[Intro]
My woman left and she didn't say why
Well I guess I have to try
Many rivers to cross
(You got ask me what i do this for)
But I can't seem to find
(I do this for my city)
my way over (Decatur, stand up)

Constantly on the come up, constantly on the come up
But I always get this feeling
and it's constantly on my stomach
I learned to always follow my instinct
where you come from where I come from
They try to make a nigga feel like King Kong
in the concrete jungle
Damn, cuz they don't teach niggas
how to deal with anger
They only teach niggas there ain't nothin' real but danger
Politics will not swing in our favor
Cause all of us are rappers or entertainers
But I still woke up and said "Young nigga, get it"
Cause this is your life
you can choose how you live it

[Ponte]
Are we just lost in the city of madness?
Or do the powers that be lack human compassion?
I don't know

[Bridge 1]
And they don't want you to speak the truth, man
See when you speak the truth
they like to make you feel crazy
But you ain't crazy, don't let them lie to you
Whoever you are, you out there
Keep doing you, man, fuck the haters
Let 'em hate, let 'em hate

[Verso 2]
You only get one life, you know
And this life ain't in my control
When you talk about politics, it's a rod for a lightning bolt
Tell me how do you fight a war
when the price is for your soul?
When you gambling with your life
that's a hell of a pair of dice to roll
They say "Bobby Ray where you went?
All you talk about is whips"
I say you can lead a horse to water
but you can't make it take a sip
Yeah, everybody got
their own two pennies
But what does that mean if it don't make sense?
I see the crowd, their hands up high
But what does that mean? What do they get?
At the end of the day when I get paid and
they go home what do they think?
How can we ever be free if policies don't ever change?

[Ponte]
Are we just lost in the city of madness?
Or do the powers that be lack human compassion?
I don't know

[Bridge 2]
You know, sometimes it feels like it's just against the world, man
Who really got our best interests, man?
But dont, don't, don't let 'em take your soul, man
Dont, don't, don't let 'em take your soul
don't take your soul

Many rivers to cross
But I can't seem to find my way over