Dear family and friends I need to thank you In this note that I'm sending you I need to show my gratitude I'm truly indebted to you Thank you for pulling me through Dear family and friends I really need to thank you You were there for me So I will always be - there for you And this is how I show my gratitude Dear momma let me start of with you I know there ain't a thing you wouldn't do To try and pull me through And if there's anything good to be said about me Than it's true that I owe it all to you Remember back when we're in our old apartement Where every minute that was spent was truly heartfelt Even though pops was gone, I know you stould strong And equipped me to convert thought to song And in the end taught me right from wrong sh** Even though I ended up doing some wrong sh** I came out of it, strong and fit and equiped With the right state of mind to go and handle sh** And to my second dad, It really makes me sad You're daughters don't appreciate the thing that i had And that's some true fatherhood And if I could love you more Than you know that I would and should for sure Pops, I'm really glad we're talking again On the phone to Aruba, long distance and Every instance when you tell me another story 'bout no guts, no glory I can asure you, you never bore me And asure you that Tamara loves you and And I know that she knows that you love her too So stop buggin dude And go and give her a call Mather of fact, here's her number, cause we family y'all Dear family and friends I need to thank you In this note that i'm sending you I need to show my gratitude I'm truly indebted to you Thank you for pulling me through Dear family and friends I really need to thank you You were there for me So I will always be - there for you And this is how I show my gratitude I wanna send my love to every girl I ever went with Who saw that thing in me that others couldn't see Now many do, and they giving love too But it ain't the same as the love I've gotten from you So thank you for that, stayed true to that Even when other cats try to convince you I was wack Staying back to back Is the reason why I love all of the women in my life and that's a fact I'm so grateful for all of the love that I've gotten Even when other cats act hateful and rotten It ain't forgotten, but I'm grateful for the negative Cause through my music I can turn it into something positive I guess this is how I live I guess this is how I give My love through this track So please remember that Dear family and friends This is the way I send my love back...