HR of Bad Brains - Riya lyrics

[Hook: HR] We rally Round the I Around the I And we never wonder And we never wonder why Nor will we say goodbye That's why we rally round the I Round the I [Ill Bill] Life's a battle of the network stars It's unraveled & mentally scarred I gambled on my destiny's cards Acapulco gold, j**els and coal Fools behold, truth unfolds View the road ahead of me, holmes I've steadily grown My heavenly soul control the deadliest chrome But the life of a child is what God has blessed me to mold This is something I put before everything, every thought Every bit of energy is focused on her every need I don't give a f** how gangster you think you are When you witness the birth of your first child it hits hard Speaking for myself I'm still speechless But I owe it to her to put this into words In case I'm not here when she peeps this God forbid, I plan to be here 'til a hundred and five 'Til my great grandchildren are alive 'Til they listen to this rhyme and wonder why We rally round the eye It's so we never say goodbye Baby girl, it's for you, Riya [Hook 2: HR] I want you to love me And never, ever worry It doesn't matter anymore No more It's time for us to rally round the I Let's rally round the I Rally round the I Rally round the I Rally round the I [Ill Bill] We named you after my mother's mother She raised me, now we raise you When I look at you, praise due Thank God for this beautiful life Now everything makes sense, thank God for my beautiful wife In Hindu, Riya's a singer, a beautiful voice We could've stopped right there, what a beautiful choice In Hebrew it means "joy", in Arabic it means "hope" In Latin it means "queen", in Yiddish it means "rose" To me it means kick down doors with four-fours If grandma was still here she'd have given me the chrome I don't grind for me no more, I grind for her I don't live for me no more, I'd die for her Human Rights, we bringing the truth to the light Bring the youth to the fight while we shoot through the night This is dedicated to my wife and my baby girl Riya Mae Braunstein, I give you my whole world I love you [Hook 1: HR]