Concrete Schools

Intro

Dreams just faded, running through the night

Survival is the law, can’t afford to lose sight

Verse 1

Broken homes, broken glass under my shoes

Sidewalk prophets spreading yesterday’s news

Empty pockets but my stomach’s loud

Shadows move silent, gotta blend with the crowd

Graffiti on bricks, marking who rules

Passed down the tricks in these concrete schools

Praying up to streetlights, eyes on my back

Survival is a hustle, running with the pack

Chorus

Had to take just to eat, can’t call it wrong or right

City’s got a cold heart, every day’s a fight

Looking for an out, but it’s nothing in sight

Life in these alleys, dreaming of daylight

Verse 2

Mama said work, but there’s none for the poor

Police never help, yeah they knock at the door

Quick hands, deep breaths, pray I don’t get caught

Found faith in hunger and the things that I sought

Sirens in the morning, lullaby at night

Sleep with one eye open, ready for the bite

Hope’s just fiction in a world paved in lies

But I’m chasing every piece just to try and survive

Chorus

Had to take just to eat, can’t call it wrong or right

City’s got a cold heart, every day’s a fight

Looking for an out, but it’s nothing in sight

Life in these alleys, dreaming of daylight

Chorus

Had to take just to eat, can’t call it wrong or right

City’s got a cold heart, every day’s a fight

Looking for an out, but it’s nothing in sight

Life in these alleys, dreaming of daylight