IHe got shot in his back, now he's laying on the ground Blood pouring out, can't make a sound The streets are cold, no mercy to be found Another victim of the violence that surrounds Grew up in the hood, trying to make a way But the game caught up to him, now he's gotta pay No time for regrets, no time to pray Just another statistic in the city's decay His mama crying, can't believe her son is gone Another mother mourning, another life undone It's a cycle of pain that just goes on and on When will we learn, when will we be strong? But the streets don't care, they just take and take Young lives lost, for heaven's sake He got shot in his back, another life at stake When will we wake up, when will we break? The cycle of violence, the cycle of hate It's time to come together, before it's too late He got shot in his back, but it's not too late To make a change, to change our fate. or