Meant to Happen

Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin' my way
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin'
 My mom was 18, waitin' for her prom date
 Which was my father, yes, this night's gonna be beyond great
 Two years prior they both created Aaron Yates
 So the bond straight with two fine mates, so mom waits
 And waits, in the upstairs window watchin'
 For my pops and it was shockin' that he never ever came knockin'
 Just left her, in her prom dress and that's the eve
 Where all the stress hit aggressively, she had her first epileptic seizure
 And kept havin' them, doctor, help the sick lady
 Medicine with the quickness, just maybe it'll stop
 'Member this, in '80 I was, nine
 Asleep and I heard somethin' collapse
 Hopped up with nothin' but tighty whitie
 Saw my mom just fell and slapped the floor
 She shakin', I'm scared, I ran out the house in my underwear
 "Help my mama" is all that's comin' out my mouth
 A neighbor came to help so mama wouldn't die
 As a little kid, watchin' the ambulance take her away, I'm thinkin' "Why?"
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin' my way
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin'
 '92, I was 21
 Sellin' rocks for my auntie, was plenty fun
 And yes she loaded the house with many guns
 She got me a TEC-9 for my birthday, "No more trippin' from anyone"
 Is what I'm thinkin', Boone's Farm's what I'm drinkin'
 Singin' Jodeci loaded, we exploded, these chicks I'm binkin'
 Daily, nightly, the ladies like me, I'm baby Ikie,
 Maybe slightly, I'm crazy might be
 Really shady, sheisty not like this though
 I'm sleepin' again, this dude breaks in with a pistol
 I heard his bullet whistle, so I had to roll of on this flo'
 Heard a struggle then my auntie scream, I'm feelin' for my piece
 Then, just my luck, my birthday gift that I got wasn't in my reach
 The gunman busted in my room lookin' for somethin'
 Found me hidin', pointed the gun right at my head, my heart was pumpin'
 Then he turned and ran away then with a blink of an eye
 He was gone, I found my auntie shakin', hidin' in the closet, I'm thinkin' "Why?"
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin' my way
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin'
 Dear Darkness, you've been with me for so long
 I never understood, 'til now in this slow song
 Been in some shaky situations, but life goes on
 But still, a lot of things you showed this kid was so wrong
 But what's so right, this pain and strife that I go write
 People go buy it, they think that my flow's tight
 Got a cold mic, they got me a million sold twice
 Not a low-life anymore it's always sold-out show nights
 After K.O.D. you scared me, so I ran from you
 Then accepted you on Seepage, then saw the fans come through
 Just when I thought I took everything I can stand from you
 I kept writing and then we watched the Strangeland come true
 So now I see, these stories in my life
 I was meant to share my darkness within my light
 People say it helps them to see me fly
 From the bottom, that's motivation for them all, now I see exactly why
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin' my way
 Cause it was all meant to happen
 It was all meant to happen
 No wonder why you kept walkin'