Said I'm climbing up the stairway to Heaven Wonder what I might see from up there Maybe mountains, maybe valleys of despair Guess it's true what they say in the end We regret the chances we don't take Maybe it's best to make some mistakes The greatest wins are not made from playing shit safe But I do now, 'cause I got shit to lose now Dreams of us painting the crib blue now You think I'll give it up just for a Patek or a bottle of Ace of Spades Or one of these niggas tryna buy me a Wraith I do that on my own, think again Think of all the places I'll see 'cause of this pen, oh Blood, sweat and tears put in this throne I built by hand Can't share it with just anybody 'Cause everybody ain't your friend So in case this the last letter that I wrote Make sure it's to my baby saying, "One day, I'll be home" (home) To kiss you on the forehead and tell you that I'm sorry (sorry) And at least your momma wasn't no vibe in someone's lobby (lobby) It's been a year now and it's always gon' be hard But at least I held you down and played my part Stuck with you under blue skies, stuck with you in the dark Before we had to keep sticks and illegal tint on all these cars (cars) But baby (baby), I never promised you it'll always be the same (baby) I only promised you my love would never change (baby) Wish you told me that it would have been this dangerous (yeah)

It's coming on Christmas They cutting down trees Putting up reindeers Singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here It's stays pretty green I'm gonna make a lot of money Gonna quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had river I could skate away on I made my baby cry She tried hard to help me She put me at ease She loved me some more It make me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad I'm gonna lost the best baby that I've ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye She's coming on christmas They cutting down trees Putting up reindeers Singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had river I could skate away on

She works the nights, by the water She's gone astray, so far away From her father's daughter She just wants a life for her baby All on her own, no one will come She's got to save him She tells him, "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry And no mama, you never shed tear Cause you have to set things year after year And you give the youth love beyond compare You find his school fee and the bus fare Mmm more, when pops disappear In the round back can't find him nowhere Now she got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe When she says "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry

She works the nights, by the water She's gone astray, so far away from my father's daughter She just wants a life for her baby All on her own, no one will come She's got to save him She tells him, "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" She tells him, "Your life ain't gon' be nothing like my life You're gonna grow and have a good life I'm gonna do what I've got to do" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry And no mama, you never shed tear You have to shed things year after year You give the youth love beyond compare You find his school fee and the bus fare Mmm, when pops' disappear In the round back can't find him nowhere Now she's got a six-year-old Trying to keep him warm Trying to keep out the cold When he looks in her eyes He don't know he is safe When she says "Ooh, love, no one's ever gonna hurt you, love I'm gonna give you all of my love Nobody matters like you" So, Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry Somebody's got you Rockabye baby, Rockabye I'm gonna rock you Rockabye baby, don't you cry

Give me a second I I need to get my story straight My friends are in the bathroom getting higher than the Empire State My lover is waiting for me just across the bar My seat's been taken by some sunglasses, asking 'bout a scar, and I know I gave it to you months ago I know you're trying to forget But between the drinks and subtle things The holes in my apologies, you know Trying hard to take it back So if by the time the bar closes And you feel like falling down, I'll carry you home Tonight, we are young So let's set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun Now I know that I'm not All that you got, I guess that I, I just thought Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart But our friends are back So let's raise a cup 'Cause I found someone to carry me home Tonight, we are young So let's set the world on fire We can burn brighter than the sun So if by the time the bar closes And you feel like falling down I'll carry you home tonight Tonight, we are young (we own the night) So let's set the world on fire (we own the night) We can burn brighter than the sun (we own the night)