[00:00.362][Intro] [00:01.700]See I was made in my fathers image and they belittle my deeds [00:04.356]Their lust for convictions pledge allegiance to the almighty power and greed [00:08.604]See seeds born withered parents still children adolescent to their ways [00:12.252]Some preachers false prophets educated pigeon droppers using our sins to get paid [00:17.082]Slaves - give them freedom but give them **** [00:19.473]Take away their leader cause that give them hope [00:21.489]Sell them dreams of changing things like they were never kings and queens befo' [00:26.354]As small as a giant [00:27.561][Hook] [00:37.401]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' [00:39.713]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time [00:41.953]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine [00:44.986]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme [00:47.562]I'mma find Zion, free my soul [00:50.234]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed [00:52.265]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll [00:55.433]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose [00:57.810]As small as a giant [00:59.050][Verse 1] [00:59.369]The beginning was kinda dark, not too soft fairly hard [01:00.844]Drenched with love from my mother, connected to her struggle [01:03.539]Till she cut me loose, now what shall I do? [01:05.460]It was oh so easy look at how they treat me ever since she pushed me through [01:08.924]Now put me back in and stop these contractions [01:11.156]Water breaking, aw damn I know it's bout to happen [01:13.380]Failed to fix, no picket fence, a dream deferred [01:16.188]Beer and liquor chillin' with my ****** swishas and herb [01:19.060]Eviction notices, hopelessness thrown on my shoulders [01:21.923]God won't give you more than you can handle, carry these boulders [01:24.676]Give it all I got until I get older [01:26.524]Couple medals on my sleeves cause life made me a soldier [01:29.220]Reminisce on how it was way back when [01:31.508]But some things were better off way back then [01:34.453]As small as a giant, a promise so divided [01:37.117]Probably ain't surprised in so long since we sung such over Lord's camp fires [01:40.813]Cosby's was cool but television is a lie [01:43.404]Some reason I relate to survivor [01:45.940]Fresh Prince but no Uncle Phil [01:47.604]The Carltons that I knew never stayed where we lived [01:49.908]Couldn't play with those kids [01:51.469]When they were reading books we were playing cops and crooks [01:53.893]When they was writing essays, I was writing hooks [01:56.332]Mama I'll be that ***** on TV, cause people like Bow Wow and Soulja Boy make it look easy [02:00.716]No Pun intended, hoping they get offended [02:03.628]I'm throwing up if these ****** spittin' [02:05.612]Didn't write it but recite it like puppets on strings [02:08.484]Belittled as a peasant but my bloodline is of kings [02:10.469]Knight in shinning armor for this rap ****, I slash quick [02:13.621]Far as a man spit leaving gashes on these industry bastards [02:16.789]They can't see what is real, don't know how I feel [02:19.221]They weren't raised where I live [02:21.371]In Mississippi [02:21.707][Hook] [02:21.892]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' [02:24.019]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time [02:26.747]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine [02:28.914]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme [02:31.933]I'mma find Zion, free my soul [02:34.531]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed [02:37.059]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll [02:39.612]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose [02:42.342]As small as a giant [02:43.079][Verse 2] [02:43.415]Rise and shine, no time for sleep, thinking bout eating [02:45.359]Leaving this place long gone [02:47.023]I get no service on this earth I need to phone home [02:49.391]Did too much dirt to talk to God, nowadays I get the dial tone [02:52.711]Try again tomorrow, my heart filled with sorrow [02:55.199]My family broke too so why bother try trying to borrow [02:57.927]No car, no house, drug dealing, feeling like it might be my only option to get millions [03:03.111]What else could I do? [03:04.537]Put yourself in my shoes [03:05.639]If you had no whip you'd take some shortcuts too [03:07.767]Their ain't no time to be wasted, the world is going under [03:10.935]Nowadays can't tell fall from spring and winter from summer [03:13.944]I wonder if this was meant to be, maybe all the ******** was meant for me, takes a lot of energy [03:18.239]Break these chains and erase these thangs society put up on our brain [03:21.647]How could I explain it, we ain't free yet [03:23.559]Obama cool but he ain't sending me no free checks [03:26.048]They killing all my ****** Lord forbid I'll be next [03:28.623]No now, got too many sorrows to say and [03:31.104]Kisses to give, they don't feel how I feel [03:33.815]They weren't raised where I live, Mississippi [03:34.879][Hook] [03:35.062]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin' [03:37.111]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time [03:39.119]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine [03:41.743]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme [03:44.551]I'mma find Zion, free my soul [03:46.935]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed [03:49.719]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll [03:53.166]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose [03:55.335]As small as a giant