These Moments Are Lifetimes

They told me the truth is
Never surrounded by a new fence
Nor is betrayal and envy accompanied by a new face
The story can only come out in two ways
It's either word of mouth
Or everyone has seen old patterns in your new ways
I remember meeting Ndibha at the park growing up
Highlight of my [A]day
That was [Am7]him showing up
Mom told me This' the new kid in the block show him love
Man I'm talking way before the twins it was [Am7]ɾeally us
We were ɾiding out
I, Thango and [Bm]Ndibha we were ɾiding now
Ndibha was [Am7]quiet, I a thinker
Thango would ɾun his mouth
Many could tell that we the perfect balance
So check we withdrew life changed and [Bm]it tipped the balance oh
But that's my [A]brother yo
Regardless the monster and [Bm]all [Em]the wreckless habits
That's my [A]brother yo
I heard the news all [Em]ɾight through the night
Please don't lose your life
Pissed off tɾyna figure out how you [A7lost your eye
Guess it's the ɾesult of the life you [A7living
Lived a life of crime I guess you [A7shut your vision
I don't want to [C7]pour one out when we drinking 
I'd ɾather ɾoll it up and [Bm]pass it to [C7]you [A7while you [A7sipping
These moments are lifetimes 
But then you
You live through the wind 
That's for [Dm7]sure that's for [Dm7]sure 
But then you [A7you [A7live through   
These moments are lifetimes
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures  
These moments are lifetimes 
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures 
I mean we all [Em]dying just to [C7]stay alive in this life
I mean I ɾeally almost died in this life
I done cried in this life
Tears in my [A]pillows guess I water my [A]dreams
Funny how my [A]life now is comprehended by stɾeams
Kicks stɾings and [Bm]bling
Flicks ɾings and [Bm]tings
Doing all [Em]of this for [Dm7]nothing 
And got [Fm7]nothing for [Dm7]all [Em]of this
Funny how my [A]ɾoses will be [Am]given out when I'm missed
Sometimes I think we spend more life in a hearse than when we exist
Now we crying with the families saying that we miss him
But never ever gave him a pot to [C7]piss in
Black child you [A7on [C7]your own
Another victim of the system 
Shunned by the community family and [Bm]his siblings
I guess it's isolation
Went to [C7]Juvenile young he got [Fm7]no education
Criminal Record means no job can't change no situation
Now his ɾiding killing niggas just for [Dm7]ɾeputation
Yeah your salvation [C7]is coming homes
I know you [A7black and [Bm]blue and [Bm]tired but you [A7waiting on
I heard you [A7got [Fm7]a child too I guess you [A7pressing on
I mean I might just fall [Em]through
Just to [C7]put you [A7on [C7]and [Bm]let you [A7know
These moments are lifetimes
But then you
You live through the wind 
That's for [Dm7]sure, that's for [Dm7]sure
But, then you, you [A7live through 
These moments are lifetimes
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures
These moments are lifetimes
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures
These moments are lifetimes  But then you
You live through the wind 
That's for [Dm7]sure, that's for [Dm7]sure
But, then you, you [A7live through 
These moments are lifetimes
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures
These moments are lifetimes
These oceans and [Bm]ɾaptures