I'VE BEEN THERE

I write what I know
what I've lived
what I've seen
like the T's in the triple 
or the B's in the beam
like the stamp in the bricks
the pearl flakes when they gleam
I've had the cake and the icing
you got it
bling, bling
I've lived in extravagance and the joy that it brings
i've had stacks upon racks
I loved it
big green
the whips and the power
money can bring
but all those things are superficial
I've experienced the pains they bring
I've lost friends to murder 
and lived in the sorrow greed brings
i've been burned by my friends
shot at for my things
I've been bitten and burnt 
by the dragon 
when he sings
I have lived behind bars
and I've spit them when I sing
i've been broken in spirit
lost with no dreams
I've sold drugs and been addicted
to the torment they bring
I've been up and I've been down
in worldly things
had the Versace
the Gucci
phat chains and gold rings
I've laughed
I've loved
I've lost all my things
I've paid the piper
met the reaper
it's been 20 years of hard walking 
through addiction 
and the fires it brings
I've been given a second chance
I've taken it 
and came out clean
I say goodbye to the Glocks
hogue gripped with green beams
I've tasted the spirit 
and seen the light that he brings
I've found joy in sobriety
the peace that God brings
I let go the worldly things
for a new journey I'm taking
and doing so clean!