What am I fighting for? Who am I running from
Where are my phases, everything’s accelerated
We grew up way too fast
Some of my family became my past
Tripping over thoughts as I try to run back
Leaving for good
This generation trap that they call my hood
Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
Shotgun shotgun where's my heat
Everyone run try to find their dreams
To find me
City where the sun don’t shine (oh)
America she shines her light on
Everybody but my skin tone
Somehow they still demonize us
When we built the ground you stand on
Free labor we had to pay for
Freed slaves they had to sharecrop
Sharecropping turned to prisons
Now all our fathers missing
Granny she had to raise us
All those misguided children
Defund our education
Take away recreation
Nobody here to save us
In high school, I had no books
In college, I had no cash
Music’s my only virtue
These lyrics saved my ass
Leaving for good,
This generation trap that they call my hood
Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
Shotgun, shotgun where's my heat
Everyone run try to find their dreams
To find me
Leaving for good
This generation trap that they call my hood
Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
Shotgun shotgun where's my heat
Everyone run try to find their dreams
To find me
City where the sun don’t shine (oh)
America she shines her light on,
Everybody but my skin tone