Living a Pipe Dream

A living tree has been planted to symbolize a life which has taken snuffed out, slained 
in his prime.Detectives haven't solved the crime.Future basketball star where are you now
heaven or purgatory.Your soul needs to rest,shooting hoops,doing lay-ups sweating,running
passing stop,go dribble,dribble,stop! screech, halt!. Running the back streets on the 
late night tip trying to survive on the wrong side of town, travel, stop, play offense 
is weaken only to live a hyped pipe dream,his defense is down and he knows they have 
come to gun him down so he decided to run to the other side of town.Do what it takes to 
become a superstar on to lose his soul. Everyone asked was he in the dope game no one 
really knows living lies that didn't get him far only to live a false pipe dream. Was
he playing the role of a double life to eventually be "X" out of the game no one really 
knows his soul still lingers in death park. Listen it is late, it is dark neighbors 
continue to mourn the ball player's lost.Neighbors can still hear the basketball hitting 
the back board in death park.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005



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