dreams...
i had a dream the other night and felt the pain that was yours/
you were cradling the life that you had to abort/
its tough 'cause lifes short, we want so much and keep wanting more/
and get caught up in the riches, we forget all the poor/
the same with this war, instead of sending troops with their arms/
what about alms, whats it gonna take for us to stay strong/
and im sick of this fear, dont want to raise a child in this terror and pain/
dont want to lead this life, its got me insane/
im damned if i can, shouldn't make a quick buck selling 'cain/
gotta maintain, i have to focus on these drops of rain/
but we need a change, instead of killing someone for his name/
how 'bout respecting him for being what he can/
and its tough out there, but don't stay trapped 'cause its hard/
instead of living for today, try yesterday, and tomorr'/
give what you've got, instead of taking what others don't/
i know its difficult to do but just don't say that you wont/
and if lifes an open book, don't judge me by my first chapter/
this pain and this laughter, can't be the only thing that im after/
take this girl and gaze at her, you have to look hard to see it/
she's lost a brother a son and herself and can't believe it/
now that's something and its hard to conceive it/
but even after all that she has no problem to conceal it/
and it's a long walk, but we all have to take it some time/
now that its mine, i feel like leaving all this hatred behind/
it's tough to see you in a way as a friend/
enemies stay, but lines tend to blend in the end/
and what have we got, if we havent got each other to hold/
tell me im bold, i havent heard half the secrets ive told/
and whats one life, when you can take five/
whats the cost of ten deaths, if it keeps us high/
and who could sacrifice those planes in the sky/
to watch them hit the twin towers and hear my country cry/
and there's not a day that goes by/
that i don't thank my fallen soldiers, and wonder why they had to die/
but that's life, we have to stand up for whats right/
but it's tough to see the end when there's nobody in sight/
sometimes we have to make a choice, and for those who stand to fight/
know that you have my respect, at the end of the night/
i've got love for you, and im just gon keep on giving/
'cause it's not easy to turn on the evening new, see all these crying women/
and at the end of the day im still sinnin'/
can you forgive me for the pain that i've caused, and broken laws/
and i've painted this picture at what cost/
when the smoke clears all i can see is whats lost/
you were cradling the life that you had to abort/
its tough 'cause lifes short, we want so much and keep wanting more/
and get caught up in the riches, we forget all the poor/
the same with this war, instead of sending troops with their arms/
what about alms, whats it gonna take for us to stay strong/
and im sick of this fear, dont want to raise a child in this terror and pain/
dont want to lead this life, its got me insane/
im damned if i can, shouldn't make a quick buck selling 'cain/
gotta maintain, i have to focus on these drops of rain/
but we need a change, instead of killing someone for his name/
how 'bout respecting him for being what he can/
and its tough out there, but don't stay trapped 'cause its hard/
instead of living for today, try yesterday, and tomorr'/
give what you've got, instead of taking what others don't/
i know its difficult to do but just don't say that you wont/
and if lifes an open book, don't judge me by my first chapter/
this pain and this laughter, can't be the only thing that im after/
take this girl and gaze at her, you have to look hard to see it/
she's lost a brother a son and herself and can't believe it/
now that's something and its hard to conceive it/
but even after all that she has no problem to conceal it/
and it's a long walk, but we all have to take it some time/
now that its mine, i feel like leaving all this hatred behind/
it's tough to see you in a way as a friend/
enemies stay, but lines tend to blend in the end/
and what have we got, if we havent got each other to hold/
tell me im bold, i havent heard half the secrets ive told/
and whats one life, when you can take five/
whats the cost of ten deaths, if it keeps us high/
and who could sacrifice those planes in the sky/
to watch them hit the twin towers and hear my country cry/
and there's not a day that goes by/
that i don't thank my fallen soldiers, and wonder why they had to die/
but that's life, we have to stand up for whats right/
but it's tough to see the end when there's nobody in sight/
sometimes we have to make a choice, and for those who stand to fight/
know that you have my respect, at the end of the night/
i've got love for you, and im just gon keep on giving/
'cause it's not easy to turn on the evening new, see all these crying women/
and at the end of the day im still sinnin'/
can you forgive me for the pain that i've caused, and broken laws/
and i've painted this picture at what cost/
when the smoke clears all i can see is whats lost/