My little sis, this is for you, girl, uh-huh, uh When your bus pulled in, I didn't recognize your face Skinny as hell, rockin' gazelles with no laces The ride was bumpy, the seats were hard and it was cold But that's a small price to pay to be up from under your hold You said you need a place to stay, I said I got a futon Crash on that a couple of weeks, then get your loot on It's a big city, baby, much gain, much loss But if you focus, ain't no tellin' how much of this could be yours You paced yourself, caught up on your rest, reminisced a bit Days when you and me was home in the midst of innocence Didn't have a mom, but I tried the best I could to be Everything, in essence, one is My little sis, they had you twisted out, felony listed I blamed myself, but you was wild Wouldn't listen, cracked a smile when I was bitchin' If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have left you I remember when I kissed you on your head and then you said I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go Now look at you, you've grown, your demeanor seems calm And you remind me of that one picture I still keep of mom's Cops tried to take that, too, and erase it from my memory You and your bitch sister gon' pay, that's what he said I used to fight him every night, and when I cut him, I knew I was through You wasn't strong enough to hold him off, so he put it on you Them damn authorities, they wouldn't touch us Said it's just a domestic incident between a family's lack of structure I couldn't take it, so I bounced, I should've took you with me But you was weak and in the streets and always feelin' sickly I wish that I could pay you back for all them tears, sis Give you back your years, miss, protect you from your fears But I'm here now, for what it's worth, I'm ridin' for you, girl Only death can separate us, I'm providin' for you, girl Cause you never carried hate when I was walkin' out the gate You looked at me and smiled cause you were late, still here you stay I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go Yeah, now as I watch you sleep, stroke in your face, I see the scars How could one little woman trapped in such hell have come so far? How could you live it every day, your body takin' blows Every night he's pushin' on you, all this time I didn't know It's fair to say your innocence of old has been forgotten Every time I wish I was there with you, wish it was me that shot him Wish I was needin' bail, wish I was in that cell Most of all I wish that I was the sister that didn't fail I'ma tell you this, I'm workin' every day for your forgiveness Everything that's beautiful in life, you gon' live this You deserve to live in happiness, the best that it can be Fact of the matter is, that you a stronger chick than me, that's why I say I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go I wish you well wherever you go, wherever you may go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go I wish you well wherever you go