[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 made 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
