Soldier

[Intro: Frsh Waters] Is this caution a cause? It's justified in my eyes, sometimes I got God But other times, other times, we feel like We wanna let our guards down That's not how to survive Never ending cycle of life Most times, we on guard [Chorus: Saba] Life is fighting while nobody notices Die a man or live out like the soldiers Life is filled with answers that make no sense Live a man or die out like the soldiers [Verse 1: Saba] I hope the world learn a value, the life of my unborn, yeah 'Cause what I'ma tell them when the time get here I'm dyin' from asphyxiation from the weight of the world While in the waitin' room, waitin' for the birth of my girl How I'ma be a troop tryna lead a troop of my own? You know what they do to a home? That's why I bought this here chrome Don't need an automatic, not Paula Patton But two guns, yeah, I thought about it We caught a cab and like a rally We drove it through the rain while my girl is in pain It's not impossible to think that we just made a mistake 'Cause to play the part of father is a sacred art to toddlers City made a mark upon us, I'ma say that I'm a father All I can do is pray that they don't make me an example 'Cause safety is something that is not here like a bantu It's like I'm drafted and I gotta leave the family I'm just hopin' I return with all my body parts attached to me Yeah, exactly [Chorus: Saba] Life is fighting while nobody notices Die a man or live out like the soldiers Life is filled with answers that make no sense Live a man or die out like the s— (Live as a man, we die out a soldier) [Verse 2: Joseph Chilliams] I know I'm poor, but I don't wanna go to war The whole mission, I'll just miss mi amor In trenches amongst henchmen and gore Callin' for the Lord like a slave with a sword Watchin' my back like my ass gettin' fat Told recruiters right before they shoot us That I can't differentiate between blue and black So I can duck the draft and remain intact In camouflage, I'll still be a snack Be a star in the desert, like the Bible Like beautiful girls that have dudes suicidal They can't shoot me, they tryna shoot they shot Fuck a bullet and a rifle, and it's too hot Just imagine when the gun let Off in the crossfire, more than one death Scope on my curves like I'm in a sundress Drones follow me around after sunset I'm gettin' hunted [Chorus: Saba] Life is fighting while nobody notices Die a man or live out like the soldiers Life is filled with answers that make no sense Live a man or die out like the soldiers [Bridge: MFnMelo] Forgive me, I only meant well Still fighting every day with myself Through the land of the fallen while you wait Awake by the morning, someone prayed I was told to soak it all in like sun rays But the sun's like a grenade [Outro: Saba] If all of this can go bad Then what's the point of tryin'? (Ooh) Go bad Then what's the point of it? If all of this can go—