If I Can So Can You
in the corners of my room i place all my chapters of life
each one consists of a new beginning and an end
living in the streets covering up with newspaper
eating out the garbage wearing someone elses shoes
all were apart of my life
i never thought id be that girl who begged for a quarter
or the girl who snuck onto a strangers porch to sleep
conflicted and confused constantly in a daze
my life was like running through a maze except worse
people were my targets as i tried to scam them all
hey when your living from moment to moment
you run fast until you fall then call for help
but not the police they are the ones who kicked
me off the streets
i seen alot of people die and witnessed many crimes
a thirteen year old girl sentneced to doing time
never dropped a dime or snitched on anyone
this was my life nothing about it was fun
throughout the years i grew up learning how to get by
made money hustling this and that spent nights getting high
was violated by men three times for sure
emotional scares for thats there is no cure
lived the fast life with ballers and king pins
committing moral and cardinal sins
my time was running out the feds were on my trail
no way was i gonna cut a devils deal
i had two choices so i picked number one
i begged GOD for forgiveness from HIS only son
the journey was tough so say the least
but in the end i enjoyed a great feast
A NEW LIFE!!!!
now im out and life is good can take me far away
but never from the hood
i closed those chapters in my life straightened myself out
and stopped living trife..
IF GOD GAVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE HE WILL HELP YOU
BUT YOU NEED TO HELP YOURELF!!!!
GOD IS GREAT HE GAVE ME A REASON TO CHANGE
LIFE
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