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Yeah<br /> I wanna share some shit with y'all<br /> All truth, all truthLike I'm standing inside a Tabernacle<br /> I promised not to lie in not one of these verses<br /> I started out as a battle rapper<br /> All I knew was Maxells, ADATs, DATs and gats<br /> My name is Ryan Daniel Montgomery<br /> Recovering alcoholic, I grew up on 9 Mile<br /> I'm not a gangster, drug dealer or thug nigga<br /> Just an MC who made a name with his rhyme style<br /> Sometime around '95 I found my calling<br /> And that all coincides with the time that I found my darling<br /> Now later on in the story I tell you her significance<br /> But now let's talk about me, specifically<br /> Three brothers and one sister see<br /> My daddy taught me consistency with his fucking patterns<br /> Hallelujah I'm the son of a addict<br /> My addiction was music<br /> All I would do is go to the studio and The Shelter<br /> Listening to Redman and Heltah SkeltahAye y'all remember that one joint from the Heltah Skeltah album called...<br /> Sean Price be like, "I'm not sure any" yeah that was my shit<br /> I used to bump that shit all day<br /> By this time I knew I wanted to be an artist, I didn't want to be anything else<br /> You know, but my mom had plans for me, she wanted me to go to school, so you knowTo make mom's happy<br /> I took some general courses in college<br /> Took the bus until I got hella bored with that<br /> Because the bus stop I had to walk to<br /> Was right across from the first studio I ever recorded at<br /> Now I would have to assume that<br /> It was either meant for me to be rapping<br /> Or meant for me to be laughing at God's<br /> Geographical humor<br /> As soon as I stepped foot in the open-mic it was like a reunion<br /> I was a shoe-in<br /> I met Kino there too<br /> And he asked me to manage me<br /> And that was back in like, let me see<br /> '97, my girl was pregnant<br /> Hurdles was prevalent<br /> And nigga it therapeutic just for me to breathe into my mic<br /> Started learning why the Lord put certain people in my life<br /> And the way he started blessing me, uh<br /> I guess before my inner-demons got the best of me<br /> Like sneezing was my vice<br /> Needless to say that December 29th was the day I became a believer in fateOkay now it's December 28th, my day is goin' great<br /> Kino booked me a show under contract to do that night<br /> I got a call from my girl's people saying she in labor in the hospital right now, 9th floor<br /> I get on the elevator<br /> Elevator stops on the 5th floor, elevator opens up, my uncle's standing there crying<br /> Now I'm caught off guard, I'm like, what the fuck?My uncle standing there like "Ryan, they that way"<br /> I walk out, I see my momma and that entire side of my family<br /> Looking like it's some kind of drama happenin'<br /> I said "what happened"<br /> They like "Granny's been in a bad accident, and it ain't looking good"<br /> I'm like "man, what?"<br /> I'm having a baby four floors up<br /> Before I froze up<br /> I'm trying to figure out why the Lord chose us<br /> Or maybe chose me<br /> To ride in this emotionally roller coaster<br /> My momma said "the baby here yet?"<br /> I'm said "maybe"<br /> She like "maybe? Baby, go see"<br /> I walk away feeling like a good father, the same time as a terrible son<br /> Get to my girl, she 5 centimeters dilated so I waited<br /> She got to get to 'bout nine 'til it's that time<br /> And meanwhile I'm more popular in this hospital than the doctors<br /> Nurses watching, whispering like "that's the one right there<br /> Who got the lady in labor on 9 and the other lady dying on 5"By this time I don't even fuckin' remember that I got a show<br /> Somebody had to remind me. The doors was already open at the venue<br /> I got emotions runnin' every which way<br /> All the nurses and stuff is like,<br /> "We'll keep you posted about the baby, we'll keep you posted about your granny."<br /> I didn't like seeing my mama like that, so I had to get out of thereYeah, I hit the stage at 11:50, killed it<br /> I got off at about midnight<br /> With about six types of different emotions floatin' around inside me<br /> Hopeless, tryna find me<br /> Hopin' in time God'll guide me<br /> In the future, just as I was about to leave out<br /> I saw Kino talkin' to Marshall and then he introduced us<br /> We talked about collaboratin' and how chasin' this rap thing is aggravatin'<br /> But I'll get back, I got the family waitin'<br /> I get to skatin'<br /> As soon as I get to the hospital they tell me that my granny didn't make it<br /> She just died, I'm feelin' helpless, it hurt me<br /> On the flip side, my little boy is healthy in the nursery<br /> I picked him up, looked in his eyes for the first time and just cried<br /> Ain't no denyin' this is the power of God<br /> I said, "I love you, Granny" and looked to the sky<br /> Like even though he just got here, goodbyeThis is how the story goes<br /> Powerful day<br /> Powerful day<br /> Most significant day in my life<br /> I mean, aside from meetin' my man Marshall, my son bein' born and my granny dying on the same day<br /> My grandma didn't live anywhere near that hospital. I learned a lot this day<br /> I learned that the universe has this way of balancing itself out<br /> For me to lose such a beautiful soul in my granny, and gain such a beautiful soul with my first born son,<br /> Little Royce, it showed me that God is real. God is real.<br /> And you know what they say, God giveth, God taketh away<br /> <br /> Songwriters<br /> LARRY GRIFFIN, RYAN MONTGOMERY, J. RHODESPublished by<br /> Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.Lyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>