Cold Block Prayer

[Intro]
Yeah
Mm
Cold block
Cold block

[Verse 1]
I seen the lineup shrink
One by one
Same corner, same smoke
Different gun
Mama still pray
By the front door light
I got names in my chest
That don’t sleep at night

We used to laugh loud
By the laundromat steps
Now that spot got weight
Like a chain on my neck
Fresh white tees
Turned to shirts on a frame
Every time I get a call
I already know the name

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where we go
When the block get cold
Tell me who gon’ ride
When the truth unfold
I keep my eyes low
But the hurt run deep
Every empty seat
Got a song I can’t sleep

[Chorus]
Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
I keep their names
In my heartbeat

Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
Ain’t no bringing back
What the night took from me

[Verse 2]
Corner store coffee
And a busted screen door
Little kids peepin’ out
Like they seen this before
Heard a shot, then silence
Then that heavy, heavy air
Now his little brother
Talk like he ain’t there

I wear my grief
Like a scar on view
Tryna stay gold
When the whole block blue
If I make it through
It’s for the ones who can’t
For every lost soul
In a faded stance

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me where we go
When the block get cold
Tell me who gon’ ride
When the truth unfold
I keep my eyes low
But the hurt run deep
Every empty seat
Got a song I can’t sleep

[Chorus]
Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
I keep their names
In my heartbeat

Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
Ain’t no bringing back
What the night took from me

[Bridge]
I light the candle
Let it burn slow
For the ones I love
That I had to let go
If heaven got a back road
Save them a lane
I’m still here standing
Saying every name

[Final Chorus]
Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
I keep their names
In my heartbeat

Lost to the streets
Lost to the streets
Ain’t no bringing back
What the night took from me