"Just A Memory" lyrics

I remember
Oh, oh, yeah, oh

I recalled a memory in my room last night (A memory)
It was 5 A.M. and the sky was bright (Sky was bright)
I could never sleep at all, I miss when I could dream (Sleep at all, I could dream)
I swear I was sixteen with a pocket full of beans
Needed money and swore I would get it by any means
Hit the road, it was just the moon and me (It was just the moon and me)
Brought the heat through the street with the shoes on my feet
Couldn't do it alone, hit my brodie on the phone (Brodie on the phone)
He got the OG got the drop, then went straight to the spot (Got the drop)
He never made it out the house that night (House that night)
Have you ever heard a mother cry?

I said "Please don't hate me, you can blame me (Me)
'Cause I should've been right by your side," Yeah, yeah (By your side)
I swear I will find a way to stay alive (Stay alive)
If this don't eat me alive

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I was corrupted by a substance, took it all in abundance
Everyone I love was knowin' I was up to somethin'
Those were dark days, I was really in a dark place
Lookin' back, I'm glad that it was just a dark phase
I had nothin', money only thing I think of
Started writing poems, and turned that shit into some income
Smoke some, drink some, dealin' with my demons
No respect for myself, I don't know the reasons

I said "Please don't hate me, you can blame me (Me)
'Cause I should've been right by your side," Yeah, yeah (By your side)
I swear I will find a way to stay alive (Stay alive)
If this don't eat me alive

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh