Barbeque Plates

[Intro]
Understand we ain’t sayin’ this out of disrespect
We sayin’ it out of respect
‘cause we gotta do better
We do better, man, we’ll be in better positions, dead or living
Let’s get it

[Verse 1]
Little homie lost his life ‘cause he was out there living dangerous
His whole family combined couldn’t afford the arrangements
Matters how deep the pain and anguish, money’s still the language
The funeral man said he needеd way more than what they came with
It’s a shamе the cash was low and y’all lost Uncle Joe
Still raising the dough, he should’ve been buried two months ago
Got that man on ice with no casket or plot to occupy
It’s taking so long to drop my guy people forgot he died
Seen a lot of youngsters on his social threads posting bread
But later a fundraiser is set up after most are dead
No savings or insurance policy, just some hopeless Tweets
Dipped and left your mama with that debt because you chose the streets
That ain’t how it’s supposed to be
Raising dough while grieving, that’s the reason why you need to be stacking up while you’re breathing
You had jewelry, you had clothes, all the stuff you thought you wanted
But left with what you were born with, now your mama tryna pawn it, man

[Chorus]
Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates

Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates

[Verse 2]
Stop living for the moment
Think about it, build on it
Separate what’s most important and stay focused on it
‘cause everything that shine ain’t got diamonds on it
The hard times gon’ always remind us of it
Can’t afford to live, can’t afford to die
Family in a bind, and why? Dying ain’t on our mind
Get some insurance right now if you don’t have none
Ashamed when most of us die, we don’t have none
Family selling barbeque plates, doing [?]
All these events, no headstone, no money
But they got your picture all over The ‘gram
Hashtag longlive when you was living not giving a damn
Get your business in order, that’s it, that’s all
Protect the ones you love, pray for the ones you don’t
The ones you think your friends really not your friends at all
I’m here to share the information, the rest on y’all

[Chorus]
Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates

Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates

[Verse 3]
Struggling to bury mama, you waiting on heaven to call
None of her children got no bread and it’s eleven of y’all
So many people to pay so it’s money decisions only
Pastor love you and your family but business is business, homie
Cats be dripping, didn’t even have a stash that they could dip in
The same friends you used to hustle with barely done chipped in
Not being disrespectful, I’m just hoping for better
Instead of reaching out to strangers and approaching for cheddar
If we our brother’s keeper, we should be saving them from the reaper
Couldn’t view the body, had to cremate him because it’s cheaper
Wanna live crazy, bro, then get your ducks in a row
At least that way your folks will have a couple of bucks when you go
When we visit the cemetery, the environment’s scary
Your grave is unmarked so we can’t even find where you’re buried
You should have grinded ’til your income grew
‘cause when your family put you in that hole, you put your family in one too
That’s why I’m saying

[Chorus]
Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates

Every day it’s like we got a new case
Steady dropping, it ain’t hard to lose faith
Didn’t put no bread away, now it’s too late
Died broke, now your family’s selling barbeque plates