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SITTING ON MY STOOP THE WORLD PASSES ME BY
MILLIONS OF DEAF PEOPLE TURN A BLIND EYE
TO THE OPPRESSOR THAT HOLD THEIR COMMUNITY AT BAY
THE NAMELESS FACES WEARING THE MASKS OF SELF DESTRUCTIVENESS
CHASING THAT WHITE HORSE, THAT BLUE BULL, THAT READY ROCK
INVISIBLE BARRIERS HELD UP BY POVERTY AND THE UNEDUCATED
COPIN ROCK ON THE CORNER ILLEGALLY MEDICATED
DRINKIN THE WINE OF SIN
PRAYING THEIR HARDSHIPS WILL END
BUT IT'S NOT..
YOUR LIFE'S ON PAUSE
SUFFOCATED BY NEGATIVITY
CREATING CONCRETE WALLS
SELF ABUSE YOUR DOWN FALL
YOU SELL YOUR SOUL TO BUY YOUR DREAMS
ALL JUST TO ESCAPE YOUR GRIMY REALITY
NEWBORN BABIES DWELLING IN THE WOMBS OF DRUG ADDICTS AND WELFARE RECIPIENTS
CHILDREN PLAYING IN PLAYGROUNDS OF BROKEN DREAMS
LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THEIR PARENTS FAILURES
NOT ABLE TO FLOURISH IN THE LIGHT
THEIR SPIRIT DIES�..
RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE STREETS MISCONSTRUING LIES  INTO THE TRUTH
BEING PUNISHED FOR THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
MISERY IS AS CONTAGIOUS AS THE FLU
ALL EYES CAST TOWARD THE GROUND
TIRED OF SEARCHING FOR A GOD THAT CANNOT BE FOUND
PREACHER SAYS KEEP YOUR EYES TO THE SKY AND PRAY
GOD WOKE YOU THIS MORNING TO FACE THE STRUGGLES OF YET ANOTHER DAY
A PUNISHMENT OR A BLESSING
ENDLESS DAYS SPENT STRESSING
BILLS DUE, NO FOOD TO EAT
MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN LIVING IN THE STREET
SOCIETY THROWS THEIR HANDS UP IN ANGRY DEFEAT
OF A CYCLE THAT HAS NO HOPE OF COMING TO AN END
WE SAW ON THE TELEVISION WHEN KATRINA HIT
BUT WE JUST CLICK THE CHANNEL ON THE REMOTE IT DOESN'T EXIST.....