Intro (Pray For Them)

[Intro] Joey Four Uh, let's get in the mood now [Chorus] Pray for me Pray for me Pray for me Just pray for me 'Body pray for me Need y'all to just pray for me (Joey) 'Body pray for me Need y'all to just pray for me (uh) [Verse] Now if it goes to the wire I will never fall, I got the soul of a fighter Walk barefoot over the coal, through the fire I thought the toll would be lighter but make sure that blunt's rolled a little tighter I tell 'em I'm just lookin' for some peace of mind But they say I'm only working with a piece of mine If I'ma do it'll be of my own accord, no crush Swear to God I never called upon the Lord so much Play the corner of the club, laughin' at the wannabes (why?) It's ironic, 'cause they 'erything I wanna be Would light a ton of reef But that's gon' unleash everything I'm tryna hide underneath Uh, then I'd lose all I've earned Uh, and if there's two things that I've learned (what?) Is I'm the only thing at stake (two) And when you the only thing real really you the only thing fake Uh, must be time to escape from that And fuck rhymes, might be time to escape from rap Why should I be the only nigga to escape from the act? So I lie since everybody just escape from fact Yo, that sucker shit niggas be on, I can't dig it Joe, won't lose even if you plan to rig it Yeah, nuttin' to prove with no fear of how I'm depicted I'm here, won't move, I don't care to be evicted You don't like how I move? (Well) Well, I ain't gon' keep still, any nigga want me killed Wanna leave me in the streets peeled Well, if it happens, it happens, I believe in free will Just know that ain't how we built I'll call niggas that will dead you for a cheap thrill When the clip's empty, they gon' try and refill And I'ma be the dude to try stop 'em like "Please chill" (come on) Y'all know what I'm about They keep puttin' up roadblocks, I keep findin' alternate routes Now success seems likely everybody wanna try me I’m all for it, can’t trip me up, won’t fall for it I'm just a man without a care (what else?) Neighbor to heartache, roommate with despair (what else?) Reminded my past is darker 'Cause when AM died (nigga), I was starin' at Travis Barker Wishin' there was something I could say to make him cheer up (So) And so I prayed, and he teared up I ain't wanna see him go through that The same shit that I feel, I just never show you that Guess it's none of nobody business And it just makes you look weaker, every joke is just smoke Gotta look deeper, never mind, don't bother 'Cause some of y'all are smart e—nough and got sense That if you try harder you'll get a glimpse of everything That I harbor, we all ain't got the strength to be a martyr So to anyone who ever loved me (what?) I apologize, and I'm sorry Whole-heartedly, can't change It's just part of me, it's not music, shit's art to me Too fucked up to drive, here's the car key I don't care where we go just get it far from me Choices I don't wanna make but I know I have to World's goin' faster since my ride or die chose the latter Lookin' for a rush out of habit Proof there's a such thing as too much for a addict Ain't the nigga I'm belittled as, riddled ass Nigga come from middle class, when you speak to me show a little class Dropped out of school, 'cause a nigga couldn't sit through class Learnt to fall asleep through the sound of a pistol's blast I come from where dad taught mom to get high (can you hear me?) But she strong so we still got by (huh?) When I picked up the drug why the fuck was they surprised If it wasn't for your genes I wouldn't lust the supply I come from a whole hood tellin' me that I'm next Handin' me a mag, must've noticed I was complex (uh) They say that you a wild individual You just not gettin' my style, you too typical 'Erybody got a word for me Shit y'all deem important ain't pertinent to me, nigga Put your opinion with a feather, and balance that Grab medicine when the success and the talent match [Outro] Pray for them Somebody please pray for them Uh, pray for them Need y'all to just pray for them Uh, pray for them Somebody pray for them Somebody pray for them Need y'all to just pray for them Pray for them, pray for them Somebody please pray for them Somebody please pray for them Pray for them, pray for them