Lyrics Letters to the Starrs - Tipene feat. Teva Valentine

Just know that you're a part of me
Whatever I do in my life
Just wanna make you proud of me
Coz sooner or later we realise
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
So don't wait for tomorrow
Coz tomorrow may never come

The first verse is to my nephew Richie Starr
Whose soul was taken swiftly
When they crashed up the car
December 07 you left and flew up to heaven
When i heard the news Damn!
Man i didn't know what to do or what was true
I saw him yesterday it's impossible
But now he's lying in the chapel at the hospital
Then it hit my thoughts I had apart from being cut
Is how do i tell all the loving people
That helped to bring you up
We did everything together
Played ninja's on the roof you were such a goof
Especially how you had those
Missing tooth's in the front
And just to be our brother's all you want
And I know that picked you up
When you're feeling down in the dumps Yeah!
You was my number one fan back in the days
When i started out rapping on the tapes
And now i cracked it on the page
Now i put that action on the stage
Its coz of your support
That i'm still rapping till this day
Little brother, I miss you

Just know that you're a part of me
Whatever I do in my life
Just wanna make you proud of me
Coz sooner or later we realise
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
So don't wait for tomorrow
Coz tomorrow may never come

And this is to my nanny Merepeka
My nanny Honeybunch
I wish i had of known you better
But never really got the opportunity
But you to me your everything,
The sweetest song that i could sing
Would be the bomb if i can bring
Your moko up to have something from you
Or even pass on something like your wedding ring's
Nanny's I mean it's everything
How mum and dad were both whangai
But ain't my business to ask why
The reason I feel a bit plastic and half-pie
I don't know my own blood
Coz we live like apartheid
So i confide every visit to the urupa site
And every time I leave your side I feel more inspired
To learn about my culture learn about my family tree
It had to be my state of mind before I was a dad to be
Taking it all to casually
But I'ma do something about it now Nanny
And I know that you'd be glad to see

And this is for my whanau still here
Just know we still care
Especially all my real friends
You never know what lies around the corner
Experiences try to warn ya but
You do what you want anyway
Living in between Bene(fit) days
We got to stop being complacent
Help each other and mahi up towards better days
Coz we've been led astray coz the path led away
We need to get it straight
Even our ancestors said its fake
The keys to educate
We are the revolution right now
So watch my hori's get skilled up and levitate
And to my first born Tanekaha
Always remember papa's gotcha
And always look after your mother
To the ones I hold truest in my heart
Ones that knew it from the start I could do it
And to my future family and wife
I vowel to you my life until death do us part
That's my letter to the Stars yeah!

Just know that you're a part of me,
Whatever I do in my life
Just wanna make you proud of me
Coz sooner or later we realise
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
We don't know what we've got till it's gone
So don't wait for tomorrow
Coz tomorrow may never come