Chorus
Forever don’t last always
There’s going to be some long nights and harder days
Through the hurt and pain, it can’t stay
Family, Mike said it will be ok …
He’s in Heaven with my brother, some of our mothers, significant others
We all know, friends may come, and they may go, but best believe it’s nothing like family, family
Verse
I was hoping we had
Enough lost ones
Enough lost sons
Enough fathers murdered by guns

Enough fathers murdered and slayed
Enough prayers prayed
Enough signs that said Jesus would save
To bring Mike back another second or another day
See, I remembered reflecting on conversation I once had with my cousin Karniece that really unsettled me, it actually disrupted my peace
It was centered around cycles in the system, and the cycles in the system
And signs that are right in front of us and no matter how much we dodge, how much we weave, we can’t seem to miss them

And to be real We’ve all been watching
Boys dying as boys, and boys growing up just to die as men
Watching the streets take hold of us as they take hold of them

See, Mike was a father, a brother, a son, our Patriarch
Mike would light up every room, his spirit was hard to miss
Father to the fatherless see to some of us he was the reason we knew God exist
For many he was the dream bearer, the vision carrier
oh Wish we could turn back the hands of time

Laugh and Love a little longer
But in our blood we gotta know this pain will only make us stronger
Chorus
Forever don’t last always
There’s going to be some long nights and harder days
Through the hurt and pain, it can’t stay
Family, Mike said it will be ok …
He’s in Heaven with my brother, some of our mothers, significant others
We all know, friends may come, and they may go, but best believe it’s nothing like family, family

Call to Action:
So Take Life one day at a time,
Every moment, Every Decision
Mike we’re going to live your vision ,
We gotta dance like we dancing, for the last time, to the last tune
We gotta live like we may die too soon

While Mike rest in paradise
May we rest in his peace
Knowing in our hearts he will forever be

See, Through the good and bad , sorrow and joy
We will remember your name
Your love will last forever it will never change

Chorus
Forever don’t last always
There’s going to be some long nights and harder days
But The through the hurt and pain it can’t stay
Family, Mike said it will be ok …
He is in Heaven with my brother, some of our mothers, significant others
We all know, friends may come, and they may go, but best believe there is nothing like family