Letter To My Younger Self Lyrics – Joyner Lucas

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[Intro]
Uh, yeah

[Verse 1]
I wrote a letter to my younger self, I wish that I read
Told 'em, "If you reading this, I hope you get out yo' head"
Told 'em, "You got heart, one day it's gon' get ripped out yo' chest", yeah
Told 'em, "Love is like a stain, I pray you get out the mess"
Told 'em, "Silence ain't a loss, it's all apart of the game, yeah
Trauma built to make you different, but it's hard to explain
And pride is like a drug that you suffer in vain
Sometimes, revenge can feel sweet, but it come with the pain
And not every one of your circles gon' run through the rain
And even if your loyalty's gold, it don't come with a chain"
Told 'em, "All the scars gon' fade, but the lessons remain and even if you carry that weight, don't carry the blame"
I told 'em, "All the ones you put first might slide to their ghost"
And I humble n!ggas in the room, really be dying to boast, yeah
I say, "Yo' purpose ain't numbers that be tied to a post and any n!gga who say you can trust him be lying the most" (Uh, yeah)
I told 'em, "Heartbreak gon' hit, but it won't be the end, 'nother chapter to that s*it to push you over the edge
And when you make it out that pit, just don't forget what they did, just don't forget what they did (Just forget what they did)
Just keep it going, keep on holding yo' head, yeah
And when the smoke disappears just like most of your friends, I hope this reach you before Hell keep on roping you in (Uh)

[Chorus]
I wrote this letter to my younger self (Yeah, younger self)
You a blessing made for something else (Something else)
Remember, God is love and love is wealth (Wealth)
Just know that one day, you gon' touch the world (Joyner)
I wrote a letter to my younger self (Younger self)
You a blessing made for something else (Something else)
Remember, God is love and love is wealth, yeah
I know that one day, you gon' touch the world

[Verse 2]
I wrote a letter to my younger self, I wish that I read
Hope you reading in the morning 'fore you get out of bed
Told 'em, "One day, you'll be rich enough to get out of debt
Give a world to your family, they won't live on the edge", yeah
I told 'em, "N!ggas gon' make fun of your ADHD, but you gon' turn that into millions, something they just can't see
You gon' be the voice of all the kids who got the same dream
Use your voice like a flower 'til they plant the same seed
I know the wins gon' feel strange when you build them alone, yeah
And all the applause is like a crib that don't feel like a home
They don't understand you now, but one day, you'll be on, yeah
You'll be the greatest in the world when you conquer the throne
Keep yo' focus on the climb, not the place you began
And every scar that you earn got a lesson within"
I wish I read this letter before Hell was roping me in, but it's too late, so now, I guess I'll give this s*it to my kids (Uh)

[Chorus]
I wrote this letter to my younger self (Younger self)
You a blessing made for something else (Something else)
Remember, God is love and love is wealth, yeah
Just know that one day, you gon' touch the world (Touch the world)
I wrote a letter to my younger self (Joyner)
You a blessing made for something else (Something else)
Remember, God is love and love is wealth (Wealth)
I know that one day, you gon' touch the world