Papoose - Obituary 2013 Lyrics
(Intro)Happy new year’s(Hook)Stress free, no worriesLife’s too short to be livin it in a hurryPut yo peace signs up, keep yo hands steadyThis is the 2013 obituary(Verse)Nelson Mandela is accolades variousSouth African, anti-apartheid, revolutionaryBorn July 18th, 1918Born leader, philanthropist, a true kingServed 27 years in prison, what was his crime?Guilty for fighting against apartheidInjustice memories, they sent a fake interpreter to his memorial to overshadow his legacyThe cause of his death, respiratory infectionOur first president, not Obama, correctionPaul Walker, talented actorIn all of his movies he played memorable charactersBorn September 12th, 1973Did commercials as a child, born for TVFast and Furious entirelyHe died in a car accident, tragic dramatic irony(Hook)Stress free, no worriesLife’s too short to be livin it in a hurryPut yo peace signs up, keep yo hands steadyThis is the 2013 obituary(I can’t hear you)(Hook)Stress free, no worriesLife’s too short to be livin it in a hurryPut yo peace signs up, keep yo hands steadyThis is the 2013 obituary(Verse)James Gandolfini, HBO channelBetter known to the world as Tony SopranoBorn 1961, SeptemberOut in Westwood, New JerseyThrough his endeavors played highschool basketball, actin in playsRisin star, yet to have better daysWon a Golden Globe Award3 Emmy’s, 3 SAG’s, the best in the drama seriesCause of his death, he had a heart attackNone of us are promised tomorrow, that’s a factChris Kelly, a young life lostPart of the legendary group Criss CrossBorn August 11, 1978Later met Jermaine Dupri, cut a demo tapeDouble platinum, trend setter, clothes backwardsHis death, alleged drug overdose, tragic(Hook)Stress free, no worriesLife’s too short to be livin it in a hurryPut yo peace signs up, keep yo hands steadyThis is the 2013 obituary(Louder!)(Hook)Stress free, no worriesLife’s too short to be livin it in a hurryPut yo peace signs up, keep yo hands steadyThis is the 2013 obituary(Verse)Strong, where do I begin?My brother, my other half, my best friendBorn August, I’m lost for words to be trueWe was raised in Brooklyn, New York, me and youLeft hand, the location tattooIn his veins the same blood as PapooseThought I would be reciting this song so you can hear itNever thought I would be writing a song with you in itRIP to Doe BJerry Boss, Roger E, Bird and KachiRIP to STRIP, the stars don’t stopRIP Jean StapletonJim Kelly for comeback, he always ready2013 obituary I swearI hope I don’t have to do this again next year(Interlude)When I die I want a rapper to do a song like this for me manIt gotta be somebody with talent though, I don’t respect artists without talentI just don’t want no fake DJs doing no tributes, no tributes pleaseCuz you ain’t salute a nigga when he was aliveAllow my words to haunt youSay farewell to 2013 yallFarewell 2013, farewell(Verse)Middle finger to 2013, you made us sufferStill can’t believe you murdered my little brotherPain in the voice and eyes of our mothersFatherless son but his uncle gon make him sufferTried to kick us while we down, took him from usBut you can’t keep us down, he’s still above usJail ain’t that bad, it’s something that been fullIf they tryin to leave you with nothing to live forEverybody’s so full of hate, what’s this for?I smoked with Sun Tzu, he told me it’s warA man who goes to bed with a book never goes to bed aloneGood literature, signing off, my signaturePa-poose, Pa-poose
