People Are Cold by Kesauć Musheer Hill
I've been through the cold and
Pouring rains, so much shit
I don't know who t blame.
My life has been crazy; Mama
Look what they've done to your
Baby!
I come from that part of L.A.
Where the people are snow;
Where the urban streets are
Cold, no matter how tough you
Are or who you know, you're
Still subject to lose your
Soul.
My mama sacrificed joy and
Life, sold her body to make sure
That we were dressed right, and
Had a place to sleep at night;
There was no man in the home
So she taught her oldest boy how
To fight.
By the time I was twelve I
Had to earn my way; bring in
What I could to be sure the
Bills were paid. My mama
Wept when they robbed our place,
So that's when I chose my trade;
Officially a man that day.
I've been through the cold and
The pouring rain; so much shit.
I don't know who to blame.
My life has been crazy, mother
Look what they've done to your
Baby.
Running the streets with my hands
In everything, while at church my
Little sister sang, would grow
Fangs to protect my siblings from
The pain that I knew the ghetto
would bring, moving with a nine
milli and a sack of cocaine; the
money was all the same.
On the frontline of an urban
War, not really understanding
What I was fighting for, but
Still putting brothers in the floor.
Hating our lives for being poor,
Just not caring anymore.
Discontented striking at the core
Be Cool? What the fuck for?!
Didn't know how many more days
That I'd see; I was only fifteen
And had grown men shooting at me.
Ducking so much never knew where
I would pop up. They got Buttons
Then Len Dogg, Tick went down
And I didn't even have time to grieve.
I've been through the cold and
The pouring rains; so much shit
I don't know who to blame.
My life has been crazy; Mama
Look what they've done to your
Baby.
Even though by law I was
Still a child, I was cast out
Into the wild. 15 to life in prison?
Never again will I smile. Before
I see them bricks again it'll
Be a while. Man, the last time
I saw my mother was during trial.
My life has been rough but I'm
Still here. This shit hasn't beat
Me yet, despite these twenty
Years, I have nothing but God
To fear, and I've learned that
Life ain't always clear; maybe
Now I can shed that tear...
I've been through cold and
The pouring rains; But I'm still
Here all the same; breathing
To tell you my name; My whole
Life has been crazy; Mama look
What they've done to your baby.