Holyoke

I hope this pain inside my heart
Won't set me apart
Its tearing me apart
Its tearing me apart
I hope this pain inside my heart
Won't set me apart
Its tearing me apart
Its tearing me apart

Feels like Pain is all I know
I can't let it go
I've Tried many times before
Yet I hold it close
Wish it would just leave me alone but it's hitting home
When I think about those days
We had left our own
No Power Heat
No clothes to put on
What we gone eat
Soup that's served old
Heat it up across the street
Pretending nothings going on
I will never forget the days that we spent on Holyoke

Momma making ends meet
Raised us on her own
No Man I guess that just leave me
Forced to play that role
Standing tall like a tree hard English oak
Every leaf upon my tree broad it was hope

We had Hope for change
To make it through the rain
For rainbows in the end
Never to be there again
We had hope for more
Better than we were before
At least we have a bed
Use to be to auntie jolly's floors
And I'll never forget that
Keeping it under wraps
I been holding this shit back
Told mother I got us
I promise I meant that
Keep it in the rear view mirror
Doing 80
I ain't never gone look back
On baby
I'm just sitting with my thoughts
Trying to make amends
With reality, it bends
A lot y'all could understand
Those who don't will just pretend
We just marching in our band
Hand in hand until the end
Blamed my father all these years
Never let them see my tears
Holding on to all that pain
Head on with my biggest fears
The baggage that comes with my name
I'm speaking from a dark place and heart ache
This the life we living
But we did not choose to partake in it

I hope this pain inside my heart
Won't set me apart
Its tearing me apart
Its tearing me apart
I hope this pain inside my heart
Won't set me apart
Its tearing me apart
Its tearing me apart