Dead and Gone - TI ft Justin Timberlake (lyrics) Ay Let me kick it to you right quick, man Not on some gangsta shit man, on some real shit Anybody done been through the same thing, I\u0027m sure you feel the same way Big Phil This for you pimpin\u0027 Ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone And ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone Ever had one of them days wish would\u0027ve stayed home Run into a group of niggas who gettin\u0027 they hate on You walk by They get wrong You reply then shit get blown Way outta proportion Way past discussion Just you against them, pick one then rush \u0027em Figure you\u0027ll get jumped, hell that\u0027s nothing They don\u0027t wanna stop there now they bussin\u0027 Now you gushin\u0027, ambulance rushin\u0027 You to the hospital with a bad concussion Plus ya hit four times But it hit ya spine Paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound Nevermind that now you lucky to be alive Just think it all started you fussin\u0027 with three guys Now ya pride in the way, but ya pride is the way You could fuck around, get shot, die any day Niggas die everyday All over bullshit, dope money, dice game, ordinary hood shit Could this be \u0027cause of hip hop music? Or did the ones with the good sense not use it? Usually niggas don\u0027t know what to do When their back against the wall so they just start shootin\u0027 For red or for blue or for blow I guess From Bankhead up to your projects No more stress, now I\u0027m straight, now I get it, now I take Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family\u0027s sake That part of me left yesterday The heart of me is strong today No regrets I\u0027m blessed to say The old me dead and gone away Ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone And ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone I ain\u0027t never been scared, I lived through tragic Situation could\u0027ve been dead lookin\u0027 back at it Most of that shit didn\u0027t even have to happen But you don\u0027t think about it when you out there trappin\u0027 In apartments, hangin\u0027, smokin\u0027, and rappin\u0027 Niggas start shit, next thing ya know we cappin\u0027 Get locked up then didn\u0027t even get mad Now think about damn what a life I had Most of that shit, look back, just laugh Some shit still look back get sad Maybe my homeboy still be around Had I not hit the nigga in the mouth that time I won that fight I lost that war I can still see my nigga walkin\u0027 out that door Who\u0027da thought I\u0027d never see Philant no more? Got enough dead homies I don\u0027t want no more Cost a nigga his job Cost me more I\u0027da took that ass-whooping now for sure Now think before I risk my life Take them chances to get my stripe A nigga put his hands on me alright Otherwise stand there talk shit all night, so \u0027Cause I hit you, and you sue me I shoot you, get locked up, who? Me? No more stress, now I\u0027m straight, now I get it, now I take Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family\u0027s sake That part of me left yesterday The heart of me is strong today No regrets I\u0027m blessed to say The old me dead and gone away Ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone And ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone I turn my head to the East I don\u0027t see nobody by my side I turn my head to the West Still nobody in sight So I turn my head to the North Swallow that pill that they call pride That old me is dead and gone But that new me will be alright I turn my head to the East I don\u0027t see nobody by my side I turn my head to the West Still nobody in sight So I turn my head to the North Swallow that pill that they call pride That old me is dead and gone But that new me will be alright, \u0027cause Ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone And ooh (hey) I\u0027ve been travelin\u0027 on this road too long (too long) Just trying to find my way back home (back home) The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone, yeah