Damn brehs....it's been a min since I sat down and really listened to Faces closing verse on "This Can't Be Life"....one of the most powerful verses in hip hop history y'all
"Now as I walk into the studio, to do this with Jig...
I got a phone call from one of my nigs
Said my homeboy Reek, he just lost one of his kids
And when I heard that, I just broke into tears
And see in the second hand, you don't really know how this is
But when it hits that close to home, you feel the pain at the crib
So I called mine, and saddened my wife with the bad news
Now we both depressed, countin our blessings, cuz Brad's two
Prayin for young souls to laugh at life through the stars
Loving your kids just like they was ours
And I'm hurtin for you dog, but ain't nobody pain is like yours
I just know that heaven'll open its doors...
And ain't no bright side to losin life, but you can view it like this
God's got open hands homie, he in the midst, of good company
Who loves all and hates not one
And one day, you gone be wit your son...
I could've rapped about my hard times on this song
But heaven knows I wouldve been wrong
It wouldn't have been right
It wouldn't have been love
It wouldn't have been life
It wouldn't have been us
THIS CANT BE LIFE"
