Night Owl (feat. QUtheCREATIVE)

It's after dark and I got on my hoodie I just want to go to the store to get cookies Gave Momma a kiss on the forehead said I'm goody She might not see me again like I'm playin hookey This is my war zone, my head on a swivel It can be midday, they still gonna get you "I can't breathe" Mr. Officer Just cause the corner is my office, sir I'm tryin' to understand why you stopped me, sir Maybe cause my skin color it's a stop and search I was mindin' my business, on the curb Just sold out so, I'm free to curve Where I get the money to cop this merch That's none of ya business Mr. Copper, sir Up all night like I got to meet the sunrise Doin' things all the time I used to do sometimes I remember when I said I just want one time Put in the work and you're goin to have a fun time Life's not a game with unlimited runtime YOLO on the fit cause You Only Live Once, I'm Up all night like a night owl Won't see a smile but I might scowl It's after dark and I got on my Nikes I just want to go to the store for an Icee Gave Momma a kiss on the forehead, the nightly They're settin' up traps for some people just like me Do The Right Thing, that's the message from Spike Lee Thought it would flatline, I saw it start spiking Is this the peak or will we keep hiking Black Lives Matter.. why they keep lying? This is my war zone, my head on a swivel It can be midday, they still gonna get you Don't care about full rides, so what you can dribble We screamin' out 'help me' and raised the decibel I am not armed but you pulled out a pistol I just want to talk to elected officials We started off peaceful but then you brought missiles Before the impact is when we heard the whistle We heard the whistle Before the impact they said "I'm goin to get you" Put me in cuffs, well that thinkin' is wishful They rather close casket so Momma can't kiss you In their line of sight is when they notice you I don't want a problem, I don't have an issue I was just headed to the store cause back at my Auntie crib they done ran out of tissue Now they want a deal? They wait until after to ask how we feel Caught it on camera, can't deny it's real No justice, it's just us we play in a field That's tilted so we always at the bottom of the hill Might know who did it but no I'm not goin' to tell If I don't protect mine then tell me who will Got to come out blazin', call me Lou Will Menace to society You do not have to lie to me You do not have to try to be My friend cause IDC The flow is an oddity I'm a commodity Askin' my God in me To stay inside of me Cause I don't have another cheek to turn That's why I want to make ya cities burn It's after dark and I'm dressed in all black Couple dollars in my pocket, my mind is on snacks Kiss my Momma on the forehead tell her I'll be back If they don't terminate a man for bein' a minority The "sorry's" be Heartily discarded They do nothin' for the families of the dearly departed If I want revenge, you know where it started In a race with a 'Rari feels like I'm go-kartin' So It got to be 'Suped up One of a kind so I cannot be grouped up Maneuver the defense 'til I get the hoop up I practice knots so you're easy to loop up Not takin' your word so you got to put proof up Ones not enough, so you got to put two up There's a quota they got to hit every month And their bonus is based off the true-up So I'm schemin' and plottin' Rememberin' the injustice at the bottom It's goin down hill so it feels like a slalom How I see 'em is how I have to call 'em From my point of view I can clearly see the problem But I can't explain it like a Whatchacallem So I get frustrated then I lash out at the slightest little thing like "what did you call him?" The temper is real Momma told me to keep a calm temperament still She told me the ones with the temper they steal Their freedom, then cage 'em it tempers the will She implored me be smart, I informed her I will On a trumped up charge they'll try to give a man Wheel But I guess that's better than dyin' from a kneel To the neck, I'm next, and that's how it feel It's after dark and I got on my fitted I'm hungry for chicken, I'm hungry for biscuits Kiss Momma on the forehead before I go get it It's danger outside, so this is a mission Up like a night owl, she prayin' for wisdom Up like a night owl they preyin' on victims Life is a vicious cycle and we all got to learn how to play in the white man's system