Kawann Shockley - John Doe lyrics

Verse 1: Ever since I can recall cowards have lived in content The righteous have died for a cause Because we are not islands existing apart Though some of our hearts are past the horizon I see from afar the brother that weeps Weak, he struggles to sleep, weeks he's hustled to eat Whose feet now buckles and bleeds He pleads for an oasis awaiting relief but nobody sees All are too busy so nobody grieves His eulogy reads nothing that you wanna see It's usually you, he used to be me He used to believe but now he's consumed by his needs I know how you feel ‘specially because that used to be me So see Chorus: He is my friend (yes he's a friend, yes he's a friend of mine He is a friend, he is a friend of mine) She is my friend (and yes she's a friend, yes she's a friend of mine She is a friend, she is a friend of mine) Verse 2: Now who's gonna weep for the child whose mother is poor Yet for her baby she forces a smile ‘cause now feeling so hopeless they gave her the notice Her baby don't notice, they soon to be homeless Assuming the worst ‘cause food's now harder to find It's hard but she's tryin', these terrible thoughts in her mind She's cryin' but nobody listens, she's close to eviction She could've sold what she's given but didn't She chose her convictions, decisions decisions Her man is in prison, he tried to provide Selling that crack now he in the system And the cycle repeats, I'm wailing the plight of the streets For those who would hear, these are the tears I write to a beat Because Chorus: He is my friend (yes he's a friend, yes he's a friend of mine He is a friend, he is a friend of mine) She is my friend (and yes she's a friend, yes she's a friend of mine She is a friend, she is a friend of mine) Verse 3: Oh won't you drink of my juice, so sour the taste Especially now as I think of my youth My mother on dope, broke plus daddy was gone Always she used to complain Claim she glad he was gone But see where I live, everyone struggles with bills Buildings replace all the trees Now trees we throw on our hills Plus learn to conceal pain, some learn how to k** While chasing a dream, which is just that Once it gets revealed resisting the ills Say the solution is study in cla** I'm hungry and sad Just saw the news, my buddy just pa**ed He died in a fire caused by electrical wires Supplying the heater that k**ed him Too poor to afford the right one and he Chorus: He is my friend (he was my friend, he was a friend of mine He was my friend, he was a friend of mine) She is my friend (he was my friend, he was a friend of mine He was my friend, he was a friend of mine) (*musical segue*) Chorus: He is my friend (yes he's a friend, yes he's a friend of mine He is a friend, he is a friend of mine) She is my friend (and yes she's a friend, yes she's a friend of mine She is a friend, she is a friend of mine)