Reciprocity

Been around around the world and back, trying to find reciprocity, possibilities, (possibilities are growing thin)

No love in these streets, everyone’s keyed in on finesse, trying get what they can,

That’s the plan, ebb and flow, of this life that we live,

And they know ain’t right, thinking in hindsight, keep your distance,

Set your boundaries, if they aren’t, showing up and pouring in your cup,

When you need em, you can live without, opportunist at their best,

Trying to you to the test, then push you past limits, give me what you got,

Mindset has to stop, when you tell em, you ain’t got it,

Then the plot, starts to thicken, and they start switching up, playing the role of the victim,

Woe is me, is all I see, the stage is set, and drama queen actors all come alive,

Then all of a sudden, it is them against the world, just because you stood your ground and said no,

Built their dreams in the sand, and couldn’t stand on that business,

Now their ruse is finished, oh the agony, Can’t contend, with the way, they pretend,

Real friends are there, from the beginning to the end, thick and thin

Been around the world and back, trying to find reciprocity, an anomaly, possibilities are running out, time is growing thin, soon we will be, vague memories or just dust in the wind (memories, dust in the wind, da dust in the wind)

Heavy is the heart, of the one that bears the crown, give props to those that weren’t appointed,

But yet chose the life, of doing good deeds,

Unfortunate I have say, the paradigm shifted, in a major way,

Nowadays you can be lying and deceitful,

and the culture thinks it cool, cause you called it finesse,

A complete and utter mess, nothing less than disgraceful,

Thinking that warmhearted people, are the fools, wait until you can’t find anyone to use

It’s an all out war, their greed against your wallet, the art of the steal,

Non stop assault, trying to break into the vault, then escape without a trace,

Vanish from the premise, from the scene, last seen when you were up,

Disappeared when you went down, clown in shining amour, saving everyone except themselves,

At least that’s how, the con artists view the victims, it’s the same routine every time,

Give me this, give me that, and I’ll pay you back later,

But it seems, that later is a dream, that never came, to fruition, (who’s to blame)

Now my heart’s numb, like novocaine,

Real friends are there, from the beginning to the end, thick and thin

Been around the world and back, trying to find reciprocity, an anomaly, possibilities are running out, time is growing thin, soon we will be, vague memories or just dust in the wind (memories, dust in the wind, da dust in the wind)