Marcus D - The Boy With No Name lyrics

[Substantial] [HOOK] I once knew this youngin, I forget was his name was [VERSE 1] He was the oldest of 3 Lil' sis and a little brother Same old song, raised by a single mother His schoolin' is third rate Only in second but he should be in 3rd grade Or was it 4th? Can't remember it escapes me Didn't have a clue that his little life was crazy All I knew, was in cla** He would spaz Could sit for a minute Throw a fit before ya' finish Wanted the best for him And I was tough on him Until my boss told me the deal His momma worked hard Scooped the kids straight from her job And would black out soon as they got home No spouse He was the little man of the house Fix'em dinner and put'em to bed on his own How? So in school, when he would act wild It's because it's the only he had to be a child Wow [HOOK] I once knew this youngin, I forget was his name was [VERSE 2] He was a lil' playa Some say a trouble maker Cause he would act a fool Came to see me after school Said, he wanna change Told him that it's never out of range Long as you ain't scared to work for it Fast forward He was in a gang fight Over something petty, it ain't right But he came clean when he came to me So I tried to get his folks to let him stay with me At the center Said I could work with'em, help to prevent a Situation like this from happening again, but His step-dad wasn't trying to hear me at all He was fed up and said that it was the last straw Tried to check up on'em they wouldn't return my call What's that about? When we spoke, man, we had it out Cause they told me that they him committed Hurt me to my soul, man, I have to admit it. Damn [HOOK] [BRIDGE] It feels like the world's against you And I can't imagine the hell you been through When they put you down Don't give up! If they knock you down Then you gotta get up, get up! I struggle to remember your name But just know I never will forget your pain! When they put you down Don't give up! If they knock you down Then you gotta get up, get up, get up... [VERSE 3] Ain't too many days I meet... A young man, that's born with HIV I was there speaking on diversity and poetry But, you seemed to be more into art Asked you to write what you felt, didn't know where to start So, you chose to draw from the heart You were a young man in the body of a child Who wouldn't let a disease rob you of your smile Nowadays, that type of courage is rare The words that you hear Can never compare To the struggle you face, day in and day out Every single day, prayin' for a way out! See there's one too many youth like the 3 I spoke on No one cuttin' slack but fightin' to hold on Maintain youngin's in these troublin' times And I care because your struggle is mine. One love! [HOOK]