Walkin’ down this broken street, just tryin’ to make it home,
City lights are flickerin’, but I feel so alone.
Footsteps echo close behind, shadows start to creep,
I hear the sirens screamin’, but they're singin’ me to sleep.
Didn’t choose a side, wasn’t playin’ their game,
But the bullets don’t care when they call your name.
I got caught in the crossfire, nowhere to run,
Didn’t pull the trigger, but I’m still undone.
Just a bystander, just a name on the wall,
When the warzone’s your home, anybody can fall.
Voices yellin’, tires screech, a flash of steel and lead,
Try to move, but time stands still, the street is painted red.
Mama told me long ago, “Boy, just mind your way,”
But I guess it don’t mean nothin’ when the wolves come out to play.
Didn’t choose a side, wasn’t part of their war,
But the blood in the gutter don’t ask what it’s for.
I got caught in the crossfire, nowhere to run,
Didn’t pull the trigger, but I’m still undone.
Just a bystander, just a name on the wall,
When the warzone’s your home, anybody can fall.
Fadin’ fast, hear my name in the breeze,
Another ghost lost to these violent streets.
If I had one more chance, one last breath,
I’d pray for a world where we ain't fightin’ to death.
Caught in the crossfire, lost in the night,
Another soul swallowed by the neon lights.
Didn’t pull the trigger, but I paid the cost,
Just another story, just another one lost.