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Things Changed
By
Syd Harvey
I'm from where the corners meet Finch Avenue and Jane Street Where violence is just another part of life Everyday you see the parents trying to make a living Making every dollar be worth a hard day of pain and strife Teenage girls skipping school because having sex is a must Not knowing that the only person they once have trusted has lost their trust In my court bullets are speaking in tongues for no reason at all While in the next court the bigger mon dem are playing ball How can a neighborhood that was rich in spirit lose pride in itself We just lost a fallen soldier, call the cops we need some help Don't bother with that, there's no point in their arrival They already know the verdict, they've been watching us play survival Housing co-operation don't have no more space for these wild animals While these wild animals are caged in and are still having wild animals When will we ever get back our dignity and pride Or are we just little cowards, this is hide and seek, so go hide I put too much into this and don't get anything back I've been blind sighted and lost my way, gotta get back on track Running with all my might and strength I have left Never to stop, turn around and look I just don't get it anymore How can someone love something so bad and give it away Hoping and praying that if they let it go it will come back someday Trust has become an issue that we don't want to solve Ask the crackhead if living is an option that he had to choose He'd say f*** life and f*** me I was a dead broke born to lose Don't be upset, that was the chance you chose to take Or get mad at your boss because you didn't get your last break Be thankful that your surviving and living well today And that you're sitting on good terms with the ones you love They couldn't have woken up this morning Because they chose to be with the man up above. |
