Hood Melodies

So how long Do you want me to be strong I know you're not here you are gone And you're the reason I sing this song You ever waited for somebody though you know they wasn't there You ever explained all your feelings though you know they didn't care I always looked up to the Lord cause I know he hear my prayer And I stopped speaking to these folk because they never lend an ear I hope you feel the distance in this song They told me they would die for me, still I'm alone Even though I knew I've known all along Expectations placed on people got you hurting in your lungs I could stand up in the church nigga I could testify I got some sins up in my heart I need to rectify I'm from a city where its do or die or you gotta let it fly I take accountability ain't trying to justify So how long Do you want me to be strong I know you're not here you are gone And you're the reason I sing this song So how long Do you want me to be strong I know you're not here you are gone And you're the reason I sing this song I get up everyday trying to be someone you're proud of Talking to your friends, somebody you're speaking loud of Found a foundation had to build me from the ground up I'ma go hard and I don't care if I don't sleep enough It's so hard to be alive when living feels dead Don't think about it too much, it's gon' mess with your head Everybody going through it like it's trending a thread But you gotta thug it out, I know you heard what I said So how long Do you want me to be strong I know you're not here you are gone And you're the reason I sing this song So how long Do you want me to be strong I know you're not here you are gone But you're the reason I sing this song