[00:10.41]Always in trouble need love on the double spent cake
[00:12.86]And a lifetime climbing to the level
[00:14.71]Contract with the devil loopholed expiration date
[00:17.35]On the side of good people always set the record straight
[00:19.75]Round and round the piano keys meditate
[00:22.15]Felt in the music need it now can't let it wait
[00:24.59]Not a secret everything is all out and exposed
[00:27.10]It's going down like the water in the river flows
[00:29.50]How it goes another day another story told
[00:31.74]Stuck inside the puzzle searching still trying to get a hold
[00:34.19]Forgotten souls got lost in the cold trying
[00:36.44]To get freedom now they need 'em walking down to hope road
[00:39.03]Said they hope so but it was a no go
[00:41.32]Front row stage show well placed logo
[00:43.67]Fancy lights and the cameras are on
[00:45.78]But he don't care he's just there to sing another sad love song
[00:48.93]Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
[00:50.83]It's the music of the rain and the city lights
[00:53.28]Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
[00:55.80]Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
[00:58.46]Fade to black the soundtrack to another night
[01:00.65]It's he music of the rain and the city lights
[01:03.00]Feel no pain it makes the whole city bright
[01:05.35]Without the sparkle or hype it's just another night
[01:07.54](Pase Rock)
[01:08.24]And they all knew what it was from the first glance
[01:10.24]No excuses should've planned in advance man
[01:12.24](Substabtial)
[01:12.93]Documented on ProTools or Tascam
[01:15.03]Struggles & hustles of an ordinary black man
[01:17.02](pase rock)
[01:17.58]Spin a record with two week life span
[01:19.67]Can't find a good girl so we hug the mic stand
[01:21.97](Substantial)
[01:22.47]Not a lot of paper left in his right hand
[01:24.46]Making enemies of folks he treated like fam
[01:26.76](pase rock)
[01:27.32]Stone cold solid rock every point stop
[01:29.21]What you lean on soon as the pressure drops
[01:31.46](Substantial)
[01:32.05]Ghetto hot
[01:32.81]Know the ledge and you'll hear the shot
[01:34.16]But he'll never stop
[01:35.06]'Til his name's known on every block
[01:36.25](pase rock)
[01:36.80]Spread my wings fly away to the night beat
[01:38.90]He's wide awake while the rest of the city sleeps
[01:41.00](Substantial)
[01:41.65]In these gritty streets
[01:42.79]Dudes creep with plenty heat
[01:43.80]Pay it no mind and we grind losing plenty sleep
[01:53.59]Yo... Yo...
[01:55.39]Some play for keeps while you laid asleep
[01:57.73]In the dark your worst nightmare waits for he
[02:00.13]Anything discern, no dawn or despair
[02:02.38]Air's crisp and calm I think a storm is near
[02:04.78]And I'm watching lightning dance across the skyline
[02:07.68]Usually miss it, rarely find time
[02:09.73]To bask in blackness, hint of line shine
[02:12.07]But in a jazz pub chilling, sippin with fine wine
[02:14.66]Hypnotize by the strum of the upright
[02:16.91]Feel like lost souls got their eyes on me some nights
[02:19.26]So keep my eyes wide and move cautious
[02:21.57]Slip and find yourself in a brand new coffin
[02:24.02]By the morning...
[02:25.21]Now you're the one with the night breed
[02:26.62]You should've known better if you're anything like me
[02:28.77]But the city lights will seduce you
[02:31.16]Daywalkers beware if it's not what you're used to