Ashes & Prayer

Ashes & Prayer **

** Yeah, I came from the shadows, Cleveland nights so cold, Lost brothers to the streets, still gotta stay bold. We was just kids, playin' dice on the block, But those high stakes turned to low lives, shyt ain’t a shock. Every step we made, wrapped in our dreams, Ooh, they’d say loyalty’s hard but the price always seems, Grew up with the pain, learned to wear it like armor, Muthafuhka, I’m a father, raised without a charter. Had my back against the wall, prayin’ for a sign, But that vision was flawed, kept losing my mind. Every loss weighed heavy, like a heart made of stone, Yeah, ashes of my past livin’ deep in my bones. **

** Ashes to ashes, yeah, I’m prayin’ for grace, Muthafuhka, one more chance in this dark, twisted place. Sometimes the light fades, but I find it in the pain, Lost in these streets, but I’m searchin’ for the gain. Ooh, I’m risin’ from the dirt, this ain’t just despair, Yeah, ashes & prayer, all I got to declare. **

** Hey, remember the nights? Hoods filled with sirens, Chasin' dreams, but the sleep came with violence. We were livin' like kings, but the throne felt cursed, Shyt, the hunger in my heart made my soul feel worse. Family real close, but I learned to keep a distance, Loyalty thin, feel the fade in existence. Lost my n1gga to the streets, now I’m fed up with fate, Spent too many nights ignitin' that hate. But that love for my brothers, it runs deep in the veins, Yeah, we laugh through the struggle, but we carry those chains. Addicted to the hustle, got the scars on my soul, Ooh, only God knows where we all could go. **

** Ashes to ashes, yeah, I’m prayin’ for grace, Muthafuhka, one more chance in this dark, twisted place. Sometimes the light fades, but I find it in the pain, Lost in these streets, but I’m searchin’ for the gain. Ooh, I’m risin’ from the dirt, this ain’t just despair, Yeah, ashes & prayer, all I got to declare. **

** Yeah, I’m kneelin’ down low, talkin’ to the sky, Bless this life of mine, God, hear my cry. From the ashes I rise, keep my prayer in hand, To the streets and the pain, I was born to withstand. Every mark on my heart, a testament I bear, So I’m livin’ for the love, ain’t no time to spare. **

** Ashes to ashes, yeah, I’m prayin’ for grace, Muthafuhka, one more chance in this dark, twisted place. Sometimes the light fades, but I find it in the pain, Lost in these streets, but I’m searchin’ for the gain. Ooh, I’m risin’ from the dirt, this ain’t just despair, Yeah, ashes & prayer, all I got to declare.