R.Kelly: I wish

I wish, I wish, I wishTo every cityI wish, I wish, I wishEvery hoodI wish, I wish, I wishAnd every blockI wish, I wish, I wishGood Ol' America!Rollin' through the hoodJust stopped by to say what's upCame to let you knowThat your baby boy ain't doing so toughAnd even though you passedGoing on four long yearsStill waking up late at night crying tearsJust thinking about those daysYou used to talk to meSmilin' while I'm sippin' on this HennesyAnd remember we bragged on how rich we would beTo get up out this hood was like a fantasyAnd now you hear my songs the radio is bangin'Oh I can't believe my earsAnd what everybody's sayin'And boy I'll tell youFolks don't know the halfI would give it all upJust to take one ride(With you)How I used to kick it on the front porch(With you)And how I used to lay back and smoke weed(With you)And all the little days and party joints we'd doNow I'm just missing youHow I wishI wish that I could hold you nowI wish that I could touch you nowI wish that I could talk to youBe with you somehowI know you're in a better placeAnd you know I can see your faceI know you're smiling down on meSaying everything's okayAnd if I never leave this thug lifeI'll see you again somedayI wish, I wish, I wishI wish, I wish, I wishNow ever since this money comeBeen nothing but stressSometimes I wish I could trade in my successY'all look at me and say boy you've been blessedBut y'all don't see the inside of my unhappinessMan I swear this shit gets heavy like a tonThat's why you hear me shootin'This real shit off like a gunHmm I wonder how my friends would treat me nowIf I wasn't iced up with a Bentley and a houseThat's why fake ass niggas get fake ass digitsAnd fake ass playas get a real playa hatin' 'emHoney Love goes platinum and y'all ass come aroundBut y'all don't wanna raise the roofUntil my shit is going downAnd now you hear my songs the radio is bangin'Oh I can't believe my earsAnd what everybody's sayin'And boy I'll tell youFolks don't know the halfI would give it all upJust to take one ride(With you)How I used to hoop off in them tournaments(With you)And how I used to club hop on weekends(With you)Your family called the morning of the tragic endDamn, my condolenscesI wish that I could hold you nowI wish that I could touch you nowI wish that I could talk to youBe with you somehowI know you're in a better placeAnd you know I can see your faceI know you're smiling down on meSaying everything's okayAnd if I never leave this thug lifeI'll see you again somedayI wish, I wish, I wishI wish, I wish, I wishVoices in my head be telling me to com eto churchSaying the Lord is the only way for you to stop the hurtDreaming of windows black tinted like a hurstWhen waking up to life sometimes seems worstAnd all I ever wanted is to be a better manAnd I try to keep it real with my homies nowFor me to save the world I don't understandHow did I become the leader of a billion men?And now you hear my songs the radio is bangin'Oh I can't believe my earsAnd what everybody's sayin'And boy I'll tell youFolks don't know the halfI would give it all upJust to take one ride(With you)How I used to street perform on Friday(With you)And how I used to go to church on Easter Sunday(With you)Standing here throwing them songs at meSomebody pray for meI wish that I could hold you nowI wish that I could touch you nowI wish that I could talk to youBe with you somehowI know you're in a better placeAnd you know I can see your faceI know you're smiling down on meSaying everything's okayAnd if I never leave this thug lifeI'll see you again somedayI wish, I wish, I wishI wish, I wish, I wish