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