You know I was thinking about how much I need you and I really can't make it without you. I remember, you spoke up for me at school when some people picked on me, I was really scared but I wasn't anymore, after that.
When I gave my heart to somebody who really didn't care if I lived or died, you said, "Hey, it's their loss, you got diamonds in you cause when you smile I shine."
You introduced me to Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes and man, I found out I had something to say, something to sing, something to write.
I don't know if I ever really told you but everything about you matters so much to me because you let me know I matter to you.
I watched you tell the truth when everybody else said they didn't see nothing.
You prayed for me when we laid my baby, your friend to rest and I hugged you and we wiped each others tears, I saw how much you loved him and I started to get a little better then.
You have made things with your mind and your hands that some of us would be left in the dark and without a song to sing.
You raise children and teach them which way to go, you don't care who they belong to.
You helped mama when she needed you.
Thank you for letting me know I matter to you and please know you matter to me.
You forgave me when I disappointed you. Some of you, I've never met but I'm pretty sure some time or another I'm gonna need you. I need you and you matter to me..
Oh yea one more thing I know I'm gonna need you tomorrow too, I hope you're here.
"These things I command you, that you love one another." John 15:17
When I gave my heart to somebody who really didn't care if I lived or died, you said, "Hey, it's their loss, you got diamonds in you cause when you smile I shine."
You introduced me to Nikki Giovanni and Langston Hughes and man, I found out I had something to say, something to sing, something to write.
I don't know if I ever really told you but everything about you matters so much to me because you let me know I matter to you.
I watched you tell the truth when everybody else said they didn't see nothing.
You prayed for me when we laid my baby, your friend to rest and I hugged you and we wiped each others tears, I saw how much you loved him and I started to get a little better then.
You have made things with your mind and your hands that some of us would be left in the dark and without a song to sing.
You raise children and teach them which way to go, you don't care who they belong to.
You helped mama when she needed you.
Thank you for letting me know I matter to you and please know you matter to me.
You forgave me when I disappointed you. Some of you, I've never met but I'm pretty sure some time or another I'm gonna need you. I need you and you matter to me..
Oh yea one more thing I know I'm gonna need you tomorrow too, I hope you're here.
"These things I command you, that you love one another." John 15:17
