[Hook]
Look at what is happening and what we have aloud
People steady struggling and it's hard to get around
When your babies old enough make sure you tell your child
That we don't live in America but instead we live in the wild
[Verse 1]
What the hell is going on? It seems like everyday it get worse
Even though you can't see the tears you can hear the pain through my verse
People out here is losing jobs, losing money, trying to do what they can
To scratch for dimes, and young kids is losing lives to these senseless crimes
So tell me what all this means, is this the American Dream?
Or the higher ups, cause they the ones that got all the cream
My generation is corrupted, and its been that way for a long time
Yes slavery still exist, cause we are slaves in our own mind
Shout out to the government cause they don't care about ya
They just only care about the money and the power
Lord please forgive us, for we know not what we do
So here I pray for some better days, cause I know one day it will come true (in the wild)
[Hook 2]
Look at what is happening and what we have aloud
People steady struggling and it's hard to get around
When your babies old enough make sure you tell your child
That we don't live in America but instead we live in the wild
Ooo wooah ooo wooah ooo wooah (instead we live in the wild) (2x)
[Verse 2]
I knew this guy named Kevin, me and him both went to the same school
He was 19, a theatre major, on top of all he was real cool
Safe to say, he was one of those guys that only was trying to do good
And did whatever it took in school to get himself out the hood
We never really talk much though, I only saw him at a few events
This morning I got some bad news and to me it just didn't make sense
Last night he was on his way to the L to meet up with his friend Mike
As he recalled, Kevin didn't want Mike walking by himself real late at night
A car pulled up and fired shots and all Kevin could do was run
Three to four shot rang out, and Kevin was a victim of the gun
Mike ran to his body with a bullet right through its chest
Another good young black man is dead, and all for what?
No reason!
[Hook 2]