Gb Bbm Ab  Ab Fm

[Verse 1]
Gb
I'm writing this letter to tell you I miss ya
Bbm
The kids' doing better, we hold it together
Ab
Saw Joe yesterday
                           Ab
And he told me to tell ya, "to stay strong my bro"
Fm
He said, "don't let them stress ya"
Gb
Alicia starts school in a couple of weeks
Bbm
And she so damn excited she's counting her sleeps
Ab
And I'll send you some pics in her new uniform
Ab                      Fm
I'm so sorry, my baby, it's taking so long now

[Chorus]
Gb            Bbm       Ab
I'll come to visit you soon
Ab   Fm
Soon
         Gb
It's just, you know
Bbm                       Ab
I always got the kids in the afternoon
Ab        Fm
Whooo

[Verse 2]
Gb
And money's been low, so I'm doing whatever
Bbm
The car had to go, got two jobs in the summer
Ab
And while I remember, you know my girl, Stacy
Ab                                  Fm
She found out she pregnant with twins, ain't that crazy?
Gb
And Kenny's still mad,but you know how it is,
Bbm
He'll come 'round eventually, don't take it personally
Ab
No right or wrong way for dealing with this
Ab                         Fm
Everyone's still just adjusting, I guess

[Chorus]
Gb            Bbm       Ab
Yeah, I'll come to visit you soon
Ab   Fm
Soon
         Gb
It's just, you know
Bbm                       Ab
I always got the kids in the afternoon
Ab        Fm
Whoo

[Verse 3]
Gb
And sometimes I daydream that I'm at home cooking
Bbm
You come through the door and say, "hey there, good-lookin'"
Ab
I miss how you touch me, I miss how you love me
Ab                         Fm
And look how they robbed me, I hate how they robbed me
Gb
See Jake started speakin', his first word was, "truck"
Bbm
They say, "oh what surprise", just like father, like son
Ab
There's some days when the kids acting so fucking angry
Ab                           Fm
It's breaking my heart when they asking, "where's daddy?"

[Chorus]
Gb            Bbm       Ab
Yeah, I'll come to visit you soon
Ab   Fm
Soon
         Gb
It's just, you know
Bbm                       Ab
I always got the kids in the afternoon
Ab        Fm
Never know which way life 'gon come at you, never know...

[Verse 4]
Gb   
This life come at you fast, so buckle up, don't crash
Bbm
Plastic bags, packed them after class,just thinking bachelor pads
Ab                                    Ab  
Emotionally rich, physically broke, negative seeds get planted, spirits could grow
Fm                                      
Kids shouldn't know about our altercations
Gb                                    
Keep it verbal, told you I heard you
Bbm                                                               
Being nosey have you caught up in issues that don't concern you
     Ab
I wish... I wish that time could speed up, see if you worth the time
     Ab                                  Fm     
Pretend to be, fake enemies I've seen before, familiar kind
Gb
Yeah, I got your letter, ain't have time to read a million lines
Bbm
It's from the heart, I understand, but you clever within your mind
Ab
Vices I could never shake, options got a limit to 'em 

Shiesty from where the children ruined
Fm
I'm what the strip influenced
Gb
After-school you get the kids, wasn't there when I did my bit
Bbm
That's why you won't get to live with a Bad Boy, I did it B.I.G
Ab
Paid the rent, I kept you fresh, the crib was plush, I filled the fridge
Ab
Now we on some distant shit
Fm
You or her don't know which to pick