Naledge - Yesterday lyrics

Raised in Chicago where n***as don't die on accident they die on purpose Usually cause they took some money or their family's worthless Never thought I'd see the day the gangsters shooting churches And I don't mean the chicken shack I'm talking bible verses There used to be some order to this sh** Now we got men shooting little kids in Connecticut I pray for them Holy Bible Ghetto Qur'an My homies is disciples like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Just a kid from the south side tryna to make a buck Got the Pine-Sol just to clean the Chucks Still got the Armor All on the Lincoln truck Still make a stranger blessed when he sit with us Looking at the city Scared for future generations Ma** homicide Prostitution, lack of education I ain't talking hotels when I say that I got reservations This ain't my job description it's my resignation Self-preservation is a must We smoke ourself to sleep at night Drinking every time we waking up Hoping we can make it right Tryna heal the wrongs that was taken from my ancestors Make our ways tryna kick it like Manchester Almost 30 with a lot of growing up to do My son told me that “I see a lot a me in you” Told him visualise wealth and just see it through Mom told me practise what you preach what you need to do I told her “all I really need is you” These rap fans saying all they really need is truth n***as still lying to them My best friend died I'm still rhyming to him Obstacles arise I'm still climbing through them Standing in front of home I'm still sliding through them Feels so good n***as told me that my day gone come shoulda came like yesterday Shoulda came like yesterday Shoulda came like yesterday n***as told me that my day gone come shoulda came like yesterday Shoulda came like yesterday Shoulda came like yesterday But today is here