D'Valents - Gio Elle E

GIO ELLE E

(D. ValentS)

Born In Avelino, served in World War II
Told stories about the horror
Of what war could do
Ex-Navy man Veteran of the Blue
Ghost sailed close to the Japanese coast
Pacemaker cut his career short
53 Steep Hollow, was his last port
On Birch St., he had a tailor shop
Good Ol Lex, was like my surrogate grand pop
Marino Alfred, last name Gioellli, translated means jewels
Drove a Caddy bought from
Being nice with his tools
A needle and a thread
Staples of his trade
A widower but when she died
A new Union was made
Back in love with whisky
Nightly drunk he'd reunite with Jenny quickly

I hope you fools choose to listen,
I drop jewels bust it
I'm just a nigga who inherited a winning jewel
I hope you fools choose to listen,
I drop jewels bust it
I'm just a nigga who inherited a winning jewel

It wasn't all Liley, when we was off the ave
It got really illy, after we lost dad
Single parent did ya best
With what you had
And we ain't had much
But it wasn't all that bad
Hustled hard the 9 to 5 is unforgiving
In the great uncoupling
Just trying to make a living
80's working mom Nanshe's on ya grind
On a pasta grinder almost lost ya hand one time
Stitched you up seen you laid up in bed
Cuts in ya fingers, remembered thinking I could've lost you instead
You bounced back kept making dough to get that bread
Juju who knew it'd be you & just this knucklehead
Scraped up nuff to get me Coleco Vision,
Respects, it's hard raising lil men for any woman

I hope you fools choose to listen,
I drop jewels bust it
I'm just a nigga who inherited a winning jewel
I hope you fools choose to listen,
I drop jewels bust it
I'm just a nigga who inherited a winning jewel

Verse three jewel
On to the last rock
I ain't gon say his name
I'ma just let the beat knock
But when I'm at his door
I hope I'm let in, if they got ring
Hope they camera see thru my sin
If they got audio hope they hear me out
So I can explain what my life was really bout
No Adam Sandler uncut gem I wasn't flawless
Running away from jakes made me feel lawless
With nuff sense to roam, till I have a Benz that's dipped in chrome
Til I have nuff friends that I feel never alone
Til I have nuff ends, my wrist is covered in stone
And all for what? to be knocked off a coveted throne?
We'll be judged when at the end zone
Last next level, hope I'm ready for home
Bring me a higher love, I've spiritually grown

You'd think we were on stage here
Thank you, and goodnight, and good luck

Written by:
David Valenti

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