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Not a soldier of war Caught up in a family of no one cares just drive by Cousin Charlie sitting on the steps Not even knowing it's soon to be his last breath Drive, bye Coward points a gun Shoots his sixth victim Neither a battle now a war Black boys and men being killed just because they can Not greed nor material things or money just drive by I can pull the trigger and run just because and run just because I can dummy No thought for life, life not worth an insect a roach, drive bye I can kill because I can and I will Neither a battle nor war He's not a police officer Protecting citizens because he can and will Kill again because he can In his mindset this is right Because he can Drive by in the mid day or late at night Just drive by and hang the gun out the window out of sight Pull the trigger and watch the man fall down to the earth Neither a battle nor war He's not a police officer Drive by take a life Not always gang related sometimes just taking care of what's mine Because he can this cowardly way of killing doesn't make way or sense so why shoot-em The teenager, the elder, the child, mother/father doesn't make you a man Drive by, drive bye Because you can pull a trigger and shoot someone in the back Not a battle or war Just a cowards way of getting over Because he can Drive by 04/20/15 written by James Edward Lee Sr.
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