Thank You (DMX Salute) - Papoose

Can’t let a day go by

Without saying thank you

For everything you’ve done

Earl Simmons one of hip hop’s best

But better known to the world as DMX

Born December 18 1970, to be a Yonkers New York legend that was his destiny

Malcom had an X that stood for unknown

X marks the spot a king belongs on his throne

There’s two reason we throw an X in New York fam

One is for the Bronx the other’s for dark man

When you heard him rap he had you like 'god damn'

Cause when he touched the mic

He grabbed it with god’s hand

First to debut an album #1 5 times in a row

Billboard 200 chart he shined

Sold over 74 million records world wide

Featured in Belly, Romeo must Die

Had many beautiful kids who he showed sincere love

They say never have more kids than you can take care of

Can’t let a day go by

Without saying thank you

For everything you’ve done

Earl Simmons a product of that Yonkers, New York living

Hustlers to killers to thieves up in the store stealing

Poverty to public assistance ghetto where poor stricken

Prejudice oppressors imprison us through the court system

Didn’t let it stop him just cause he landed up north big

'Sky is the Limit' he taught us sort of ignore ceilings

Other rappers look nice but they don’t give us that raw feeling

Don’t mean they can walk in his shoes cause they wore Timblands'

He’s no longer with us but you would know if you won’t listen

Good took the wheel he’s in a car that the Lords driven

None of us are perfect we spend time in this world sinning

Spiritual calculator count the blessings the Lord’s giving

Animal when he on the track you heard the dog killing

But when he was out with his kids you see the dog grinning

Spoke up for the underdogs we was all with him

When he won we was all winning

Can’t let a day go by

Without saying thank you

For everything you’ve done

He didn’t say he was the dog cause he know when to bite

Dog backwards is god he was going to heights

Way above and beyond when he spoke on that mic

It doesn’t matter what you go through you could grow in your life

Every battle isn’t physical know when to fight

Just admit it when you wrong cause you know when you right

It’s ironic that the Dark Man showed us the light