[Hook: Jay J] I been livin' in the shadows Can you tell me why we handle All our problems this same way This must end one day Living in the shadows We can't hide from our problems And live in the shadows We must solve this all one day [Verse 1: Jay J] Reachin' in my pocket, Thumbin' through that bra** and ammo Boy I'm on a mission, my attire is that camo Ridin' in a whip, empty headed as my bimbo She always open wide like a window Close minded thinking life was simple Then it struck me hard...Kimbo This is the beginning...Intro Journey full of questions, Life is but a riddle I'm feelin' myself, maybe just a lil' I can spot a woman and I'll read her like a kindle I'm kinda off the topic, cuz' I'm thinking bout' her middle She askin' for it rough, I told her lay down on my pillow [Pre-Hook: Jay J] I get side-tracked so easily Let me take a minute, just bear with me The shadows gettin' close, it's callin' me I hear it whisperin', it's wantin' me (yeah) [Hook: Jay J] I been livin' in the shadows Can you tell me why we handle All our problems this same way This must end one day
Living in the shadows We can't hide from our problems And live in the shadows We must solve this all one day [Verse 2: Jay J] All I see is trouble when I look at my surroundings A struggle just to get to the top of the highest mountain A newbie tryna swim in all of the deepest oceans But never will I think that I can't win I watch the world burn when I walk We k**in' each other before we think to talk The government finds ways to separate us all But none of us care, we just tryna live and ball This right here's for all my soldiers Many have died to war or being homeless Some just fight to k** as a bonus Spouses out here cheatin' so people losing their focus [Pre-Hook: Jay J] I get side-tracked so easily Let me take a minute, just bear with me The shadows gettin' close, it's callin' me I hear it whisperin', it's wantin' me (yeah) [Hook: Jay J] I been livin' in the shadows Can you tell me why we handle All our problems this same way This must end one day Living in the shadows We can't hide from our problems And live in the shadows We must solve this all one day