Joey Story

Let me tell y'all a story About somebody that I used to know But for right now We just gon' call him Joey We'll call it "Joey story" for right now Huh, huh (and I can't go back) Joey woke up one morning, he was tired of the world He was tired of the dreams that he saw He lived in the city in Cali, but now he in debt 'Cause of all of the shit he done bought He tired, just lookin' to God and he losin' his faith 'Cause of all of the problems he fought Powerful nigga who really tryna care for his kids And he fightin' cases in court He tired of talkin' to his therapist Doctor ain't sayin' shit, plus he ain't heard it before Walked outside in the middle of fall So it's windy as soon as he open the door He tired of the world and tired of the dreams he done saw So he don't wanna be here no more He hopped in his car and he gave a homeless man a dollar The first one he seen in the store One more call to his kids, he told 'em he loved 'em And that's when he drove to a park He left his car on side of the highway, right on the curb He ain't even put it in park Nobody really got love for you, Joey If somebody did, they'd tell you to stop He found him a bench, and he sat on it Took him a moment to breathe, and he pulled out a Glock Took one look at the sky, that's when he felt That shit deep down in his heart Nobody really got love for you If somebody did, they would've been here from the start Joey was tired of the world, he was tired of the dreams that he saw And he wished he was dead He cocked the pistol back and put that bitch up to his chin And then he put one in his own head In that one moment, he threw it away In that one moment, he gave up on all of his family and kids And threw 'em away Forget about all of the shit that you been through Worry 'bout shit that you go through today It's sad how niggas will go through the most in they life But then sit there and say they okay Ronnie woke up one morning, he was tired of the world He was tired of the dreams that he saw He lived in the city in Cali', but now he in debt 'Cause of all of the shit he done bought His light bill due and his kids out livin' they life So he don't wanna be here no more My big brother had died from depression It's sad 'cause how I ain't see it before? Uh, and long live Ronnie, nigga