Tabernacle Royce Da 5'9"

[Intro]
Yeah
I wanna share some shit with y'all
All truth, all truth

[Verse 1]
Uh, like I'm standing inside a Tabernacle
I promised not to lie in not one of these verses
I started out as a battle rapper
All I knew was Maxells, ADATs, DATs and gats
Uh, my name is Ryan Daniel Montgomery
Recovering alcoholic, I grew up on 9 Mile
Uh, I'm not a gangster, drug dealer or thug nigga
Just an MC who made a name with his rhyme style
Now, sometime around '95 I found my calling
And that all coincides with the time that I found my darling
Now later on in the story, I tell you her significance
But now let's talk about me, specifically, three brothers and one sister see
My daddy taught me consistency with his fucking patterns
Hallelujah I'm the son of a addict
My addiction was music, all I would do is go to the studio and The Shelter
And listen to Redman and Heltah Skeltah

[Interlude]
Aye y'all remember that one joint from the Heltah Skeltah album called?
Sean Price be like, "I'm not sure any—" yeah, that was my shit
I used to bump that shit all, day!
By this time I knew I wanted to be an artist
I didn't want to be anything else
You know, but my mom had plans for me
She wanted me to go to school, so you know