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Listen Close Listen Close nigga Yo Destruction make the most noise Creation is quiet Maybe that's why you hear my people when they riot Always falling on deaf ears I've been reminded Y'all don't want us to break bread Nor break silence Now we Stuck in the middle like Malcolm, I keep finding The only way out of this hole is too keep climbing People question how United States is so divided Simple math Society acting like it's science The picture been painted Main problem, it ain't drying Like family tears shed from relatives that be dying From gun violence That's everyday of the week Police 'spose to keep us safe But some don't practice what they preach I'm not trying to reach and say all of 'em bad Plus we got another enemy who don't wear a badge Ourselves We need to stop killing each other at last Or we gonna see our children heading down the same damn path (Damn) F*ck is you thinking How was you raised What is you drinking Kids is dying Mommas is crying Cannot erase this Shit is embedded Inside our minds forever is hatred How can we change Forgive and forget Many will cave in Let's take a turn For better or worse Gotta be patient One day at a time Leading the race Call that shit pacing Lately I find Myself in a place Where I feel caged in Open the locks Mental is key Now I'm escaping Man Tell me how you relating I'll keep on gripping this mic for my kin I've been the underdog Ain't had no hype in the end I'll take them chances 'cause I know one day imma win Word up Word up And I've been in that shallow water Growing up without a father Don't take it as a negative It only make you stronger Now that you older You keep on getting smarter Got your education But that bitch isn't from Harvard (Nope) Now go ahead nigga Show 'em how you 'bout to prosper Start putting that work in like you got a blue collar (Ay) Around the clock Never stop, but know your ways Don't get into a dangerous fast money phase (Nah) Slanging dope Selling coke It's all the same There ain't a wallet that's fat enough to help ease the pain Insane because I knew a nigga way back Best friends growing up In high school he ran track But now he got a track record that would make you gasp For some O2 We was close too, but different paths Lead us to our fates and I ain't seen him till this day If you happen to hear this one nigga, hope you okay Find your piece of mind Find your stride and find faith Gotta stay strong and let the other shit fall in place Just goes to show this could be you in the game Don't try to play because that shit will get you stuck in a maze But hey Tried to give them a heads up my nigga Only time will tell if they will adjust my nigga Only thing we can do is just trust my nigga Don't get my hopes up Seem they barely budged my nigga Don't judge me nigga Or put nothing above me nigga Listen Close and hopefully that picture dry a little quicker