Dear Me, I'm Pouring Back Into You

Dear Me (Homage to Home) Featuring Prince

Dear Me

I'm a born sinner

But I was also born a winner despite the obstacles

Because of God, I know it's possible

I was never the protagonist

I'm done with the average shit

I'm not the good guy

Just the nice one trying to convict me for fun

Planting the drugs or the gun

Will you hang me?

Or will you shoot me?

Why would you try to end my life?

I know your ignorance to my strife is bliss

But that still doesn't give you the right to critique my shit

I'm not a pawn nigga

I'm a boss

I'm a soldier kingdom builder

Somebody should've told you fuck you and fuck the American Dream

Dear Me

There's no need to stay in the box

Which they tried time after time

Again, and again to keep you contained outside and inside the lines

Dear Me

You can walk through a war zone with a field full of land mines

This is a sign you cannot be defined

You are starting to bear fruit

But they are not ripe

And that is fine

Dear Me

Fuck what you heard from the grapevine

I know... I know you have been disappointed multiple times

More than you can count

Fuck everyone that has let you down

Those niggas are clowns

I know you fear that you'll turn out to be a combination

Of all the worst parts of our father as we get older

The possibilities of that actually happening continues to grow as well

I know you fear that we'll never be able

To take care of the ones that we love

And to be a man

No, be a provider

You don't want to be a boy

You want to be a grown man

Someone that takes care of his family

A man that leads with God above him

A man that reassures the woman he loves

That she is his rib

And can show her she's great

Even when she doesn't think that of herself

But how can another nigga be all that he can

If all that he has ever seen is chaos?

How can he be righteous if he's constantly being thrown into oblivion?

Is it our own inability to create positivity

The reason why we damn near hate everyone that has come around?

Especially those who have no obligation?

I bet you would go live on a secluded island

Just to get away from this

Maybe

If we just close our eyes

Click our heels three times

That just might be the case. (Prince)

Dear Me

I know it hasn't been easy lately

It's been the best and the worst of times

Yet you're still here

Learning how to survive

Give yourself grace

Stop blaming yourself for the people who chose to walk away

Let them go

It's their loss

You didn't lose them, they lost you

And the reality will set in when they see you with someone brand new

Dear Me

You came a long way

From the sleepless nights to the dreadful days

I wonder how you're still able to pray

Even when the skies around you are black and gray

You're better than what you once were

Believe that and don't be unsure

You were born to standout

Not to be a cameo

Life is full of horses and jockeys

It's up to you to run the rodeo

Dear Me

Give yourself grace

There will be people who will betray you behind your back

And to your face

Stay true to who you are

Keep working hard

Their departure was for your benefit

Your blessings are not far

I know you want revenge

"Vengeance is mine" says God

I know sometimes you want to doubt

But God will bring you right out

Dear Me

Smile

Better days are coming

You are deserving of love

And there is someone deserving of your loving

By the time they realize your worth

You'll be worth more

Pick that head up

Keep that crown off the floor

Dear Me

It's your time to be great

Go after all of your dreams

It's never too late.