Brick By Brick

Stumbling from a past that got me here

Calculating every move I make out of fear 

Fear from being broke, Fear from being a failure 

Been here so many times that faces seem familiar

A place where some know me and other's can't relate

A place that can have the strongest man chooses suicide as his fate.

A place where you guilty until proven innocent they trying hard to make charges stick

But I'm determined to rebuild myself Brick by brick.

Family done gave up on me I feel all hope is lost 

I keep fighting this fight but I'm fighting a hopeless cause

My family tired of seeing me here but I'm fighting for yall 

I hear the voice of my children saying we love that you fighting but you

fighting the wrong war.

The war you fighting won't guareentee I will see you tomorrow.

Cause you dead in the streets or cuff with in them chains.

Cause you choose to place us on the back burner and show love for your Gang

All we left with is empty promises that you''ll change.

far as they are concern I will always be a convict 

But I'm determine to rebuild myself  Brick by Brick

CO's try to talk to me and claim that they care

But I close them all out because I'm here and they there 

See I wear this Orange suite while you rock the the Gold Shield 

Say you understand but you go home still

As I sit in the cell I begin to think what he was saying was real 

I lay on my bunk as my thoughts become thick 

I begin to think nah this can't be it 

I am Somebody I do have a purpose 

and I wont let them forget

I will make it out this system though brick by brick.