Wisdom

My first born son
 I call you my number 1 son
 You came a long way
 and for a long time you were doing your music
 It wasn't easy for you
 You dodged hard drugs, real bullets and verbal bullets
 You even dodged being a statistic on the citi-zism
 But you stayed the course
 You planted your seeds and I watched them grow
 I remember when you first started out,
 you told me about your plans
 About your music and what you and your friends were doing
 I didn't believe you, I didn't encourage you or discourage you
 On the quest throw the relish
 to feed the people I cherish
 the good and the bad I inherit
 Eating healthy keep the brain cells nourished and flourish
 take it all, work hard 'til the day that I perish
 I wish I could go back in time
 and find my first book of rhymes and publish
 ego death is a crime
 And that page that I ripped out back in '89
 written in red ink, damn what a line
 It's not easy getting kicked out the booth
 after 15 tries then I came with the truth
 This rhymes, you got depth, you got rhythm and soul
 Olympic torch flaming, 10 million sold
 Not bad for a chipper, who just came home
 To make Ma's proud the initial goal
 I'm old now, time to conquer the globe
 Look Ma, i'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, I'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, i'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, I'm on top of the world
 And to all my park killa's slash realla's
 my cohorts and co-hearts out front the old building
 moms they shooting
 Grab all your children to the pretty staircase
 Oooh stickers on the ceiling
 Late night, helping baby girl with her homework
 Little Kitty tears, magic marker just won't work
 Baby mommas stays fighting on the couch with some pink shorts
 The sacrifice to be on top of this rap war
 Kiss her on the cheek, tell her I love her
 The fortune and the fame. I'll be home in the 4th quarter
 Tears shed in the back of the tour bus
 started with 9 niggas and the DJ and just us
 You see the footage how I tell it do Tokyo
 What a wild rodeo, I built my portfolio
 Donte's got a new car, thinking he's cool
 Meek the first of the Hawkin's to graduate film school
 Flex grown right on his way to the air force
 Malik's growing up and he knows I'll be there for him
 Just elevating my time between my life and my rhymes
 Baby girl is gonna grow up right in front of my eyes
 God bless you my child
 Time flies when you smile
 Gotta cherish the moment, til I walk her down the aisle
 Look Ma, i'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, I'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, i'm on top of the world
 Look Ma, I'm on top of the world