Substantial - The Verge lyrics

[Child] Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep Thy angels watch me through the night Till I wake to morning's light Amen [Verse 1] Him and his wife stuck together for the kids right? But the situation's left hand dap, it ain't right They argue and pick fights, noon to midnight Hopefully these verbal exchanges don't lead to fist fights He says to himself he want to get this right But the voice in his head is softer than Brian McKnight's He wanna max well, that failed in spite Of a gallant effort and a plethora of insight, which might Be the reason he ain't slept in 6 nights Now a bottle of brown liquor is his vice Things continue to go wrong with Miss Right Damn, this ain't what he had planned... for his life Stares deep into the mirror and dislikes The man staring back at him now he wish life Would just come to an end, he should think twice No turning back when that last breath leave you windpipe The Devil's a lie and he will entice you When you feel real low and your sh**'s tight too Your fire and desire becomes a dim light Now each day he pray something that'll ignite And spark his soul once again despite The recent challenges he's facing are a bit trife Meanwhile he sending better days am invite So close to the edge, soon to be in-flight. Hold on! [Hook x2] He's on the verge And it seems that she's on the verge And it seems that we on the verge Then we're so close to the edge [Verse 2] Sometimes I even feel like it's easier to exit And I understand why so many brothers jetted When life's hell hard to tell when you're blessed Can't have a testimony until you're tested And for me and my siblings who are a s**tet We've received d**h threats even been molested Running most of our lives ain't get to rest yet Like us beating the odds is our best bet And as a teen almost got a youngin pregnant Livin' fast chasin' that a** unprotected Lame trying to get in the game with no helmet Fool trying to be cool and smoother than velvet It was suggested that I go get tested Thankfully, I'm negative that's what the test said Attitude's positive the opposite of wretched Cut off what's k**ing me like Grand Daddy left leg What the Blood clot?! Family ties with red thread Bloodline hold me together whenever faced by the dreaded Man this wicked world is so infested With roaches and rats, s**ers with gats dead set On leaving bullets embedded in your head set This the main world I known since I used to bed wet Up's where we're headed Give a brother credit I maintain and ain't fall of the edge yet Give thanks [Hook]