"Crossfire"

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.