Hold On-Anthony B

[00:22.13]one fell asleep in the street and he never woke up [00:29.12]one died in pieces in his bed with a head full of gold [00:36.63]one who threatened me long ago [00:38.97]i saw him melt in the bright light of day [00:43.57]one laid to rest in a field under starlings and crows [00:50.93]i’ve been wandering sideways [00:54.16]i’ve stared straight into the sun [00:57.52]still i don’t know why you are dying [01:01.23]long before your time has come [01:09.75] [01:10.32]one took some bullets in the chest in a deal gone wrong [01:17.46]one got a little too depressed so he went and jumped the gun [01:24.90]one got shot right in the face and somehow he survived [01:31.70]but he doesn’t know my name or who i am [01:34.84]and i’m not surprised [02:08.59]your time has come [02:20.51] [02:54.21]i’ve seen 50,000 names all engraved in stone [03:01.03]most of them met an early grave years before i was born [03:08.36]all of them left brothers and sisters and mothers behind [03:14.76]most of their family and friends [03:17.19]are still alive and doing time