Darkness

[Intro: Krayzie, Bizzy and Layzie

Darkness (darkness)

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Verse 1

Once upon a time, when it was just K

I was only 15, I didn't know the game

Then my older brother came and told me things were changed

Ain't no use in crying, just gotta maintain

And as the years go by, you can see I'm the same

Ain't no point in denying, I can never change

I can never change, I was raised in the darkness

Verse 2

I can never change, I was raised in the darkness

I just pray to the Lord up above and He'll send down an angel

Or a dove to watch me as I move through this life

Keep my mind focused on my kids and my wife

But I'm still the same, just a little more mature now

Ain't gon' go to war, I'ma just endure now

It don't matter what they say, this is the way

Got to keep my eyes on the prize, got to survive

Hook

In this life of darkness, I pray the Lord will never forsake us (darkness)

In this life of darkness, we pray the Lord will never forsake us (darkness)

In this life of darkness (darkness, darkness)

In this life of darkness (darkness, darkness)

[Verse 3: Wish

I try to stay focused, but sometimes I get lost in the darkness

I'm in the streets with my homies, we're just trying to make some dollars

We all know the game and the rules we gotta follow

We're all in this together, we'll see what tomorrow brings

But until then, I'm just going through my routine

It's hard to see the light when you're blinded by the green

So I'll keep going through life, I know I can survive

Because I'm strong inside, and I'ma stay alive

Verse 4

But I gotta make it through the night in the darkness

Lord, can You see I'm trying, even though I've been fighting?

I know there's a light at the end of this tunnel

But I'm still stuck in the struggle, wondering why I'm out here hustling

I know that there's a better way, but it's hard to see it

When you live your life in darkness, the darkness will defeat ya

Lord, I'll never leave ya, just help me to believe

In the power of You, so I can make it through

Hook

In this life of darkness, I pray the Lord will never forsake us (darkness)

In this life of darkness, we pray the Lord will never forsake us (darkness)

In this life of darkness (darkness, darkness)

In this life of darkness (darkness, darkness)

Verse 5

Darkness, in the darkness, I can never escape it

I've tried so hard to get away, but I'm still in the darkness

It seems like I'm going deeper and deeper into the darkness

And I can't find the light, I'm blinded by the darkness

And nobody knows what I'm going through in the darkness

Just look into my eyes, you'll see the darkness

I'm just a child of the ghetto, I was raised in the darkness

It's the life that I live, and I will always be in the darkness

Outro

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