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I Let Everyone Down, I'm Sorry.


Everyone was so proud of me I was getting mad props from people on my street They all knew of my personal struggle And they said "I respect you for staying out of trouble" The little ones said, "I wanna be just like you" And the homies were like, "We put our faith in you" I taught them that you can beat defeat My mom told me I was her only hope And I inspired people to cope So how do i tell all of them that I no longer wanna breathe? All their faces look so confused at seeing me so weak. I can't even look them in the faces, they're too hurt that I traded places. I walk the halls in my school, the blocks in my street feeling so ashamed I was on my way to becoming somebody, now I remain the same I'm a fucking failure, and I'm sorry that I fell into the ghetto trap It's too late now, and there's no turning back All I hope is that ya'll forgive me And know that this pain lives in me I'm sorry that I let all of you down, I'm sorry...
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