Lyrics
Verse 1
Woke up to the sound of sirens screaming at my window
Life is a game of chance
Look at the motherfuckin' hunger in the eyes of my kinfolk
Nobody wants to give us a chance
They keep building up the prisons instead of the schools
Tryna lock a nigga down like a common criminal
While we out here dying under different sets of rules
Situation critical
This world is cynical
Pre-Chorus
Lookin' at the gutter see the struggle so clear
Praying for some mercy while we living in fear
Trying to survive through another long year
Shedding a quiet tear
Chorus
Motherfuckin' system keeps grinding on the soul
Looking for a way to break the control
Streets got a rhythm that nobody can hold
Trying to turn our copper into gold
Life in the project got me feeling so cold
Looking for a way to break the control
Verse 2
Brenda's little sister's gotta feed a new mouth
Bills are piling high
Every single strategy heading way south
Only god can hear us cry
Enemies circling while I sip my Hennessy
Counting all the funerals on a single block
Lord grant a nigga a moment of serenity
Waiting for the ticking clock
Heart hard like a rock
Pre-Chorus
Lookin' at the gutter see the struggle so clear
Praying for some mercy while we living in fear
Trying to survive through another long year
Shedding a quiet tear
Chorus
Motherfuckin' system keeps grinding on the soul
Looking for a way to break the control
Streets got a rhythm that nobody can hold
Trying to turn our copper into gold
Life in the project got me feeling so cold
Looking for a way to break the control
Bridge
Dear Mama don't you worry about the mess
Doing what I gotta do to deal with all the stress
The devil tryna put me through a motherfuckin' test
Keep my head up high
Even when the bullets fly
Fuck the world 'til I die
Ain't no reason left to lie
Chorus
Motherfuckin' system keeps grinding on the soul
Looking for a way to break the control
Streets got a rhythm that nobody can hold
Trying to turn our copper into gold
Life in the project got me feeling so cold
Looking for a way to break the control
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