Dear Kai (Prison Tapes)

Yeah
Hey Kye
Ha
You know daddy love you, right?
Look

Dear Kye
Hope you don't think that the reason
Why I'm in here is 'cause I'm wildin'
Daddy, he just lost his trial and they got me for something violent
D.A. talkin' 22 years, I couldn't even fucking tell you
It was way too hard to just be honest
Glass visits, told your mama not to
Bring you for the first three months
I couldn't let you witness daddy at the bottom
You was only five, plus I brought you every single day to trial
Knew that deep down I was going in, so I would fake a smile
Paparazzi flashing at us, I know you don't understand
But you still my little man
Every single minute of that trial week
That I brought you out to court, the public said it's underhand
I really brought you 'cause I didn't know if I'd see you again
Mommy didn't know what to do, daddy was out on a jail
Mommy started drinking more but she hid it from you well
You miss daddy, I know why, I just see it in your eyes
All them little nights you cried, I could see it when you smiled
It hurts me to death when I look at you and I see my eyes
I remember Christmas when I went in
I didn't have enough money to give you a lie
Daddy felt so helpless on that day that he
Sat up inside a cell and all he did was cry
See, daddy bank accounts was frozen and his accountants left him
So everybody that told him they'd hold him down went suicide
I had to call you on that phone and read you a poem
'Cause I ain't had no dough to get you through the times
I just want you to know that you the reason why I keep
On fighting these powerful people in these crucial times
Take care your mama, you my roller
Always know that I made you a soldier, now

Hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Told your mama you a soldier, that's what I told ya
And if she need ya, then hold her through the night
I know daddy not there right now and you don't know why
Make you wonder when I'm coming by
But I promise I'll be back for my little soldier
I told ya, until I'm home, boy, I'm finna fight

I remember it was April 12th, county jail
Daddy, he just wasn't there
First birthday I ever missed
Daddy felt alone, it felt like no one's there
So he shut himself down from the world and he ain't phonin' in
I know that it only affected you, it was nothing fair
Mommy, she love you so much, she started getting cleaned up
But when you had to stay with Ashley, I know that that seemed sus
Even though your mama came with drama
She was always strong enough to hold you up just for the both of us
I wonder how you really feeling lately
Uncle Jay is crazy, ain't he?
But he loves you and he stays with you the days that I just can't be
Also understand that Rico is your little brother
I need you both to keep each other's safety
'Cause they gave daddy all these years
Promise that I'll make it home 'til the day I make it there
Court case, ten years, ain't no one can say it's fair
But that's how they play the cards, you know they don't play 'em fair
Daddy will be always there and that's word to Rico too
Daddy will be always there, I know that you'll be there too
All the shit I'm hearing 'bout is dumb noise
I just wanna get home to my young boys

Hush little baby, don't you cry
Everything's gonna be alright
Told your mama you a soldier, that's what I told ya
And if she need ya, then hold her through the night
I know daddy not there right now and you don't know why
Make you wonder when I'm coming by
But I promise I'll be back for my little soldier
I told ya, until I'm home, boy, I'm finna fight

Hey Kye and Rico, I promise I'ma see you home
I promise, bro