BETTER WAY

VERSE 1
Once in a time in my neighborhood
Yeah it wasn't the suburbs but we lived life good
There were drugs, guns, dudes dressed in blue and red
Pagers on their sides, high tops, a few had dreads
They beefed pretty often
So at a young age I saw my fair share of wooden coffins
Never claimed a color, I was cool with both crews
So I stepped to them I had nothing to lose
Said clean up the streets, make it safer
So the little ones lives aren't like vapor
Rising to the skies, obituaries in the paper
We can make a better way for these third graders

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Is there a better way? Yeah you know it 6x
We can lead a generation
We just have to lay the foundation
("Better way, there's gotta be a better way" in the background)

VERSE 2
The straight and narrow may not seem so appealing
Gotta teach to reach for stars with no ceiling
Give back to communities, shouldn't take and pillage
To raise the little ones man it takes a whole village
It's all on us, we the ones they look up to
I see my little brother when I look at you
Not to mention future doctors and lawyers
You don't have to pollute the hood and loiter
Aimlessly at all times of the night
Parents working long hours so they out of sight
It's overrated if you just wanna run your block
This life only leads to jail or a pine box

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