Life – Song by Theo Dawson, Jr.
October 7, 2008 6:07 amWritten and Performed by Theo Dawson, Jr.
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Theo Dawson, Jr. Brings the Christian Rap
Life
They say that life would be this easy road but no one told me it would be a hump in the road or a bump in the road so I stumped in the road
I was waitin’ for my money to unfold
but now it feels like my head is going to explode
from all the things told
they say you gotta unload
they say you gotta reload
I ain’t aiming for the bronze, I’m aiming straight for the gold
They say you gotta go north or south
hopefully I’m going the right way cuz if I’m not then I’m going to find out
so that must be the end man lord knows where I been man
I need myself and my pen man
I gotta see straight like a photograghic lense
but my vision getting blurred from the overall sin
with bad decisions you’ll serve 20 years in the pen
it feels like the lights are getting dim
Chorus: They say life, life so easy, naw, man life ain’t easy naw, life is hard that’s why I pray to the man beyond them stars
Repeat
Verse 2
Momma told me keep my head up in every situation
so I look up to the sky just to see the constellation
in the streets you learn to do things without hesitation
that’s why I had problems being patient
money was my motivation
I thought it was mine for the taken
until I see my friend on the ground next to me shaken
awaitin’ his destination
now he got me contemplaten
should I leave somebody else in the same situation
should I leave somebody on the side of they friend shaken
naw, cuz then comes retaliation
I thought I did for my nation
I say people don’t deserve to die for stupid reasons
I know people getting shot and they ain’t even breathing
All you here is shots squeezing
why my people keep bleeding
I thought I was gone have to loose my life
but God didn’t think I had to pay that price
that’s life
Chorus…
Liner notes to the song “Life”
The concept of the song came from just things that happened in the past and I know life is what everyone has to go through. I just wrote something all people can relate to which is life’s ups and downs. I think we all go through different things in life for a reason so I wrote how life isn’t easy; it’s hard and we have to go to the hard times to grow in different areas of our life. This song really came from the heart and I hope everyone enjoyed it. I didn’t think the song would be that good, but from what I here I guess it’s not that bad after all. Thank you all for the support and remember, “life ain’t easy naw.”
Theo Dawson, Jr. (c) 2008
One Response to “Life – Song by Theo Dawson, Jr.”
I like the song very much. And not because Theo is my nephew but because the message in the song is true. Life isn’t easy. Especially out here in Afghanistan. Going out on missions and getting shot at, getting attacked at all hours of the night, not knowing when and WHERE the next one may it. When one hits close it puts fear in your heart. Trust I know because it did that for me. It’s hard to keep positive and stay happy because there are so many people with such negative attitudes. And it’s hard to find ones with positive attitudes to help you out in a time of need.So I kept things to myself and held in everything. Then I became negative a very negative person and I started to change and started to not care about anything or anyone. My mood changed so often and so drastically you would think I was bi-polar. And one day I stopped and looked in the mirror. I realized I wasnt myself (plus someone told me I had changed.) So I thought about what my Ma, sister, Dad, well my entire family told me…..to stop and pray. Whenever I’m sad, angry, when I wake up, before I go to bed, or before I go to work…..just stop and pray. Ask God to help me, and that’s exactly what I did Which is why I pray that the Lord keeps me from becoming so negative. And since I have I have had nothing but smiles on my face. Afew tears when I get a lil homesick but mostly smiles. Plus I feel so much better. But it’s 10:39am I need to get back to work. Take care and see you all when I come home on leave. Love ya!
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