Victory Blvd.

Oh, Oh, When the going get tough, the tough don’t get going Oh, Oh, Can you handle what they're throwing, what the winds gone blow in? Oh, Oh, You gone Make it through the storm, think before you cross Cause This is where, Kingsroad meets Victory Blvd Shit get ugly on Victory Blvd It’ll make you, it’ll show you what you really are We were just kids, roaming round the neighborhood Causing trouble, dirtying our knuckles Everyday after school I'd meet the homies round the block Jump the fence in my neighbors yard, so I didn’t have to run around Wrecking his plants when I land, it made him mad We just ran, didn’t feel bad, for no angry old man uh Two house up, in the cut, that’s where we’d meet up Garage code memorized, 2231 Was real close, together we got a feel for What life was like moving further from here at home Had to grow up quick, could forecast what came after Came into our own, exposed to things faster Corrupted youth, cutting classes, squeezing asses Catholic school nightmare, far as St Joseph Hill's stature Wasn’t driving but was driven, I was gassed Started drifting from home the more I danced I was traveling all over, still always rep the block But the homies I was close with, they never left the block Still in the same place, I could tell in they face Never got out, but found other ways to escape And over time we grew apart, things started to change On Victory Blvd, it got darker by the day Oh, Oh, When the going get tough, the tough don’t get going Oh, Oh, Can you handle what they’re throwing, what the winds gone blow in? Oh, Oh, Prepared to face your block? Better think before you cross Oh, You cornered on Kingsroad and Victory Blvd Thanking the lord my inner battles were light Compared to what I’ve seen in life, can’t complain I’ll be alright Outside looking in, they see us winning and it’s cool But dont twist it, I’m no different, I go through shit too I’m talking dark nights, dark thoughts tryna avoid a loss I was forced to retort, victory ain’t such an easy course And in my position, knew that I could make a difference But knew that if I did, it'd cause division in the friendship What do I do, selfishly shelf it and just dismiss it Or seek help for his health, and his mental condition? I Was only 15, felt compelled against his wishes To try save his life, from the hell that he was livin in So I made the call, hello Mam it’s bout your son Hands shaking while I hold the phone, had to be done One day he’ll thank me for it One day I’ll call him and he won’t ignore it One day I hope he see the vision and realize I saw it, before him Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, You Cornered on Kingsroad and Victory Blvd