Family Matters (feat. Arin Ray)

Uh, I got an auntie who be raisin' her daughter's kids
 She's 46, one is 1, one is 2, others 4 and 6
 Baby dad ain't really with that supportive shit
 I come to town iced out with the foreign drip
 I got another cousin, she the same age as me
 Our lifestyles completely different and basically
 Her baby dad beat her ass, what I hate to see
 Her black eye as I cried, it's a daily thing, uh
 And here I am chasin' dreams
 Ignorant with bliss, worryin' 'bout plays and streams
 The crazy part is they don't even say a thing
 They don't want me to worry, just go and make the cream
 I got an aunt with a cheatin' husband, always knew he bogus
 Used to wear turtlenecks and some Louis loafers
 Comin' home to family struggles got me losin' focus
 I don't know how else to deal so it's too late now
 I got a brother out there who like 5 years old
 I don't know why daddy tried to hide your soul
 No blood test needed 'cause it just might be
 Seen the picture, lil' man lookin' just like me
 It be the ones that's closest
 That go through the motions
 Maybe it's me that's been selfish
 Don't know why I can't help it
 And it's been hard for me
 To see what you been goin' through, it's tirin'
 'Cause you've been sufferin', you've been sufferin'
 No more sufferin' in silence
 And they don't even ask for shit
 When I was broke, grandma MoneyGram-ed me cash and shit
 And she wasn't even the one that was havin' it
 Family be matterin' most, but as a catalyst
 I got another cousin buggin' who addicted to Xans
 Said it was her substitute for never gettin' a man
 Said we all need love, only if it's in the plan
 Forced love the worst love, throw that shit in the can
 I got an auntie who a prostitute, it hurt my soul
 Promise you sellin' your body ain't worth that gold
 Reverse that role, you don't gotta swerve that road
 Searching for the answers, I don't wanna search that low
 'Cause I done been through a lot, my family goes through worse
 Cryin' on this airplane how I wrote this verse
 They be sufferin' in silence, they don't tell me a thing
 All they tell me is, "Nigga, go excel in your dreams"
 Yeah, it be the ones that's closest
 That go through the motions
 Maybe it's me that's been selfish
 Don't know why I can't help it
 And it's been hard for me
 To see what you been goin' through, it's tirin'
 'Cause you've been sufferin', been sufferin'
 No more sufferin' in silence
 It be the ones that's closest
 That go through the motions
 Maybe it's me that's been selfish
 Don't know why I can't help it
 And it's been hard for me
 To see what you been goin' through, it's tirin'
 You've been sufferin', been sufferin'
 No more sufferin' in silence