PRAY Songtext
von Jay B

Yeah, this thing called life
Sometimes it ain′t easy, nah

Wouldn't have thought it in a thousand years
Street life turned your heart cold and froze your tears
Seen sick men walk, seen paralyzed fear
Seen rich men ride trains next to crack fiends
You can′t tell them apart, so you just out for the cream
On a paper chase, going nowhere at a fast rate
Your mama said, "Wait," it was too late
Your soul's been corrupted, she can feel the hate
So now it's back to the block, just to keep your rep
Where dudes around you show you no respect
And they all act like they know, but they ain′t got no clue
Of all the shit you gotta do just to make it through
Your kid′s hungry, plus your heart's filled with anger
Frustrated, tryna sell drugs to a stranger
By any means necessary, got you wearing a vest everyday
Young and wild, somebody pray, somebody pray for me


Pray for me (Yeah)
All the kids on the streets, lost with no direction
Pray for me
All the soldiers overseas, fighting for no cause
Pray for me
All the missing children that never come home, parents waiting for ′em
Pray for me
Somebody pray for me, yeah


It's hard to tell who′s the victim
Seen so many lost in the system, God forgive 'em
It′s hard to tell who's the victim
Seen so many lost in the system, God forgive 'em
It′s hard to tell who′s the victim
Seen so many lost in the system, God forgive 'em
It′s hard to tell who's the victim
Seen so many lost in the system, God forgive ′em
A young girl getting too much attention
At a major intersection, heart filled with neglect
At a very young age, she got the worst misconception
What it means to be loved and tooken care of
So now she thinks drugs is gonna fill that void
Yeah, she'd rather have sex and stay unemployed
Than to have some ambition, put food in the kitchen
Her kids ain′t even in school, the oldest one's six
Damn, stand up straight
And do it quick, before it's too late
I got some things I wanna show you, hopefully it′ll help
You can count on me if there ain′t nobody else
But first things first, girl help yourself
And find another route to obtain your wealth
Living by any means necessary got you selling your body everyday
Young and wild, somebody pray, somebody pray for me

Pray for me (Yeah)
All the single mothers, raising their kids on they own
Pray for me
All the soldiers locked up that ain't coming home
Pray for me (Yeah)
All my people struggling, just tryna make a dollar, someone
Pray for me
Somebody pray for me