What Really Matters Songtext
von Cordae

Still rings in midnight silence in her ears
Let her cry for she′s a lady
Let her dream
For she's a child (yeah, uh)

Alright, it′s nothin' before the family
Nothin' before the love that was brought from my Aunt Tammy
Nothin′ before the love which I found from this pen and pad
Nothin′ like when someone loves you back, Teddy Pendergrass

Nothin' like the love of when you holdin′ your first child
Nothin' like the love of when you witness they first smile
Nothin′ like collard greens
Nothin' like cabbage that′s special-made from your Aunt D
Nothin' like you hangin' with your uncles and aunties


Nothin′ like your favorite cousin who just got out of jail
Remember when the family came together to make bail
These moments are priceless, they cannot be bought, uh
The real is instilled inside you, it cannot be taught, uh

I needed a new reminder of things that are most important
Very few events I ever put above mic recordin′
I missed the graduations
I missed all the birthday parties and baby dedications

I missed Aunt Lucia May's funeral, Lord, forgive me
I was at the Met and afterparty with Robyn Fenty
I was out networkin′
Never gon' be perfect, I′ll emerge to my best version (woo)
Trip to find myself, let's just call it an excursion (real)

Learned the harder way that more riches are less worth it
Lost souls sold for a bargain, I just purchased
Nothin′ above love, nothin' above forgiveness
Nothin' above the family, this is already written


Nothin′ comes before the memories that we cherish deeply
Nothin′ comes before phone calls Grandma gave me weekly
Nothin' before the family, material is temporary
Nothin′ before the family, yeah