So Long
(MC Hammer talking)Our Father, which art in heavenHallowed be thy NameThy kingdom come, thy will be doneOn earth, as it is in heavenGive us this day, our daily breadAnd forgive us our debtAs we forgive our debtorsLead us not into temptationBut deliver us from evilFor thine is the kingdom, the power, and the gloryIn Jesus' nameAmen(Chorus x2)So long, so long so longI hope to see you again(Verse One: Busstop)I never got a chance to say goodbyeI could've made it to the funeral, I won't lieBut I didn't want to see my homie laying that wayNow I regret not paying respects to this dayCause its hard to accept I'll never see u againNot only true homies, we were best of friendsI hope u understand my pain and griefCause I can feel u up there looking down on meNow I need to get somewhere so I can thinkI'm going to the graveyard to pour my homies a drinkI sip the liquor, snip a rose and lay it on the grassAnd never in my life have I felt so badIt's Saturday night, I'm at the gravesiteSitting by the tomb stone holding a flash lightThe scene is cold I got sweated in my palmI'm hurting so inside I feel so i drop the bombLil' Jay could of been more than nineteennow it seems every night he's in my dreamsO.F.T.B. means operating from the bottom with a tribute to the homies that's gone(Chorus x2)(Verse Two: FlipSide)A lot of my homies died from gang affiliationsWhile others die from, imitationBut I ain't tripping, I learn from my lossesFrom gang banging u got's to pay the causesYou only live once, so live it to the fullestA lot of my homies, they died by the bulletTony ?? not a convictJust a gangster who grew up in the projectsA big daddy, is what he droveBack then, to me it was a Roll'sTop Gold, he wore it on his clothesHe had a gangster live on poseJust keeping it real so don't set tripMuch love from the Low, the Bus, the Flip (O.F.T.B.)If you ever in Watts take a look at the wallDedicated for love dogg for all of y'all(Chorus x2)(Verse Three: Low MB)I remember everyday, I use to playWith my niggas Ros Bowlow and Lil' JayBut now they gone and I forgotAnd homies is crazy real, and still plottingI know one day I'm going to have to meet my endBut that's the day I hope we all gon' meet againAnd give each other big love at the crossroadsIt's hell on earth so I'm hoping Heavens your WorldI'm still chilling, with Flip and BustopI hope y'all chilling, with T.C. scoop with ChopAnd all he other, homies that a nigga missFor every candle, I blow out you know I wishThat we was all getting high, parle and tripAnd have some laughs about the good times we use to haveBack in the days when we was all doing real badAnd right now a nigga trying to get his money rightBut y'all know me yo, it's still tightI never thought, we'd have to say goodbyeThis kind of shit bring tears to a gangsters eyesBut the Low, you know I'm going to be strongI won't say goodbye, I'm saying so long(Chorus x2)(Verse Four: MC Hammer)I know we done all lost a friend beforeA victim to the game in these street warsBut we gotta remember, we all gotta dieNo matter what you do you can't escape your fateDavid ?? was a warrior, a soldierYou had to pay attention to the game that he told youA dark night when he lost his lifeFull of than drink he couldn't put up a fightSo he slipped on over to the darknessMy homie, my Uncle, my dearly departedI shed tears cause I wish he was here(He never see his Nephew get to make it up here)25 when he took his last breatheHe barley had lived, and he had to come and see deathI can't explain all the pain that I feel?? yeah that's real(Chorus)So long, so long so longI hope to see you againSo long, so long so longI hope to see you againSo long, so long so longI hope to see you againI hope to see my homies one day soonTo my Grandfather Willie James, my Auntie Rest In PeaceTo all my Nephews(To my big homie Big Jay y'all rest in peace)