I’m a soldier of the streets
Times are hard out here
I get scared a lot
but my pride won’t let me show fear
My family is my boys
I don’t eat at a dinner table
My gun and knife is my toys
My drug money is what keeps me stable
I’m forced upon this life
my parents were never there
I’m always sleep deprived
because I need to know when trouble is near
I fight everyday
My life is always at stake
See on the streets there’s no other way
I just pray that God keeps me safe
When people look at me they see a thug
but deep inside I’m just a person in need of love
See I’ve been blinded by these streets
because the gang life is all i know
Bullets always flying over me
but I can never hit the floor
I was trained and broken
but not respected like the military
Death can be my token
if the gun in my hand isn’t always heavy
The people that I call family
will kill me if I leave
So a thug is all I can be
I got to break the law to achieve
They say don’t judge a book by its cover
but this cover is certain
One day this life will put me under
so deep inside I’m hurting
All I really ever wanted
was people to be there
Now my life stays haunted
but I doubt a normal person would care
I wish people understood
that the gang life is my feat
But no one will ever comprehend
This soldier of the streets
