Shadows Of The Streets

Uh… yeah.

Life on these streets ain’t easy…

But I’m still here, still standin’.

Listen…

Walking down the block, shadows in my head,

Every step remind me of the brothers that bled.

Lost too many nights, chasing dreams in the dark,

Now my scars tell a story, every line, every mark.

Living on the streets, it’s hard to define,

Daylight I’m smiling, at night I’m confined.

Sweet words of the world fade, they don’t last long,

But my soul’s been bleeding — who’ll keep it strong?

Shadows of the streets, always follow me,

Trying to escape but I’m never free.

Through the fire, through the rain,

Still I rise, I fight the pain.

Mama always prayed, “Son, don't you fall again”

But the system made it hard, they don’t care about me.

Friends turn to foes when the money disappears,

We share our laughs, but inside i'm all fear.

I seen brothers locked down, sisters cry alone,

Politicians talk big, but they breaking our homes.

So I spit from the soul, let the truth unfold,

Cause a voice in the dark worth more than gold.

Shadows of the streets, always follow me,

Trying to escape but I’m never free.

Through the fire, through the rain,

Still I rise, I fight the pain.

You don’t know my struggle, you don’t know my fight,

Living every day like it might be my last night.

But I keep my faith, though the world feels cold,

’Cause a man without hope is a story untold.

Shadows of the streets, always follow me,

Trying to escape but I’m never free.

Through the fire, through the rain,

Still I rise, I fight the pain.