Misunderstood - The War That Can't Be Won

Born in Fresno and was raised in the east
Dogs all around me, they trying to feast
I couldn't bang that just wasn't for me
Never catch me out here strapped with that heat
Seen people do things you wouldn't believe
Had a homie of mine OD last week
I'm getting tired of saying Rest In Peace
My family full of them addicts and fiends
Remember thinking that my dad was a G
Thinking damn, I wanted that to be me
I was so young and I just couldn't see
That I was gonna be repeating history
I wanted to rob and I wanted to steal
Wanted the crime and I wanted to kill
See the police and you know that we peel
See the wrong color and you know the drill
How many people you know that been shot with a gun
Robbed point blank and get murdered for tryna run
Walk on the wrong side of town and you fuckin done
They fighting a war on these streets that can never be won
My mom is an addict it runs through my blood
Whatever you need, I bet she knows the plug
In school they tell you, stay away from the drugs
But Drug's on your mom every time that you hug
Drug's on the block every time you walk home
Always in contact, he don't need a phone
No matter the day or wherever you roam
Shit, Drug's been here since before they built Rome
My life isn't happy, my life isn't fun
Blessed with a curse that lives on my tongue
Pacifist since I first touched a gun
But body a nigga if he ever swung
The homies tell me, nigga you is the one
So I'm writing these lyrics about where I'm from
The San Joaquin River River is tainted with blood
Fuck you know, nigga? I came from the mud
How many people you know that been shot with a gun
Robbed point blank and get murdered for tryna run
Walk on the wrong side of town and you fuckin done
They fighting a war on these streets that can never be won
How many people you know that been shot with a gun
Robbed point blank and get murdered for tryna run
Walk on the wrong side of town and you fuckin done
They fighting a war on these streets that can never be won
I was in middle school the first I touched a gun
And ever since then, I knew I'd rather run
Cuz one shot, and then your life is done
The afterlife don't care about what hood you from
I know what it's like, you know wanna be real
Wanna fit in, yeah I know how it feels
The evil is calling I know the appeal
But you don't need the cards that he deals
One different step I'd be on a new path
Counting them pounds, I'd be doing that math
Counting them hundreds when I take off my mask
Looking suspicious, I won't even ask
The streets are calling and the money's the bait
I thought seeing an early grave was my fate
Turn your lives around, it's never too late
Misunderstood, but I know you relate
How many people you know that been shot with a gun
Robbed point blank and get murdered for tryna run
Walk on the wrong side of town and you fuckin done
They fighting a war on these streets that can never be won
I grew up thinking drugs were cool
I didn't realize that we were just some tools
If we're not educated then we're just some fools
But public school is just to learn the rules
Our ignorance is what gives them fuel
They feed off people like it's Tokyo Ghoul
If we give them power than they always rule
And when we fight back then they ridicule
They tricked you into thinking your vote doesn't count
They silence the hood so we can't make a sound
Make the wrong moves and then we're shot down
We're not in prison, but, to the hood, we're bound
And you know you're lucky if you made it out
Whether through education or you used the clout
Cuz in desperation is where hope is found
And if hope is found then we can save this town
How many people you know that been shot with a gun
Robbed point blank and get murdered for tryna run
Walk on the wrong side of town and you fuckin' done
They fighting a war on these streets that can never be won

Written by:
Roberto Hernandez

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