The Lost City Streets - All The Damn Vampires

I'm just trying to survive And help my family eat Locked up doing time That Ain't no place for me Ain't no use in them lying The truth won't set me free Wanted dead or alive off in these city streets Everyday mamas cry Because their children die Too many losing their lives Behind some petty crimes Ain't got no luck finding jobs And I got two degrees But they don't ever stop hiring Off in these city streets My nigga lost his fucking life Off in these city streets Envious niggas Turn to killers As they watched him eat A street Geek, I bet he knew Before the home invasion That his demise Would be at the hands of some Familiar faces My mind racing Cuz the money make you paranoid Every nigga you try to help Prolly done had it hard A Sad story As they look for u to empathize... Can't trust a soul Even if they look you in your eye Never surprised, Cuz these bitch ass niggas will lie to God Ain't coming up Because they're money ain't on one accord They're null and void Cuz I know the root of all evil And It's the love for the money That exists in all people But our people Be the main ones that's got that issue If they ain't getting nothing from u Then they ain't fucking witchu Lack of ambition Bitch you can't get nothing else fa free I say a prayer for the deceased My nigga Rest in peace Up in these city streets There ain't no peace I got my piece So I can keep the peace Grippin that thang, tint and bang, Slidin on leather seats ... And it don't matter where u from Young niggas play for keeps Ducking, Watching for the police up in these city streets Peep what I'm saying Cuz I ain't trying to die like Malcolm bruh Nobody playing They'll Hit yo ass with that potassium BANG!!! That K hit u Best believe you bout to lay it down Nobody seen it They're just trying move the fuck around Niggas u down wit Contribute to their own destruction And you'll be going down wit em If you stay on that fuk shit You duck bitch You're always going for it on fourth down When u should lead with your defense And probably punt sometimes Get lawyered dine Cuz every month U gotta pay that fee To defer them charges Cuz your honor is a fucking theif You cop a plea and took a bargain Talkin bout give us free Now you Got yo ass extorted In these city streets Off in these city streets

Brave young cowboys of the near north side Mount those bridge rails Ride all night Scream when captured Arch your back Let this whole town hear your knuckles crack Sapphire Trans-Am High beams in vain Drive wild broncos Down the plain Push up to the corner Where the turbines hiss Some day we won't remember this Crawl til dawn On my hands and knees God damn these vampires For what they've done to me Tie those horses To the post outside And let those glass doors open wide And in their surface See two young savage things Barely worth remembering Feast like pagans Never get enough Sleep like dead men Wake up like dead men And when the sun comes try not to hate the light Some day we'll try to walk upright Crawl til dawn On my hands and knees God damn these bite marks Deep in my arteries Crawl til dawn On my hands and knees God damn these vampires For what they've done to me

When I walk around I'm walking With my head down, I'm talking out Just to myself When I see you smile I'm thinking On the inside I wait it out Might take a while And no, I think about all the things I'd say I'd think about if I had my way I dream of you on a Saturday And no, I think about all the things I'd say That you brightened up my day I dream of you on a Saturday I dream of you on a Saturday Through the halls of wasted youth I Waste away my days waiting on you It's all I do And no, I think about all the things I'd say I'd think about if I had my way I dream of you on a Saturday And no, I think about all the things I'd say That you brightened up my day I dream of you on a Saturday And no, I think about all the things I'd say I'd think about if I had my way I dream of you on a Saturday And no, I think about all the things I'd say That you brightened up my day I dream of you on a Saturday I dream of you on a Saturday I dream of you on a Saturday

Them damn, cold vampires Been keeping me awake Tryna build an empire Of things that they can take Don't let 'em steal your hope, child Turn it something green Damn you and damn all Your ties to this machine Ties to this machine You moved to the city, girl To make something of yourself But them vampires are groping you Every night on East and 12th So every night you carry A knife and some spray To keep them bloodsuckers at least A four-inch blade away A four-inch blade away Them damn, cold vampires Been keeping me awake Tryna build an empire Of the things that they can take But don't let 'em steal your hope, child Turn it something green So damn you and damn all Your ties to this machine Ties to this machine So you want to be an artist Make something that makes sense But them vampires will take every ounce Of the blood that you can give Never let 'em speak Don't let 'em tell a lie Let them know that you're walking alone To a warm home tonight Them damn, cold vampires Been keeping me awake Tryna build an empire Of things that they can take But don't let 'em steal your hope, child Turn it something green Damn you and damn all Your ties to this machine Ties to this machine But there's hope for the mortal To stay clear and stay true Look out for the vampires That are on the hunt for you 'Cause they're on the hunt for you Them damn, cold vampires Been keeping me awake Tryna build an empire Of things that they can take But don't let 'em steal your hope, child Turn it something green Damn you and damn all Your ties to this machine Ties to this machine Your ties to this machine