Emergency Exit

Young homie from the city, he was drowning in the pity
Of the teacher who ain't never understand that life was gritty
Maybe he's determined, he was tired of the hurting
He made his momma cry, but then his daddy always serving
Rock to the fiends who ran up and down the block
Till the one day the snitches told it to the cops
He'd rather die than go to jail, believed in Heaven, went through Hell
His son was nervous, but he finally went and broke his shell
He'd kill a nigga if he ever heard some slick talk
Forget the fists man he'd probably let that stick talk
A young man, he could never let his pride go
A fickle nigga who got visions of the high road
His momma died the next year, he really lost his mind
A gang of all the wrong niggas caught her from behind
Now he riding through the city, thoughts on revenge
Cause now he never gets to put his momma in a Benz
His daddy rotting in a cell, at least he tried to
But you can't bury all the demons that's inside you
You can resurrect the love, and you can fight the hate
But you will never know what love is until you hit the gates
I'm crossing over just to tell you all a story
Of a brother who was caught up in the glory
The violence, the drugs, the gangs, the pain
The sun will finally set on a land that never rains

Somewhere along the way
He lost his soul and faith
But he will be ok
But he will be ok
Somewhere along the way
She lost her soul and faith
But she will find a way
But she will find a way

They say she's worthless and heartless cause she sales her body for dollars but
She wishes she could go back in time
And live a better life but that's all in her mind cause
She way too hot for this cold world
Where beauty is a currency
And sex is like credit
They see you as a bank and they want in
To make a deposit but they never keep any interest
Get it
She has a mom and a sister
They want to assist her
She misses 'em but shame is a monster
The money pays bills, but people pay her no mind
So the drugs keep her thoughts pitch black like Coal mine
She needs a way out, of the city, of the sin, of this strife and her everyday life
She wanted to be a wife but who wants her really
Her body count is so high, men see it like bankruptcy
Suicide be looking mighty fine
Death by the stainless
Close your eyes
But something stops her from pulling the trigger
Tears running down her face like rain water
Is it the fight or flight mechanism
Survival of the fittest
Her hands still gripping the chrome tight like fitted
But hope unlocks her paws
And love pours into her heart
That's a start

Somewhere along the way
He lost his soul and faith
But he will be ok
But he will be ok
Somewhere along the way
She lost her soul and faith
But she will find a way
But she will find a way

She will
She will
She will
(Oh Yeah)
He will
He will
He will
(Oh Yeah)
Open your eyes and see what you could be

Somewhere along the way
He lost his soul and faith
But he will be ok
But he will be ok
Somewhere along the way
She lost her soul and faith
But she will find a way
But she will find a way