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[ver:v1.0]
[ti:Triumph]
[ar:Kutt Calhoun]
[al:Kelvin - EP]
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[00:00.000]Triumph (Explicit) - Kutt Calhoun
[00:01.830]10 year old boy single mother 2 black parents
[00:22.120]Parenthood slowly substituted by the crack era
[00:24.370]Momma in the back eviction notice on tha front door
[00:26.790]Fightin ova school because what i see at home she dont know
[00:29.740]We got nowhere to live i ended up on my sistas front porch
[00:33.540]Damn she just a kid herself tryin ta raise her young bro
[00:36.100]Stripped of any childhood i quickly learned tha ropes though
[00:38.650]Misdameanour burglary i need ta find tha front do'
[00:41.270]Fell behind my senior year cause all i knew is crack sold
[00:45.200]Same year my son was born cause all i knew was trap mo'
[00:48.260]Had another baby out of town i didnt ask fo
[00:50.800]Same month i got shot just inches from my backbone
[00:53.160]My ni**a called him M and they wont be sendin him back home
[00:57.530]Reality was checked when i finally made it back home
[01:00.030]Went and got my diploma decided to leave that crack 'lone
[01:02.710]Picked up a pen and pad now im destined to get my rap on
[01:07.020]Struggle grime pain faith Triumph
[01:11.380]Focus drive game releif Triumph
[01:14.390]4 years 4 kids later down the line
[01:32.990]My progression is my profession im doin shows wit a nine
[01:37.600]My momma is tryin ta kick it my sista she doin fine
[01:40.540]And im makin my way through life no longer blind
[01:42.600]And wait a minor setback this supposed to be friend of mine
[01:44.720]Emptied the clip on me one night when a friendly fight
[01:47.270]Turned personal guess he wouldnt my friend afterall
[01:50.010]After a brawl he hit my 3 times and i wouldnt fall
[01:52.950]Made it through wit a blessin karma wit no confession
[01:56.570]Beleive em my body armour is made of faith from the heavens
[02:00.870]Flipped over 5 times in tha van without a peddle me
[02:04.810]Escaped without a scratch dont know what the lord has prepared for me
[02:08.550]Just last summer was faced with another death to be
[02:10.540]MJ's deceased i love you and may you rest in peace
[02:12.230]Gun shots rain and got it through my shirt they were recklessly
[02:14.290]Im here to send a message that every day is a bless to me
[02:18.410]Struggle grime pain faith Triumph
[02:32.320]Focus drive game releif Triumph
[02:34.640]And to the present day im so lucky to have my family
[02:43.860]Strict and with a career lookin solid for where i planned to be
[02:46.240]All o my children love me concrete foundation
[02:47.420]I steadily rise above every trial and tribulation
[02:49.540]My ni**a than made it home after 16 straight
[02:56.790]Wit a sound body sound mind after 16 straight
[02:58.970]Innocent but neva told afta 16 straight
[03:03.960]If i had it id give em a hundred and 16 K
[03:07.460]My momma is doin beautiful and this shits great
[03:08.830]My pops is a part of my life now is this sh*t fate
[03:12.510]Im takin care of my family ive since missed days
[03:14.570]Of a young boy all alone ive since been saved
[03:17.070]Glad to give you my struggle had to share my defiance
[03:19.190]Glad to give you my pain im closer than my alliance
[03:21.430]Got it off my chest a weight is lifted im flyin
[03:27.290]I had to witness tha cheek in order for me to triumph
[03:29.920]Struggle grime pain faith Triumph
[03:33.660]Focus drive game releif Triumph