Wind Chimes

Whatchu' gon' do, living on the street Whatchu gon' do, when you're stuck in the heat Of a drive by, night time, shooting down your wind chimes Little brother's outside, lucky if he's still alive Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes My father's Father told my father what my father told me you gotta' be tough to make it on these streets Life ain't gonna' be easy for you So, when you see a brick wall, you drop your shoulder, push through You gotta' think with a gun to your head Cuz' if you make one wrong move, you could end up dead Listen, there are times when you're gonna' have to face Troubles; no matter what your color or your race But no matter what hits you, you gotta' stay strong Fight them up hill battles until dusk turns to dawn Stay away from drugs, away from the thugs Step up to the muggers or you could get plugged Yea, if someone steps up, you gotta' put em' down Show them punks who really runs this town Cuz' if you back down then all attack you And you'll end up like a midnight sky, black and blue Listen, they're gonna' hate you just cuz you're white But no matter what, always put up a fight They fight you to test you, to see what you'll do Don't look like a punk or your death could true The best way to deal is to face it head on Cuz' when it's you and God You won't have a soul to lean on So, don't cry, don't whine Don't let it eat you away Stand up, push out your chest With the heart of a brave Cuz' life goes hard, life goes fast You never move forward If you're living in the past God knows, all these have cried And my soul keeps trying But everybody keeps lying to me I've seen some things, some things that made me cry Some things that left me on my bedroom floor screaming, God why It's all over, just let off the brakes Stand up, push out your chest with the heart of a brave Whatchu' gon' do, living on the street Whatchu gon' do, when you're stuck in the heat Of a drive by, night time, shooting down your wind chimes Little brother's outside, lucky if he's still alive Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes Whatchu' gon' do, living on the street Whatchu gon' do, when you're stuck in the heat Of a drive by, night time, shooting down your wind chimes Little brother's outside, lucky if he's still alive Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Sit alone with your razor blade Cut yourself on the wrists; make the pain go away The pain doesn't stop, no matter what you do Not even if you scream until your face turns blue The best way to deal is to face it head on Cuz' when it's you and God You won't have a soul to lean on So, don't cry, don't whine Don't let it eat you away Stand up, push out your chest With the heart of a brave Life goes hard, life goes fast You never move forward If you're living in the past God knows, all these have died And my soul keeps trying But everybody keeps lying to me I've seen some things, some things that made me cry Some things that left me on my bedroom floor screaming, God why It's all over, let off the brakes Stand up, push out your chest with the heart of a brave So, whatchu' gon' do when things get hard Whatchu' gon' do when things get dark Like a black-out, South Town, all you really do is shout Friends are gone, days are long, and the needle doesn't seem so long Tired of being depressed this way; Hate to see another day All that's left to do is pay; All that's left to do is pray Tired of being depressed this way; Hate to see another day All that's left to do is pay; All that's left to do is pray Whatchu' gon' do, living on the street Whatchu gon' do, when you're stuck in the heat Of a drive by, night time, shooting down your wind chimes Little brother's outside, lucky if he's still alive Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Whatchu' gon' do, living on the street Whatchu gon' do, when you're stuck in the heat Of a drive by, night time, shooting down your wind chimes Little brother's outside, lucky if he's still alive Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by Mom's tired, dad's fired, all they ever do is fight And a bullet's headin' for you, as your life flashes by