Carpe Diem

[Intro – Mr. Hudson] There will be tears I've no doubt There may be smiles but a few And when the tears have run out We'll be numb and blue, blue But I can’t be there with you… [Verse 1 – Mikey Jay] Let us pray for the lines lost in the city Getting darker by the hour, I’m getting gritty A Smith and Wesson weapon in the vicinity Pulled back and fired off subliminally And their son’s in the Seven, doing his thing Slang mix tapes on the corner, keys off a ring Ain’t no Alicia Nice to meet ya Let me teach ya I built you up so this city couldn’t ever beat ya Born in ’96, made it almost twenty years It’s getting to the point I see all my darkest fears Black on black crime, killing all our peers Until every single problem disappears But there’s homeless on the blocks There’s brothels in the lot There’s racists in the cops And gangs still fire shots And they tell me my dreams are worth chasing I know them fears are still worth facing [Hook – Mr. Hudson] There will be tears I've no doubt There may be smiles but a few And when the tears have run out We'll be numb and blue, blue But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream I still dream, dream, dream I still dream, dream, dream [Verse 2 – Mikey Jay] Live for the moment on that Carpe Diem Homies hauled off and you don’t ever see ‘em And when you finally talk, it’s came and gone I wish I could stop them all from doing wrong Three hours away and it’s kinda scary Ever since I left last February Things been going good, gained a couple fans How many stick around just to understand? I live for tomorrow, wish for the future Curse the past me they never knew of… That kid from Richneck who got picked on That kid from the city who got sit on And now I’m prominent They acknowledge it I am catching confidence And broken promises But I only seek the positive for my health It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself [Hook – Mr. Hudson] There will be tears I've no doubt There may be smiles but a few And when the tears have run out We'll be numb and blue, blue But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream I still dream, dream, dream I still dream, dream, dream