19 and 70 something

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

 

Always went against what my mother says

Scraping by on toothpaste till Tuesday

with no food and crying til her mood sways

Always says my way or the high way,

I barely make it to my driveway

before I’m right back cause my uncle died today,

The ice made uncle Dave take his life

That’s mums brother too,

He’s my family, Now it’s just me and you

but I just don’t know what to do to be truthful,

Don’t know if I could take another funeral

My Dad, the Grand-pops and Nan, Aunts and Uncles,

I’m thankful you all made my past beautiful

cause right now I feel comfort in my struggles, I love you

for giving me something to live up to

and fulfill my dreams so surreal, feel so real

while I’m looking for my next meal,

Jesus give me the strength I need

to take control of this wheel,

soon enough I’ll have a vehicle

some wheels to steer soon at least,

I can stay clear from police

as long as I can keep peace

though no one knows the fucks

down my road or upstream

But, I’ll be making moves between

 

(Hook)

 

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

I’ll be growing up between

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

 

(nineteen n seventy something)

 

I wouldn’t be so poor if I worked like before

working 64 hour weeks and collapsing at the door

paid five forty weekly, buried my pride cheap

to step aside while people with money demean me

It’s never easy leaving, believe me

just breathe and repeat after me,

I’m free from slavery, not born and bred inside an aviary,

you can’t take from me, stay the fuck away from me

or pop a clip in his brain

but, you didn’t hear that from me

 

But, I’ll be making moves between

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

I’ll be growing up between

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

 

(Nineteen n seventy something)

 

I’ve lost love, I’ve lost some, I lost something else, one took

she mistook me for a crook. she was sensitive,

didn’t understand my situation/ she was soft and complacent,

but since that's done I've been up at midnight, brain fried

forgotten day light, my front door forced stage fright

outsides so bright, like a limelight

If only I could leave life like

Marciano won his last bout

shit would be alright, but I can’t

die without combusting the fire

that lays waste to these shit fights

Before my time I promise,

I’ll make things alright between

 

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)

(nineteen n seventy something)