Family

[Intro]
Uh, yeah
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[Verse 1]
Family reunions and backyard cookouts
But still, look out, because it ain't all peace in these hard streets
Food brings you closer to love
So let's set the table, Bismillah, laugh, joke and applaud
No pork, no swine, just steaks
Potato salad, macaroni and cheese with crushed grape
Live at the barbecue, where some faces startle you
Ain't seen you in years, it's good to see ya
How you livin'? Committin' to the fulfillment of my vision
To take your advice, you make it so hard to listen
Apple pie in case I want dessert
I say food brings you closer to the earth

[Chorus]
Family reunion, don't let the loyalty be ruined
Havin' good times and food, smoke on somethin' soothin'
Chillin' with the family, aunts and mammies
Sisters, aunts and grannies, ain't nothin' like the family
Family reunion, don't let the loyalty be ruined
Havin' good times and food, smoke on somethin' soothin'
Chillin' with the family, aunts and Mammy
Sisters, aunts and grammies, ain't nothin' like the family

[Verse 2]
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Spread love, and you get love back
And when the hate comes at you, gotta dodge that rap
Gotta dodge that cap, niggas comin' for ya
Spend time with your fam, 'cause you don't know what day's gon' be your last
We steady movin' past the past
Had a couple laughs, but for the most, it was all bad
We only had each other, my sisters and my mother
My cousins and my brothers, we learnin' how to suffer
We played Spades, more likely to die from a bullet than old age
You feel me?
We gotta learn from each others' mistakes
'Cause if we don't, we just movin' in circles
But what goes around comes around; my mindstate purple
And too much time to yourself could hurt you
Sometimes I stare at the stars and look at the clouds
And wonder to myself, "Why is life so foul?"
But ain't no answer to that, you gotta look for the good
But it's so hard to see when you come from the hood

[Chorus]
Family reunion, don't let the loyalty be ruined
Havin' good times and food, smoke on somethin' soothin'
Chillin' with the family, aunts and mammies
Sisters, aunts and grannies, ain't nothin' like the family
Family reunion, don't let the loyalty be ruined
Havin' good times and food, smoke on somethin' soothin'
Chillin' with the family, aunts and Mammy
Sisters, aunts and grammies, ain't nothin' like the family