10 Year Run Lyrics

Let's try this again

Dear Dad

It's crazy this where we even at

How did we get to where we even at

Said you was tired feeling weak but dad

You mean you really just gon leave like that

You mean this really where the story ends

Hard convos and nervous chatter

All your kids together watching march madness Taking shots of Julio I guess it's the perfect chapter

You beat addiction you went blow for blow

Ten years stage four toe to toe

You and Ma Leap stayed on the open road

Aye boy you took this thing from Webb town to the Poconos

From hugh street to two seats on a huge beach

From creech st to cruise ships the air different

Wilson med to ECU you air lifted

In hindsight I really should've prepared different

If I'm completely honest I am really scared

But I made you a promise and I'm still aware

I need Ma Leap to know that I am really there

The bond we have can't break or ever disappear

Game face on so calm is how I still appear

But I been crying on her shoulder shirts filled with tears

When I was breaking down Dad she was so strong

How is it she so broken but she still repair

She never changed even things was odd with you

Picking up Jordan getting Caleb you got the squad with you

At times she even make me wanna kinda go to church

She got the type of faith that only god give you

My aunt Annie with you grandma with you God with you

Uncle buddy cousin Lee you got the mob with you

You probably telling grandma that she doing something wrong

And she gon listen your sisters always said she was soft with you

I tend to do better when I rhyme my words but I really don't rhyme for free anymore

But I wanna rap with yall tho (that's a bar Jamal)

Depending on your relation or where you know him from you may have called him by a few names

We called him dad Marques called him Champ and Big guy Some called him Mark Uncle Mark brother pop pop Some called him David some called him Dave My Ma Leap called him Buttercup can you believe that

My favorite tho is Grateful Dave

The definition of Grateful isfeeling or showing an appreciation of kindness thankful

He was appreciative of the kindness shown to him in times that weren't so kind to him Humble enough to admit he needed a helping hand Ya know pride will take away your prize if you let it

But he didn't stop there When he got to a place where he could extend grace and assistance he reached back and gave back to the village The old phrase each one teach one comes to mind

So while he was grateful for some many of you here now and some not here but not forgotten

As a look around this room Apparently We were all grateful for him too

He told me to look after his wife and I'm grateful that it's my Ma Leap A wonderful woman A woman who doesn't beat you in the head with the Bible but who really walks by faith I've seen it! You can tell me different Truly an inspiration

I'm grateful for my brother and all of my sisters and the village we've created and still building Even with time and distance between usThis is a chemistry you can't fake 96 Bulls like 73-9 Golden State type stuff

I'm grateful for all the lectures that me marques and Bario hated as kids The same lectures we give our kids now

and I'm grateful for the convos we had recently where we laid it all out Apologized to each other cause be both be trippin lol listened to understand and not just to respond and said we we didn't need to have those convos anymore

Im grateful Mika and Ronesh and they know why

and I'm grateful for all of you who've all played a part in this success story

They told me I had some big shoes to fill I said nah bro I could NEVER fill those shoes Besides he was a Stacey Adams type of guy I'm more of an off white presto type dude Marq is is designer right now as I speak Tiff and cha cha and fly on all levels

Plus No matter how many times Kobe practiced that fadeaway he could never be MJ

So I brought my own shoes to the court tho

And we gon ball!

Love yall