Walking Away - Brother Ali

Go ahead and wager that you never listen to another song of mine

I can’t say I blame you either

Cause if you made records you ain’t gonna catch me listening to that shit

But if you do I just want you to know, I didn’t make this to hurt you

God knows, you done hurt enough

Just… I don’t know, try to make some real shit, you know

Bye, you ain’t never gonna see me again

If I can help it, little fellow take it easy

Fresh out of forced tears, kisses and hugs

You about to lose the company your misery loves

Ain’t never did nothing but try to kill your disease

At least help the symptoms, instead you infected me

I’m not the kind of man to draw a line in the sand

If you gotta draw at all then it’s time for you to scram

P. S., you can keep all this shit

And hang around your broke friends and call yourself rich

The struggling I did with you was all for nothin'

It was never enough, your heart set on suffering

I admit that I was weak in the beginnin'

I wanted someone to need me instead of a friendship

I didn’t think I deserved a true partner

So I transferred the arrangement I had with my mama

Since you never listen to a word I ever said

Maybe seeing this door slam, will get it through your head

I don’t love you, I don’t think I ever did

And if you hadn’t tried to kill me, I’d stayed for the kid

There’s nothin’more for us to say

Got my mind made up, I’m walking away

Sometimes we just outgrow the role that we play

Hope you find a happy ending to you story someday

Round and round and round we used to go

I never fucked you right or made enough bread, I know

If I’m such a bastard, and mistreated you so

Then how is it you’re losing your mind to see me go?

Truth be told, I held you together

For all them years, and I cheated on you never

Defended your honor, took in your mama

When she tried to rehab and had you back through the drama

You got a sick stone under your ribs

Where a heart is suppose to live

Sick, twisted and vindictive, with your windows dim

Baby, you’re not wicked hard bull fish, you must shiver

How you threaten to kill the most precious

Gift that you’ll ever be blessed with?

Unless you’re twisted, demented and depressed and shit

And alone cause you faithfully slayed your friendships