Nelly

Die For You

Nelly


(wooo) uh... uh uh uh uh 

you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 

(i love you daddy) 
i remember february 27th, 1994 
tryna make it to the hospital through 3 inches of snow 
somethin's goin' wrong, i can tell but i don't know 
i got this feelin' in my gut, this ain't how it's supposed to go 
three pounds, two ounces and two months premature 
straight to the incubator, is she gon' make it, dey ain't sure 
automatically, i placed the blame on my health 
hell i'm a father mayne, i placed the blame on myself 
was it somethin' dat i smoked, did i eat or did i drink it 
or was it somethin' i was doin', dat i did or did i think it 
uh, watchin' her breathe through a hose in her nose 
what's dis ekg machine, what's dis **** on her toes 
it's 94, i'm 85 so i'm spooked as can be 
i'm prayin' and i'm askin' why he do dis to me 
see, i used to hold you in the palm of my hand 
and just to see you pull through... ****, i knew you'd pull through 

you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 

march the 2nd, 1999 
the year and the date i got my little mind 
i guess i felt how my father felt and his father felt 
and his father must've felt to see his self 
it's like a little me in the flesh 
he got my blood and my heart in his chest 
needless to say man, i love him to death 
teach him if he disrespect me, i'ma love him to death 
left to go outta town right after he was born 
i got a record deal, three months later, daddy was gone 
it's like i'm tryna raise him over the phone 
he barely know my face when he see it, but he know my tone 
i'm up at night like do he know who his daddy is 
i'm real close to sayin' **** the showbiz 
but when i herre him call his daddy, nah 
and when i herre him tell his friends i'ma be just like my daddy, nah 
hope he forgive me for the sacrifice 
so he can have a better life... than i had 

you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you 
don't you know i'd die for ya 
i laid out my life for ya 
i would die for... 
you