Black Curtains

[Hook: Waylon] In a white room, with black curtains, in the station Black roof country, no gold pavements, tired stars In a white room, with black curtains, in the station [Verse 1] Daddy's a thug, mommas a saint She sing a story to God, prayin for change The air's thick but the mic's warm Cause you were chasing them rainbows right into the storm Was out on the block Cause shorty wanna be a thug an he listens to Pac In the same streets pops got shot in A legacy expected for him to get it poppin' It's Fat Pete's boy tell em' for certain Can't see the world passed these black curtains [Hook: Waylon] In a white room, with black curtains, in the station Black roof country, no gold pavements, tired stars In a white room, with black curtains, in the station [Verse 2] He stands still while the time flies Got kids of his own, responsible for five lives Come in late don't startle the dog To bring home the bacon had to slaughter the hog A father will fall so the family will rise An when the Feds all arrive, it's time for goodbyes The look in the eyes of a child all alone Will make any king give up his throne They look at his son, he'll have it for certain So now I'm tearing down the black curtains [Bridge][Waylon] You said no strings could secure you in the station Platform tickets, restless diesel, goodbye windows I walked into such a sad time at the station As I walked out, felt my own needs just beginning [Jessi] I wait in this place where the sun never shines Die with you where the shadows run from themselves [Outro] The streets told me what I was supposed to be because of who my daddy was But if he woulda' been alive, he woulda' wanted me to be better than he was So now as I see my son I say "Be better than I was son, break the cycle" Like Waylon said, "I leave a lot to live up to, and a lot to live down" My strengths, my weaknesses, the truth and the lies So don't walk in my shadow, follow the light And look past these black curtains