Another Man Down

(Yeah, just look at this, look at this)
Another man, another man
(Yeah, just look at this, look at this)
Another man, another man, nah (eh-yeah)

Look
Got a lot of little homies sellin' weed (oh yeah)
They ain't had no father figure so they lookin' up to me
I'm tryna show 'em that there's somethin' they can be (oh yeah, yeah)

You ain't gotta be another one to die up in the street
Homie, you ain't gotta do it, no, no
I know you tired of runnin' from the po-po
You say you want change, but you gotta let go
There's another way, homie, let me show you, yeah

I got the call back in college that one of my homies just died
Felt like a ton of bricks hit me
I fell to my knees and I cried, yeah
This can't be true
Shot in the head a few blocks from my school
We was co-captains, he wore number two
I wore number two, and boy did we hoot

Oh, man, yeah
He the one that gave me the name Mike Teasey (oh yeah)
I been prayin' for his fam
Know it's really hard on them
Man, it can't be easy

I've been praying for a peace of mind
'Cause when he died it took a piece of mind
He ain't even get to speak to his mama
He ain't even get to reach his friend

And I know that it's all part of your plan God
But I don't understand why
'Cause there goes another man down (woah)
Another man, another man, another man down (oh, woah)
Another man, oh

Few months ago was when I sat down, and I wrote this song
It's sad to say I had to wait until someone else was gone
I've been hoping and praying that things would start to change
But it's looking like we're living in a constant marathon
Same story every time I turn around
Click, clack, bop, then another man down
Starting to feel like I maybe go around
I'm sick of it and I want it to end now

I wanna know
Why, why, why, why, yeah
I don't understand why
Tryna hold my head high
I can't so I gotta swallow my pride

I'm 'bout to drop down on my knees and pray
We gotta make some more time
They might have a gun on they waist
But I got the load on my side, yeah
And I know that it's all part of your plan God
But I don't understand why
'Cause there goes another man down (oh woah)

Another man (oh woah)
Another man, another man down (oh woah)
Another man down (oh woah)
Another man, another man down (oh woah)
Another man down

Another man down
Another man down
Yeah, yeah
Another man down
Another man down
Yeah, yeah

Another man down
Another man down
Yeah, yeah
Another man down (woah)
There goes another man down

For people who can't
Walk from they house to the store without a gun
Why is that a reality? (I know it's part of your plan)
Why do people feel like they have to have a gun on them?
(But I just don't understand, I don't understand)
Because people getting killed left or right
It's sad

I got shot twice (why we keep killing each other)
I could've been gone, but I'm still here so
That's God, I know that's the way it be so
This hell on earth
Yeah
It's hell on earth?
Yeah, it's hell on earth

And I know that it's all part of your plan, God
But I don't understand why
'Cause there goes another man down

Click, clack, bop, there's another man down