Lyric Mills
f/ Faith Evans
[DMX]
I know that my savior lives
And at the end, he will stand on this earth
My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body, I will see God
Yes, I will see him for myself - and I long for that moment
Grandma, I really miss you and it ain t been the same
I drop a tear when I, hear yo name
Mariella Holloway, why you gotta be so far away?
Used to say, "Don t worry, it s gon be okay"
But it ain t - it s like when you left, you took the Lord witchu
Why couldn t I come when he came to get you?
Damn I really miss you - I had to say it again
I remember the time when I was like ten
Crept up in the neighbor s yard, yeah, bein hard headed
You told me I would get it - you said it!
And boy did I get it, but after you spanked me, you hugged me
Kissed me on my forehead, told me that you love me
And I saw, that it hurt you, more than it hurt me
I thought - how bad could this hurt be? I know now
That s why it s only done out of love
What I wouldn t give for one mo hug, from grandma
[Chorus: Faith Evans]
Baby it s gon be okay (she used to tell me that)
Baby it s gon be okay (I really miss hearin)
Baby it s gon be okay (she used to tell me that)
Baby it s gon be okay (I really miss hearin)
[DMX]
What I m about to say a couple of family members is gon hate me
But I ma let you know what s been goin on lately
Now you know since you left, a lot of things witcho kids done changed
Yeah Jackie s still crazy, don t know what s up with James
Ain t seen Jerry in a while, you know he walk like you
And Renee s back in jail, you know she talk like you
Riculah s(?) doin real good now, she workin
Rhonda s still runnin around, trickin, jerkin
Buckeye s buggin, he done lost his mind
And Jarvis? Back out of jail, doin fine
Kylie? He done changed, it ain t all about self
As for my father.. well, that s somethin else
But that s my dog, he hold his grandmother down
My great grandmother, makin a lot of trips out of town
But that s a good thing, and if I could only hear you sing
once more, oh Lord, the comfort it would bring
[Chorus]
[DMX]
You left behind a mother (and) eleven kids (and) eleven grandkids
And since then, two of yo grandkids done had kids
They had a boy named Tacoma, Xavier s brother, that s right
Xavier s means you a great grandmother
I thank you for the best times of my life
I thank you for when you first met her, accepted and lovin my wife
I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital
I thank you for my - life, I thank you for the bible
I thank you for the songs that you sing in the mornin
(Amazing Grace..) while I m yawnin
I thank you for the two beatings you gave me
Cause I know somewhere along the line
the lesson I learned from the two beatings saved me
And when you died I cried like a baby, I begged the Lord to take me
Cause no one else could give me what you gave me
But life like everything comes to an end
I pray I go to heaven to see you again - amen
[Chorus] - repeat 2X
[Faith Evans]
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I m found
Was blind, but now I see, yeahhh
[DMX]
I know that my savior lives
And at the end, he will stand on this earth
My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body, I will see God
Yes, I will see him for myself - and I long for that moment
Grandma, I really miss you and it ain t been the same
I drop a tear when I, hear yo name
Mariella Holloway, why you gotta be so far away?
Used to say, "Don t worry, it s gon be okay"
But it ain t - it s like when you left, you took the Lord witchu
Why couldn t I come when he came to get you?
Damn I really miss you - I had to say it again
I remember the time when I was like ten
Crept up in the neighbor s yard, yeah, bein hard headed
You told me I would get it - you said it!
And boy did I get it, but after you spanked me, you hugged me
Kissed me on my forehead, told me that you love me
And I saw, that it hurt you, more than it hurt me
I thought - how bad could this hurt be? I know now
That s why it s only done out of love
What I wouldn t give for one mo hug, from grandma
[Chorus: Faith Evans]
Baby it s gon be okay (she used to tell me that)
Baby it s gon be okay (I really miss hearin)
Baby it s gon be okay (she used to tell me that)
Baby it s gon be okay (I really miss hearin)
[DMX]
What I m about to say a couple of family members is gon hate me
But I ma let you know what s been goin on lately
Now you know since you left, a lot of things witcho kids done changed
Yeah Jackie s still crazy, don t know what s up with James
Ain t seen Jerry in a while, you know he walk like you
And Renee s back in jail, you know she talk like you
Riculah s(?) doin real good now, she workin
Rhonda s still runnin around, trickin, jerkin
Buckeye s buggin, he done lost his mind
And Jarvis? Back out of jail, doin fine
Kylie? He done changed, it ain t all about self
As for my father.. well, that s somethin else
But that s my dog, he hold his grandmother down
My great grandmother, makin a lot of trips out of town
But that s a good thing, and if I could only hear you sing
once more, oh Lord, the comfort it would bring
[Chorus]
[DMX]
You left behind a mother (and) eleven kids (and) eleven grandkids
And since then, two of yo grandkids done had kids
They had a boy named Tacoma, Xavier s brother, that s right
Xavier s means you a great grandmother
I thank you for the best times of my life
I thank you for when you first met her, accepted and lovin my wife
I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital
I thank you for my - life, I thank you for the bible
I thank you for the songs that you sing in the mornin
(Amazing Grace..) while I m yawnin
I thank you for the two beatings you gave me
Cause I know somewhere along the line
the lesson I learned from the two beatings saved me
And when you died I cried like a baby, I begged the Lord to take me
Cause no one else could give me what you gave me
But life like everything comes to an end
I pray I go to heaven to see you again - amen
[Chorus] - repeat 2X
[Faith Evans]
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I m found
Was blind, but now I see, yeahhh
