Take My Hand

[Verse 1]
It's been a few years now, time flies
It was like yesterday, I was wipin' my eyes
From my cries, of you leaving my life
But I realize, why cry when you in paradise
Don't get me wrong, I still miss you to this day
And I wish you could witness your lil' cousin on the stage
But some things change, it's the way things go
21st birthday, probably got your wings and halo
But you've always been an angel in disguise
And now, Slim, you're an angel in the skies
Sit back and put your picture to the side
Close my eyes, wit' my head up high, I reminisce your life
Thinkin' bout the times we had way back, we were wreckless
Flashbacks to the past ain't as bad as I expected
But you ain't gone, now you just live in the sky
'Cause you had one life to live and you were too sick to die

[Chorus]
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh

[Verse 2]
Hey boy, how you livin' up in heaven
'Cause even though you ain't here, you know that we still sendin' love
And I know you stayin true up there
'Cause I look outside, the sky is blue up there
You recall the night I gave you a ride in my car
You said "keep rhymin' and in no time you'll be a star"
Well, you don't know this but I took that to the heart
And I used those words to motivate me to get this far
And now I'm doing big things like you said I would
I know I'm gonna make it one day 'cause you said I could
'Cause if I want it bad enough, it'll end up good
You supported me, not too many understood
I dont think you understand how much you meant to me
But things happen for a reason, this was meant to be
'Cause now ain't nothin' hard, you livin' heavenly
And since life goes on, just rest in peace

[Chorus]
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh

[Verse 3]
Hey Slim, you weren't like anybody else
When I called for you, you never hesitate to help
So the day you left I can't express how I felt
And it hurts to talk to you 'cause it's like talkin' to myself
But I know you hear me, loud and clear
'Cause the only thing between us is the clouds and air
Man, i can't wait to see you again
Tell great grand-daddy I said hi, I know you with him
And our great uncle too, the one that passed from cancer
I know you up there with them now happy as ever
Not to mention your sister you lost when you were younger
Who would've thought a few years later you'd be together
Ha ha, I'm done mournin' your death, I'm celebratin' ya life
'Cause whenever darkness falls, eventually it gets bright
So yeah, I'ma make it through now I'll manage
By the way I don't love you to death, I love you past it

[Chorus]
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh

Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh
Take my hand and hold it tight
I will never let go, no, not for life, uh

[Outro - spoken during Chorus]
You made me who I am
You made me the star that I am today
It was your words and that car ride
When you simply said "You know what? Keep at it, Crazy, you gon' get somewhere"
You the very first, the very first person to say that
Rest in peace, Slim, we love you
See you when I get there