Toronzo Cannon - The Pain Around Me lyrics

[Verse 1] Six kids on the corner up to no damn good That's six broken homes strugglin' in my neighborhood You got liquor stores everywhere on my side of town I don't want my kids to go outside, ‘cause the thugs are hanging around [Chorus] Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sing this song About the pain around me, Lord, but this is what I see, what I see [Verse 2] Check it out You got the preacher man in the church giving folks false hope You never see a politician around unless they want your vote Women walking around with skirts so, so, so tight Looking in cars as they go by saying, “you want some fun tonight?” [Chorus] Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sing this song, no, no About the pain around me, Lord, hey, but this is what I see, what I see, hey [Solo: 25 measures] [Verse 3] Shooting and k**ing' I'm living in a war zone See, police they never come around, so I'm out here on my own I'm just an honest working man trying to do right and feed my family When I go to work got to carry a piece, Lord, for extra security [Chorus] Don't get me wrong, I don't want to sing this song About the pain around me, Lord, but this is what I see, what I see, yeah, yeah, yeah But this is what I see