Intro
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You never did wrong
A
Never hurt nobody
D G
Could be what I got, took you in a hurry
Bm
No, no i won't tell nobody
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No you can't buy time with money
D
But i wouldn't care how much i lose
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Just for one more day with you
[Verse]
Bm
You, you, 6:42
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Why the hell my sister calling me at 6:42?
D
She barely calls
G
Maybe she just got me confused
Bm
But something told me I should pick it up to see if she's cool
A
"Hello?"
D
What's wrong? What happened?
G
Stop crying, what you saying?
Bm
I can't understand it
A
So much pain in her voice
D
I started to panic
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What the hell is going on i can only imagine
Bm
You said
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You were dropping off the kids in your car
D
Only a couple blocks away
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It wasn't even that far
Bm
But then a truck came out of nowhere driving right through the stop
A
I don't need to hear the rest
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Just need to know where you are
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You said that you n all the kids were doing fine
Bm
Couple cuts and bruises
A
You n the kids'll be alright
D
But our sister Fresia needs you there right by her side
G
They flew her to the hospital
Bm
They didn't tell me why
A
So I picked up my father I'm doing 90 on a 50
D
When a cop pulled me over but chose to put away the ticket
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When I told him what happened n said I gotta get there quickly
Bm
Then he followed us there when he didn't have to but he did it
A
And I can't even lie
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I can't even lie
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Haven't even got inside when I start to cry
Bm
Walk up to the front desk
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Ask if you're alright
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I can tell something's wrong, see it in her eyes
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My dad beside me and she took us down the hall
Bm
I can't wait to see you and to tell you bout it all
A
You'll prolly think I'm stupid
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Ask me what I'm crying for
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Felt like it was hours before we finally reached the door
Bm
The room that we were led inside you weren't even there
A
Just an empty room filled with a couple of chairs
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My heart is fuckin beating
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All this pain in the air and
Bm
My stomach fuckin turning
Bm
All I'm feeling is fear
A
The doctor walked in
D
Right behind were three nurses
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Said they did all that they could but nothing that they did was working
Bm
'And I hate to have to tell you and I know you don't deserve it'
A
'But your sister didn't make it' and my heart just hit the surface like
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I turn round to my father
G
Try to break him the news
Bm
But I ain't even have to 'cause he already knew
A
He don't really speak much English but what's that gotta do
D
When he was seeing
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Feeling every broken heart in the room
Bm
Shit, How the fuck am I gon' tell my brother?
A
Fuck that, how the fuck am I gon' tell my mother?
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How the fuck my nephew gon' grow up without a mother?
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He's only 2 with a father who wished he wore a rubber
Bm
Its crazy how you never know, crazy how it go
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Why the ones you love the most are the first to go?
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You were always taking care of me when I was broke
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So now I want you to know
Bm
I look at Jeremiah and I see you every time
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And I know he ain't my son but I'll treat him like he's mine
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You ain't ever gotta worry Fres
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I swear that he'll be fine
Bm
Give him everything I have, every dollar, every dime
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'Till you lose somebody you won't know how it feels
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But I pray you never do because I swear that it kills
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Death leaves a pain that nobody can heal
Bm
But the love leaves a memory nobody can steal