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I used to hop picket fences. drop into the next crib |
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dodge speedin' benzes to get to where to my friends lived |
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now it's pullin' out whips from the crib |
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tryna shine. mad problems when everything's so expensive |
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my life. i'm tryna find a way to live it |
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surrounded by bullshit. deal with it every minute |
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'cause homies'll hate you, but they'll never admit it |
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i'm just tryna find the straight path leading to the finish |
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it's hard to find something worth believing in these days |
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troubles got me thinkin' of returning to thief ways |
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night terrors always making me sleep late |
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maybe all the drama is the reason that we blaze |
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cops claim permission to use light force |
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put your face on the pavement, your new white forces |
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covered in mud. a mom's tears thicker than blood |
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I guess even in the midst of darkness, there's good. huh |
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[VERSE 2] |
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I remember holdin' onto crushes. tryna be sweet |
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I used to stumble on my words whenever that girl speak |
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and so i'd put it down in letters on some looseleaf sheets |
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I would've traded anything for just a kiss on the cheek |
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and now. bigger dreams. tryna get on tv |
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but even with exposure, will the right girl see me? |
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the nice kind of girl, they don't ever believe me |
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and the other type of chick give it up way too easy |
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but get caught up, you get slowed down |
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I need a lady raisin' me up, and holdin' me down |
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it's hard to find something genuine now |
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instead of momentary passions happening when you're in town |
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I'm sick of kisses that are less intimate than a hug |
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they lack sentiment. kinda like the stems of a bud |
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but every once in a while, it feel the way that it should |
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I guess even in the midst of nothing, there's love. huh |
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[VERSE 3] |
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I seen light in this tunnel. shining mad bright |
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but the shining's gone dim and i been stuck in that night |
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illumination gave me vision. let me see what was right |
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but now illumination's missing and i've lost my sight |
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a little lost in this darkness. needing some changing |
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I had sight then i lost it. but His grace is amazing |
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still i'm struck with guilt at times. the feeling is ancient |
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don't know how much longer i can say that this doesn't faze me |
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after introspection i can see why they blame me |
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looking back i wonder if it's really the same me |
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and certain insecurities are picking me daily |
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man, i've hurt so many girls. pissed 'cause this one played me |
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homies betrayed me. left me for good |
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so i'm shaky. what's faker than a false brotherhood? |
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only Jesus can save me. need help from above |
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I know even in the midst of hate, God is love. what |
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[CHORUS] |
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what's the meaning of life, if there aint love |
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and nobody to trust when u need it |
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there are many things, in the world u see |
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but it just aint what it seems |
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so i keep on fighting for my dreams |
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take a step with my feet |
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following my heartbeat |
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praise the one for the life, love and faith |