[Verse]
Smoke curl slow, dreams ride on the breeze
Sunset gold, like the graves under palm trees
Back streets twist, where the preachers don’t kneel
Echoes in the alleys, tell me what’s real
[Verse 2]
Chip paint whip but the speakers still bang
Cracked curb sermons when the OG sang
Gold chain swing, light dance in the grit
Sworn on his name, but he stay off the list
[Chorus]
He gotta be innocent, stained with the smog
Chain link witness but the shadows don’t talk
Stained glass cracks, truth drip through the skin
He gotta be innocent, this game we spin
[Bridge]
Creases in his jeans cut sharper than trade
Old heads nod ‘cause respect been paid
Streetlights hum, soundtrack for the sin
He gotta be innocent; jail door won’t win
[Verse 3]
Dice hit pavement, echoes sharp like knives
Cuts in the silence, clean pictures of lies
Bulletproof truth mixed with stories they sew
He gotta be innocent, seeds they wanna grow
[Outro]
Lowriders kiss ground, smoother than night
Neon flashes dance like they hold the fight
Fingers cross ribs, prayers hug to the chest
He gotta be innocent, let him rest, no arrest