Jelly Roll - Smoking Section lyrics
Jelly Roll [Jason Bradley DeFord] Antioch, Tennessee, U.S. 🇺🇸
[Jelly Roll - Smoking Section lyrics]
I was talkin' to a guy that
I respect dearly the other day
And he told me not to get
So distracted fighting the alligators
That I forget to clean the swamp
And it took me a second to think
About what he was really sayin'
But he was sayin' "Don't let my problems
Distract me so much dealin' with them
I forget my mission"
Hey baby brother, how ya doin'
The streets still holdin'
The last time I seen ya
You ain't seem so focused
Can't believe I ain't noticed
I can't believe I missed it
Life been crazy man, fast life livin'
While Struggle's sittin' in prison
I'm sittin' and trippin'
And I'm sittin' here wishin' that you
Were sittin' here with me
But you're not, I'm all alone
Tryin' to write this song
Sippin' on some bourbon and
Blowin' a little strong
This is therapeutic music so
I'm takin' my time
Figured while I had a second I
Would drop you a line
Me and Will are doing well man
Don't worry 'bout us i bet yo ass up there
Chillin' probably rollin' it up
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
Hey Momma V, it's been a minute since
I mentioned your name
And every hardship is a blessing
And this is the same it's been 16 years
It doesn't lessen the pain
'Cause your death was a first
Hand lesson on age
I'm just riding through my
Own neighborhood reminiscing
The life that I was livin'
Man was I trippin'
I grew up around sinners all
After tryin' to win
People livin' to die but they
Was dyin' to live
Think about you every now and then
I ride by the crib call it the crib
But my mother hasn't lived there in years
Meanwhile my cousin came home
From doing a bid
Gave the man an iPhone and he
Didn't know what it is
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
We ain't smoked in a while
I'm sorry the change did it
That and the fact you got
Strung out on painkillers
The money and fame did it
You tried and you can't quit it
To think it's a shame that your
Names in the same sentence
As a junkie, a flunkie
Your back is the monkey
You used to have it all
The hoes and the money
Had a dream that you killed yo'self
Woke up reachin' for my phone
Like you needed my help
But I'm so focused on myself
And my daughter doing well
You're a grown man
I have to hope you're going through a spell
But I'm prayin' for you and I
Know that you're feelin' the pain
But you're an addict
You won't change til you're ready to change
And I hope you think about your
Family and get it right
And just know that I'ma pray for
You before I sleep tonight
And me and money talk
I'd like to share this thought
While you fightin' alligators don't forget
To clean the swamp
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I respect dearly the other day
And he told me not to get
So distracted fighting the alligators
That I forget to clean the swamp
And it took me a second to think
About what he was really sayin'
But he was sayin' "Don't let my problems
Distract me so much dealin' with them
I forget my mission"
Hey baby brother, how ya doin'
The streets still holdin'
The last time I seen ya
You ain't seem so focused
Can't believe I ain't noticed
I can't believe I missed it
Life been crazy man, fast life livin'
While Struggle's sittin' in prison
I'm sittin' and trippin'
And I'm sittin' here wishin' that you
Were sittin' here with me
But you're not, I'm all alone
Tryin' to write this song
Sippin' on some bourbon and
Blowin' a little strong
This is therapeutic music so
I'm takin' my time
Figured while I had a second I
Would drop you a line
Me and Will are doing well man
Don't worry 'bout us i bet yo ass up there
Chillin' probably rollin' it up
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
Hey Momma V, it's been a minute since
I mentioned your name
And every hardship is a blessing
And this is the same it's been 16 years
It doesn't lessen the pain
'Cause your death was a first
Hand lesson on age
I'm just riding through my
Own neighborhood reminiscing
The life that I was livin'
Man was I trippin'
I grew up around sinners all
After tryin' to win
People livin' to die but they
Was dyin' to live
Think about you every now and then
I ride by the crib call it the crib
But my mother hasn't lived there in years
Meanwhile my cousin came home
From doing a bid
Gave the man an iPhone and he
Didn't know what it is
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
We ain't smoked in a while
I'm sorry the change did it
That and the fact you got
Strung out on painkillers
The money and fame did it
You tried and you can't quit it
To think it's a shame that your
Names in the same sentence
As a junkie, a flunkie
Your back is the monkey
You used to have it all
The hoes and the money
Had a dream that you killed yo'self
Woke up reachin' for my phone
Like you needed my help
But I'm so focused on myself
And my daughter doing well
You're a grown man
I have to hope you're going through a spell
But I'm prayin' for you and I
Know that you're feelin' the pain
But you're an addict
You won't change til you're ready to change
And I hope you think about your
Family and get it right
And just know that I'ma pray for
You before I sleep tonight
And me and money talk
I'd like to share this thought
While you fightin' alligators don't forget
To clean the swamp
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
I hope that heaven has a smoking section
When it's said and done and we're all gone
I hope they got a place that we can blow
I hope that heaven has a smoking section