[Intro: Phonte] Check it out now (it ain't nothin'). It ain't nothin'. (But unpaid dues). But unpaid dues. Off the top y'all know how 'Tay do. Check it out y'all [Phonte] Words, I was at a loss for 'em I was chillin' on a Friday afternoon And that's when I got the call from him I cried tears of joy cause I knew the Lord could have took it all from him On a late night cruise they was drivin' in His man crashed and brought an end to the ride and I Could not imagine the thoughts racing inside of him And plus he said he watched his man die right beside him You could say it's good luck or call it bad timing Broken bones, 40 stitches, f** it he's surviving I said, "How's the pain?" He said, "It ain't a problem Cause 'Tay, on the real I'm just happy to be alive and..." Man, I got silent Thinkin' about my life, my d**h and all the ill sh** that I pa** through I mean I ain't perfect, I got faults and what have you But I'm tryin' to change cause life is just too fragile And it's always somethin' else to work for You can't always be frontin' if y'all feel it say somethin'