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Sell My Soul (From a Song I Made)

I still see my dad in my dreams man
So in reality its like he never left me man
He told me not to walk on unsecure bridges man
That tells me that my dad still has my back man
I trust that to my homeboys whats up
From kj all the way to Big Russ
Life is like a test take ya time dont rush
Cause if you fail it man..you will be crushed
Whats up Big Weezy(lil bro) imma be your light
Im your guide man everything gone be alright
Ive done alot of things in my life despite
The help of my loved ones who kept my game tight


Everytime I try to stop he keeps drawin me in
Say imma drink punch....Then I add the gin
So many drunken nights....I dont know where to begin
I try to be good....then it just turns into sin
People used to say "dont forget me Dave"
So no matter if i know you or not i still wave
Ya gotta learn to make people happy today
Let em live through you so they can feel the play
Keep ya head above water so that you dont drown
Just shrug it off man if them boys try to clown
Its the devils job to keep that frown
Turn that frown upside down Charlie Brown.

Copyright © David Washington | Year Posted 2009


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The Chase

I havent had this feeling in a long time
The only way to let it out is to pour it out in a rhyme
It feels like butterflies emptiness and anxious inside
Its like the best feeling for something you will never really get
You think its right in your hands but its just a trick
Playing with your mind, making you wanna stay set
Its a feeling that you will never forget
Because the special relationship you thought you had in the bag you will never get.
You were all so close, yet far away
The allure you chased down the whole way
Off on the highway leading us to no place.

Copyright © David Washington | Year Posted 2009

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Life

I had to learn how to be a man on my own
My dad died that night in his home
Right in front of my eyes I looked to the sky and said "I love you dad"
With tears in my eyes, I had to realize that the sun will come up again
And that the night will fall again
A new life ill begin, teach my bro to win and not to sin
Be there for my mom till the very end
Even thru the hard times i still have to grin
Sometimes life gets congested like a packed gym
Just be prepared cause tomorrow you might see the grim
I mix the punch with the gin and try to kill the pain
10 beers i drank and for 30 ill strain
Just to make the pain go away.... but its the wrong route
But who cares anyways thats what life is about.

By Big Dave

Copyright © David Washington | Year Posted 2009

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The Correct Ways

The thing that hurts is life
it feels like a knife
cuttin people out
and making me feel not right
I feel loose not tight
my swagger is gone like a broken chain on a bike
but still I put on a fake grin
hair growin on my chin because im agin
and steady turnin
each page of my life
wish i was like a kite
so i could see the world from a different angle
and be so high that i could just mangle
a big bowl of cereal....relentless
this is pourin out of my soul man you cant re-live this
I keep peeps laughin but I got pain inside
look close you can see it all in my eyes
thats why you should always look a man in his eyes
cause at that point you will...realize
that maybe he doesnt want to be bothered or want to talk
later on he maybe outlined in chalk
i try to put the alcohol down but he keeps callin my name
"Big Dave come hang out with me today. Ill make your night truly absurd. I could make 
music sound better than its ever heard." hopefull i wont listen to his words cause its just bad 
news
if not now then later.
Im misunderstood dissin the drank I look like a hater
but im just tryna do things the correct way
but nobody wants to see the correct ways of Big Dave

Copyright © David Washington | Year Posted 2009

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