Name: Heaven's Afternoon (A Dream Deferred)
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: Produced by Zachary Peterson; Samples Willie Hutch’s “Mack’s Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene); Incorporates Dom Kennedy’s “After School”

Heaven's Afternoon (A Dream Deferred)

from Dear Summer by Zachary Peterson

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Produced by Zachary Peterson; Samples Willie Hutch’s “Mack’s Stroll/The Getaway (Chase Scene); Incorporates Dom Kennedy’s “After School”

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Heaven’s Afternoon

If I make it to heaven, I pray I c my cousin Erin
I pray I c my uncle Curly, I pray I c my granny Velma
I pray I c my cousin Carla, Even though I never met u
‘Cause shit ain’t quite been the same, ever since yah left us
But I know you in a better place, so these emotions is selfish
But damn folk, we miss u, and I promise I’ll never forget u
I’ma tell me kids all about u, I’ma tell ‘em all I remember
Like everything that yah taught me, out of every conversation wit u
Like never forget where you came from, and always count your blessings
‘Cuz we could all die 2moro, yeah nigga that’s no question
‘Cuz our time on earth is borrowed, just in case you never knew
N’ if somebody hitn’ my phone, E I’m hoping that’s you

But that’s a dream deferred, n’ they don’t always come true
So I put one in the air, n’ mix the gin with the juice
Then I ride around my city, with the top down on that coupe
With Aaliyah playin’ thru the speakers, n’ all I’m thinkin’ ‘bout is u
Niggas try to tell me that I pray too much but that’s just what I do
‘Cause when the beat touch yo soul, you just gotta speak the truth
Even tho it might hurt, U just gotta tell ‘em the truth
U just gotta tell ‘em the truth!! U just gotta tell ‘em the truth!!!

My greatest fear is that I do just like my pops and leave
So my promise to my seed, is that I’m not gon’ leave
They not gon’ want for nothing, especially not from me
And they gon’ be spoiled rotten, all becuz of me
I pray you get to know your granny, and your uncle G
‘Cuz they made me who I am, but u gon’ be better than me
And I put that on my life, I’d giv it all to you
Just to see you smile in Heaven’s afternoon
….In Heaven’s afternoon
Just to see you smile in Heaven’s afternoon
‘Cuz they say, when it’s raining and the sun is shining too
That’s yo people in Heaven, smiling back at you
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‘Cuz they say, when it’s raining and the sun is shining too
That’s yo people in Heaven, smiling back at you

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from Dear Summer, released June 21, 2015

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Zachary Peterson Centreville, Virginia

Born and raised in the #DMV. Just a young man that loves to make music. All in all, my music is my bio.

I produce, engineer my own music, rap, and croon (for lack of better words, but I wouldn't call it singing) on occasion.