forgiven

Lyrics

and we're introducing the starting line up, we're going to introduce now, the north clayton eagles, coached by james gwyn, his starters, number 21, tauheed epps, yeah, pray for our sins, i pray for our souls, the tears that we crying, let 'em all be forgiven, let it all be forgiven, just let it all be forgiven, when your dreams turn to nightmares, transactions turn to nike airs, when to greenbriar mall and bought five pairs, i stayed in the creek, junkies used to preach, in the dope game, trying to reach my peak, and go undefeated, i pleaded with the judge, "this my first offense", high school b-ball, i'm trying to get a scholarship, no acc, sec, clay co. apd, on a bumpy road like a atv, ebt used to give me peace, i smile on the outside, inside discreet as far as the past, wish i could press delete, let my dogs off the leash, rather buy it then lease it, gettin' murdered in the streets, ohh, ohh, yeah, pray for the children, i pray for our healing, i know you feel it, just let it all be forgiven yeah, just let it all be forgiven yeah, those sins let them all be forgiven, that life, that is how we living, just let it all be forgiven, got a phone call from lil fade, somebody shot his son, he didn't make it, my head aching, hands start shaking, foul beyond flagrant, he said, "bruh, what i'm supposed to do?", i paused remorseful, we been partners since public school, kids ain't supposed to die before us, as a parent, it's apparent, ain't no parrots, singin' stops once we leave the carriage, code of the streets, react with the heat, to create balance, one of the biggest revenge is prayer, me, shondrae and chris was there, guess flesh won't spend christmas there, but in spirit, know you hearing it, loud and clear, whole family miss you as we stare off in the atmosphere, no fear, pray for our sins, i, i pray for our souls, the tears that you're crying, just let 'em all be forgiven, let 'em all be forgiven, just let 'em all be forgiven, those sins let 'em all be forgiven, hey, i don't know who need to hear this, but if you're doing something to make, if you doing something to make your parents, have to bury you, you may want to slow down, everything got a consequence whether good or bad, rest in peace shayla, big, i love you, bruh, know'm sayin', my other partner lost son too, right before the 18th birthday, we out here bullshittin', for what?, you don't get another life, this ain't no practice life, that's it, that's it, in all his majesty and might, his brilliance and his beauty, his black and his blue, "boy" still slips from their lips when they address him, still linger in the velvet of his dream, the scene, unseen, the seen/unseen black boy, fighting for manhood, in a world that still sees through jim crow lens, oh, them love him in his place, separate, away, torn, disconnected, passive, submissive, and shuffling, oh, might just turn that shuffling into dancing, 'cause you know them love black boys dancing, and singing and ballin', you know them love black boy strength, but don't love black boys,