If I Gotta Go

(album: Be Right Back - 2021)

If I gotta go to jail, I'm coming out stronger
Been having demons to conquer
Coulda stayed free and not been here much longer
God's got a plan for me
And it pans out annually
I knew years ago like December to January
Man had to fend for my family
Certain man never had the mental capacity

Me, my name is still my name
Anywhere they put me, I can make you feel my pain

If I gotta go to jail, I'm standing firm
Got a few ways that a man can earn
Do what I must but if I'm concerned
Put no faith in a random girl
Baby, let the fragrance candle burn
Not everything you can understand or learn

I never ran or squirmed
My people slaughtered chicken, we can handle birds
Now picture the wing I'm writing you from
Rich like a king, my mind is too strong
Bounce back 'cause I been grinding too long
I take my mistakes and write some new songs
Lord knows I don't try to do wrong
Lord knows I try to move on
But if it's me against the world, whose side are you on?
There's people I meet are right for you, don

If I gotta go to jail, oh well
Don't think I can't shock the whole world
Even if they're judging, grunting, or bell
I don't know about you my brudda
I'm in control of my own self
Incarceration is preservation