Don't Cry

I can't sleep late night, reminiscing bout my past

Lost to self worth, liquor spilling out my glass

Chopping up something white, just to make the time pass

Swallow up prescription, now it's time to blast

Off to another world, leave this one behind

Only repetition, can't read between the lines

But it's written on the walls, psychological halls

Traumatic memories painted, I envision it all

Just a kid, was exposed to all types of abuse

Whether physical or mental, I suffered it through

Don't wanna talk about it, eyes watering

With a frog in my throat, 14 with a belt as a rope

But I couldn't do it, had to think about my family

Broken, damaged people, those are truth to my reality

See, we can change if we focus with persistence

Show the cruel world that we value our existence

Don't cry, you gotta keep your head up high

I'll be there to wipe the tears out your eyes

If you need a friend, I'll be right by your side

The world is yours, you just gotta survive

So don't cry, you gotta keep your head up high

I'll be there to wipe the tears out your eyes

If you need a friend, I'll be right by your side

The world is yours, you just gotta survive

So snap back to reality, users in the alley

Needles scattered on the ground, overdoses happen casually

This ain't the way that I wanna live

Child family services taking little kids

And it's sad, I just sit there and ponder the thought

What if we could prosper and make it off the block

What if we could end all this lateral violence

What if in our hood we ain't seeing no sirens

What if we could put the drugs down and inspire

What if we could spark that Indigenous fire

What if when we see our family members they ain't drinking

And what if we respected all our women and children

They call me a dreamer but I can see it

Mistakes don't gotta be repeated

Step one's to deliver the truth

Step two's to empower the youth

Don't cry, you gotta keep your head up high

I'll be there to wipe the tears out your eyes

If you need a friend, I'll be right by your side

The world is yours, you just gotta survive

So don't cry, you gotta keep your head up high

I'll be there to wipe the tears out your eyes

If you need a friend, I'll be right by your side

The world is yours, you just gotta survive

They call me a dreamer but I can see it

Mistakes don't gotta be repeated

Step one's to deliver the truth

Step two's to empower the youth