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They didn’t have adult figures in their lives as kids to make sure they were safe.
He’s comparing that to baseball, where the umpire is making sure they are “safe” or “out”

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Continuing on the previous line, saying he didn’t drown himself in Hennessy.
He can’t finish the whole bottle so he toasts his friends that are no longer with him.

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The Kentucky Derby is the Super Bowl of horse races.

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In the early days of Wu-Tang Clan, he often went by the name Raekwon the Chef.
In this line he’s talking about himself in third person

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Continuing on the Lego metaphor, a strong house is built through trial and error. You learn from your mistakes and get better at creating something that works.

The same goes for relationships. There will be good and bad times, but he has learned that it will still work out if he doesn’t give up and they are supportive of each other.

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His “ice” (bling/jewelry) is diamond, which is like a metallic white color.

Also references actor Jaleel White who played Steve Urkel on the TV sitcom Family Matters

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He doesnt want her to “fizzle” – the part when bubbles appear when you open a coke can – because it means she’s gonna disappear very quickly.

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He’s just going to reminisce about happier times because he knows he won’t be with her ever again. Ed’s using the play on words of “maybe lean” and the make up company “Maybelline”

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Love leaves permanent emotional scars and changes things forever just like his lover leaves a significant impression on his life.

Scarring makeup refers to the running of makeup that comes from crying. He also uses a play on words with “lip sticks” referring to the lip make-up and literal lips (and their lipstick) sticking to him.

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Though Future may come off as a player in some of his songs, what he really wants is love and affection.

First he needs to find the right girl, and when he does he doesn’t want her to think he is only there for the sex.

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