Fat Joe — Heavenly Father

[Introduction sample] Heavenly Father Creator of all things I fumbled and said Was about to become Heavenly Father [Chorus: Lil Wayne] Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take For goodness sake Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take [Verse 1: Fat Joe] Lord forgive me for the killings in the past All the corrupt business' and dealings that I had All these pregnant ladies that I served up on the Ave Have me feel like I'm Bishop when I held my first gat They killed Tom right in front of his home They even murked Skee in my MPV So I dropped to my knees, why it couldn't be me? Why you had to leave me here with all this ENVY? Even though I got freedom I feel like I ain't free Everybody dying trying to be something they can't be A couple hundred million is something we'll never see So we speeding crashing head first into a tree [Chorus: Lil Wayne] Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take For goodness sake Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take [Verse 2: Fat Joe] I paid niggas' rents, even paid niggas' bails Gave niggas jobs so they wouldn't go to jail Did so much dirt niggas knew I wouldn't tell Paid for some funeral they probably went to hell I don't owe nobody nothing man, I gave that bitch a mill I ain't beating around the bush, I'm just speakin on what's real I ain't talking on no bullshit man, I'm talking 'bout what's real I ain't justifying beatings well she cheated on my nills Cheated with his brother, goddamn this bitch ill Probably the reason my nigga never left the will Things you'd never know have mercy on his soul Big Pun, one of the most realest I ever known [Chorus: Lil Wayne] Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take For goodness sake Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take [Verse 3: Fat Joe] When I die know they bury me a G Don't cry for me just let a nigga be In other words let your nigga rest in peace I been going so hard and I barely got sleep Lord, I know my mamma gunna take my passing hard But let her know in these streets her little boy was God Last of the Mohicans I was taking motherfuckers hearts Many wars you can see it in the bullet scars Lord, can you forgive me for my sins? Let me fly with you help a nigga spread his wings Azarya you forever be my Queen Just know for now daddy had to go and meet the King [Chorus: Lil Wayne] Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take For goodness sake Before I sleep I pray to the Lord for a soul to keep And If I should die before I wake I pray to the Lord for a soul to take