"Swim" lyrics

I was three when my old man left in the wind
Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"
That's what I did even though I was scared
I kept kicking 'cause a person only floats when he's dead

If I had one wish, it wouldn't be wealth
It would be that if we could just love ourselves
'Cause every day it's like we kill a million dreams
And it seems everybody on different teams
I don't mean to get deep, I'm just speaking the truth
We in a two-bed trailer with a leak in the roof
I ate potatoes every way you could ever make 'em
When you're hungry gotta use your imagination
My mom did her best, she would hug and kiss me
Even though we had more fucking mice than Disney
I still had some polos and plenty of drawers
While she was living life with the same two bras
The lightning strikes like God say thunder rolls
Life is cold like an Eskimo in summer clothes
I suffer softly, but never let nothing stop me
And I miss my little girl like somebody shot me

I was three when my old man left in the wind
Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"
That's what I did even though I was scared
I kept kicking 'cause a person only floats when he's dead

I was three when my old man left in the wind
Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"
That's what I did even though I was scared
I kept kicking 'cause a person only floats when he's dead

Out in prison make crosses, fuck diamonds and jewels
Still flier than Jordan when he was running with Bulls
So many shots had missed, so many cops was pissed
So many songs I have written in the past on this
It's a lot of impostors try to tell you the same
But how the fuck could I explain, no one knows my pain
From the cord on my navel I was a G from the cradle
I don't snort 'cause they say that bitch Cain killed Abel
I'm not sure you understand it but I must express it
Santa Claus is on heroine, there ain't no presents
And mom all this shit makes my eyes so watery
Now I understand why you tried to win the lottery
We gon' make it I promise, don't let the memories haunt us
I remember we was at the bus stop in pajamas
Tryna run from a home that brought so many tears
Bad luck like we must've broke a thousand mirrors

I was three when my old man left in the wind
Pushed me in the ocean, turned around and said "swim"
That's what I did even though I was scared
I kept kicking 'cause a person only floats when he's dead