Question is, can you forgive baby Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? I love you from a distance I love you, so persistent I love you from a distance I love you, so persistent My shawty had an abortion for me like three times As hard as that to say that to y'all, I think it's much harder to keep it silent I hide emotion behind the face that's devoted To only winnin' this race and this pussy, money and violence How could I be so selfish and need this time for myself? Needed time for your health, to recover, I'm on some other I'm out there sellin' soaps to these fiends, hopin' for dough for more myself It's twenty three like is that the hope for myself 'Cause if I never have a kid again, I be pissed but I deserve it I been cursed with all these man made ways And this earth that I been livin' in Sorry for the present problems that I put you on and get you in Follow God, take my soul if I can't, play my role 'Cause I know what I'm doin', it ain't right, it ain't wrong But it make decisions, takin' life, just take away a life 'Cause day and night, I pray to Christ and I hope you'll forgive me Question is, (can you forgive me) Can you forgive baby Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? I love you from a distance I love you, so persistent I love you from a distance I love you, so persistent Hopped off the phone with my dad, niggas barely do speak But I'm sending Western Union wires every two weeks I got a brand new brother and sister I never do see He might call to send me a blessing to tell me do me But shit, I been doin' me since fourteen Four court cases, court scene, four courses, called clean Corner boy fortune, a fortune to dope fiends That got a nigga cuffed in the court with these lawyer fees and I just felt the game callin' me, ay Felt like Mitch in paid in full and the world they gonna pay me full Dropped outta school and teachers just called me fool Packed the black bag up and back up on my bull You always told me these problems would soon catch up to me And shit is catchin' up and fuckin' me up Fourth quarter hustlin', I'm 'bout to sell a three up If the D comes, I'm gone, pop, please forgive me for this song cause I understand Question is, can you forgive baby Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? I really contemplated killin' you Grippin' the clutch and throw aside this pistol in my hand Used to be my fam dawg, you used to be my man It's only outta respect for your mama I say your name, but I care look Niggas that say they love, they wanna kill you This feeling's feelin' familiar, I felt it for way too long Feelin' like the villain, you felt was way too strong It felt like jealousy was just weighin' in on your dome Should've cut ties, man I should've cut ties Lord please, Lord please forgive my young eyes I was young and unwise, I was just so naive I was trying just believe, I was trying just perceive But them niggas, they was greed, they was livin' outta greed Now I'm livin' out the dream, cookin' kitchen outta steam and You gotta feel me, I messed up on a yacht Lookin' filthy, that's why they do not feel me, ya dig? Question is, can you forgive me baby Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? Can you forgive me for the way I love you? I love you from a distance You come so persistent I love you from a distance You come so persistent I love you from a distance You come so persistent I love you from a distance You come so persistent You say that you love me But you still out in these streets All that hustlin', hustlin', hustlin' Lead to nothin', nothin', nothin' It's time for you to leave 'Cause you're still out in these streets All that hustlin', hustlin', hustlin' Lead to nothin', nothin', nothin' Hey Tory, it's me I just wanna let you know that I'm walking away from the situation I just feel like I've tried, I've tried and I just can't get through to you and I feel like you love this lifestyle more than you love me Just pray that you take care of yourself and be safe out there I love you At this point I ain't know what to do Couldn't go back to my girl's house And I for damn sure wasn't goin' back to the hood I had less than a dollar and a dream And I was floatin' down on this boulevard