Dark Nights

[Verse 1: David Stones] On dark nights if you recite this you'll notice a light lit My life is real it's more than just fly shit Fast cars and bad chicks that ride dick I spit it for the people that's surviving the hardships Chasing your dreams ain't as easy as it seems When you're from where most brothers don't make it to 17 Man these streets mean Some of the shit I seen'll fuck you up in the head and lower your self esteem Triple beams Dope fiends Shorty only 14 and fucking for a pair of jeans Man that shit crazy That's somebody baby Lil' homie scheming with the hammer off safety Cause they don't understand the value of life Influenced by some shit some entertainer said on the mic And I say some wild shit too I know it ain't right But I do the best I can tryna' balance the hype Last night I has a conversation with God He said: "son you up against all of the odds You was built to be strong but times gonna get hard Now get a good night sleep cause you starting tomorrow" So I'm on my job I'm on my shit To use my God-given gift with the pen to uplift I refuse to entertain the fuck shit If you looking for change watch this [Verse 2: David Stones] How come in the hood we got projects You think it's a coincidence? Or could it be that it's just one big experiment? Structured to see how a group of people react when you pack 'em on top of each other and just feed 'em the scraps We was taught to spend stacks to put work on the block Instead of spending that guap to go invest in some stocks Killing each other man this shit gotta stop Grab another nigga down just to get to the top Ayo another gloc popped means another brothers shot And another brother shot means another brothers locked Now that's 2 mothers crying cause one sons in the grave and the others in a cage chained up like a slave No I'm not a saint and never will I ever claim to be I'm just a man with compassion for humanity That's why I had a conversation with God And said: "please, teach me to see pass the mirage" [Verse 3: David Stones] We so caught up with shittin' on our haters That we neglect the people that be showing love and forget to return the favor Even to our creator It's hard to concentrate in a world that only glorify the paper-chasers