DMX - I Miss You lyrics
rate meF/ faith evans<br><br>[dmx]<br>I know that my savior lives<br>And at the end, he will stand on this earth<br>My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body, I will see god<br>Yes, I will see him for myself - and I long for that moment<br><br>Grandma, I really miss you and it ain't been the same<br>I drop a tear when i, hear yo' name<br>Mariella holloway, why you gotta be so far away? <br>Used to say, don't worry, it's gon' be okay<br>But it ain't - it's like when you left, you took the lord witchu<br>Why couldn't I come when he came to get you? <br>Damn I really miss you - I had to say it again<br>I remember the time when I was like ten<br>Crept up in the neighbor's yard, yeah, bein hard headed<br>You told me I would get it - you said it!<br>And boy did I get it, but after you spanked me, you hugged me<br>Kissed me on my forehead, told me that you love me<br>And I saw, that it hurt you, more than it hurt me<br>I thought - how bad could this hurt be? I know now<br>That's why it's only done out of love<br>What I wouldn't give for one mo' hug, from grandma<br><br>[chorus: faith evans]<br>Baby it's gon' be okay (she used to tell me that)<br>Baby it's gon' be okay (I really miss hearin)<br>Baby it's gon' be okay (she used to tell me that)<br>Baby it's gon' be okay (I really miss hearin)<br><br>[dmx]<br>What I'm about to say a couple of family members is gon' hate me<br>But i'ma let you know what's been goin on lately<br>Now you know since you left, a lot of things witcho kids done changed<br>Yeah jackie's still crazy, don't know what's up with james<br>Ain't seen jerry in a while, you know he walk like you<br>And renee's back in jail, you know she talk like you<br>Riculah's(? ) doin real good now, she workin<br>Rhonda's still runnin around, trickin, jerkin<br>Buckeye's buggin, he done lost his mind<br>And jarvis? back out of jail, doin fine<br>Kylie? he done changed, it ain't all about self<br>As for my father.. well, that's somethin else<br>But that's my dog, he hold his grandmother down<br>My great grandmother, makin a lot of trips out of town<br>But that's a good thing, and if I could only hear you sing<br>Once more, oh lord, the comfort it would bring<br><br>[chorus]<br><br>[dmx]<br>You left behind a mother (and) eleven kids (and) eleven grandkids<br>And since then, two of yo' grandkids done had kids<br>They had a boy named tacoma, xavier's brother, that's right<br>Xavier's means you a great grandmother<br>I thank you for the best times of my life<br>I thank you for when you first met her, accepted and lovin my wife<br>I thank you for those sunday dinners, they were vital<br>I thank you for my - life, I thank you for the bible<br>I thank you for the songs that you sing in the mornin<br>(amazing grace..) while I'm yawnin<br>I thank you for the two beatings you gave me<br>Cause I know somewhere along the line<br>The lesson I learned from the two beatings saved me<br>And when you died I cried like a baby, I begged the lord to take me<br>Cause no one else could give me what you gave me<br>But life like everything comes to an end<br>I pray I go to heaven to see you again - amen<br><br>[chorus] - repeat 2x<br><br>[faith evans]<br>Amazing grace, how sweet the sound<br>That saved a wretch like me<br>I once was lost, but now I'm found<br>Was blind, but now I see, yeahhh
