Yo...on The Amen, Corner I stood lookin at my former hood
Felt the spirit in the wind, knew my friend was gone for good
Threw dirt on the casket, the hurt, I couldn´t mask it
Mixin down emotions, struggle I hadn´t mastered
I coreograph seven steps to heaven
And hell, waiting to exhale and make the bread leavened
Veteran of a cold war It´s Chica-I-go for
What I know or, what´s known
So some days I take the bus home, just to touch home
From the crib I spend months gone
Sat by the window with a clutched dome listenin to shorties cuss long
Young girls with weak minds, but they butt strong
Tried to call, or at least beep the Lord, but didn´t have a touch-tone
It´s a dog-eat-dog world, you gotta mush on
Some of this land I must own
Outta the city, they want us gone
Tearin down the ´jects creatin plush homes
My circumstance is between Cabrini and Love Jones
Surrounded by hate, yet I love home
Ask my God how he thought travellin the world sound
Found it hard to imagine he hadn´t been past downtown
It´s deep, I heard the city breathe in its sleep
Of reality I touch, but for me it´s hard to keep
Deep, I heard my man breathe in his sleep
Of reality I touch, but for me it´s hard to keep
Some heartfelt words by Common on respiration. Can´t say much right now....
