, uh I wish that I could hold you tight now (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm grippin' on this pole tonight, uh (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm connected to your soul tonight, hopin'— (I wish, I wish, I wish) Everything my way (I wish, I wish, I wish) Uh Tim-Tim was my brother, we was suitin' up for graduation I saw twin'em in them caskets, told myself "I gotta make it" Makin' moves and stackin' payments, SRTs and traffic races Was most happy back in the day, it seem like now I'm tryna fake it Twenty deep with all my cousins, tweakin' in my granny basement Hot nights in the summer time, with no sheet on that mattress bakin' Now we let them choppers beat, I swear I love that kind of cadence Money, have no time for waitin', fifty Ms, I'm tryna chase it 'Member when no care at all, runnin' through them projects Why they ain't show the same love when I ain't beat the odds yet? Masked up with no gloves, we send his ass where God at We took over for the block, was fearless on that conquest All I gotta say is "Go", now watch how all my soldiers ride Treat him like he Trey, gon' let him out if he don't wanna slide Shots hit him, but still in shock, that's why he left with open eyes I'm from the trenches, deep up in that grass where all the cobras hide I wish that I could hold you tight now (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm grippin' on this pole tonight, uh (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm connected to your soul tonight, hopin'— (I wish, I wish, I wish) Everything my way (I wish, I wish, I wish) Wish I could be with you somehow Can't put my gun down, 'cause I'm the one now Mama, I'm my brothers keeper, I won't let your son drown Always fightin' with the reaper, like I keep some gloves 'round, uh I'm taking drugs until I'm incoherent, low and steady, disappearin' But, 'fore you know, I'm forever thuggin', I can feel your spirit Racin' to the finish line, look up, and I can hear 'em cheerin' For feelings that I lost to gang, the only thing I'm still enduring I wish that I could hold you tight now (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm grippin' on this pole tonight, uh (I wish, I wish, I wish) I'm connected to your soul tonight, hopin'— (I wish, I wish, I wish) Everything my way (I wish, I wish) I wish, I wish, I wish (And if I make it out this thug—) I wish, I wish, I wish (I'll see you again some day) I wish, I wish, I wish (Everything my way) I wish, I wish, I wish I wish, I wish, I wish I wish, I wish, I wish