I Can Only Stare

Your girl is cheating on you, you about to go to jail Now you just lost your job, your house is up for sale Your friend just passed away, before you said goodbye Your son going to war, and you still don't know why Your mom contracted AIDS, and right before she died She couldn't speak a word, but she can blink her eyes See she was paralyzed, and you so scared to cry You wanted to show her your strength, and tell her the Lord provides The church is taking money, selling granny a dream She wanna go to heaven, think she can get it with green Your cousins getting rich, off of a triple beam You see him losing weight, it started off with green It elevated to rocks, and now he's on the pipe He used to ride 22's, now cousin ride a bike Your momma got a man, her man he got a temper So he beat you right up, gets drunk and don't remember As soon as you go to school, your teacher asked "What happened?" Your peers they know the story, you say "Ain't nothing cracking" Your money's running low, and it ain't no welfare Remember 'Pac said, "Who in the hell cares?" But Michael care for you, see I can only stare These are the hard times, that I can see and hear