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Almost There

by Raidge

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Produced by ILL D Lyrics by Raidge

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Almost There

Chorus:
It makes me want to holler
As much is I want to give them power
Man their life is getting harder
The peoples getting further away
I don't care what you say
Invisibility is Lonely
And it's driving me crazy
Cause I was almost there

Verse 1
Yeah, you see them every day 
lining the sidewalk asking everyone to pay
Working for food cause they no longer see a better way
I bet you never wondered how they even got that way
Maybe the parents were fiends raising up young teen
Maybe they got molested and can never come clean
Maybe the circumstance was something you ain't ever seen
But it don't matter cause to them, they're desperate for a scheme
Same clothes same smell, the only time they feel safe is in a jail
cell. enough to make your brain swell.
It's like somebody cast a spell
Eyes dead to the world, but you look through them
 so you'll never see the place dwell
Talking to Sylvia, she said she's only 14
Her brother Raped her daily, before she became a teen
Your sister stole her Ugg Boots
 She stabbed her in her spleen
Been selling cookie since then
And yo, she never screamed.
Chorus 

2nd verse
You see, they can't play to win 
Cause they are too afraid to lose
Cause their ego is bruised and it's sad what the choose, 
cause they're really confused
And their spirit's abused
And it's spreading like the flu
It used to be one or two old dudes on the ground in front of the liquor store with holes in their shoes
Looking for change for food
Now, it's young teens 
Homeless in crews
hustling for cream
But they just might rob you
And yo, these hard dudes
Ain't looking for no job, boo..
It's horrible how a day in the life can scar you
And they ain't checking for the sun moon and stars dude
And that's the reason why their days are so dark too
Malik said he couldn't handle it and ran with it took a hammer and hit a commander inside a sandwich shop
But now his face is hot so he
wants to call the cops but that ain't going to stop the Fryingpan from getting hot

Chorus

3rd verse
When Rae told em that 
Cash rules
I don't think he meant for you to drop out of school and start swinging on some poles for dollar, fool
He might've meant in spite of it just live honorable
How about a little gratitude in
your attitude
the universe is beautiful people are miracles
And, if you want, you can choose not to be miserable
Judging by actions I can tell you too cynical
That's why they spit at you because you are not spiritual
You see them struggling and all you do is ridicule
It'd hurt your heart to know that most of them are sick of you 
And when They're day dreaming
The vision is sticking you
But they ain't got a weapon
It's raining, they keep stepping
The pain in their feet makes them complain in their sleep.
Check it! 
I had to write about the pain that I feel
To remind me that this shot is too real!

Chorus 2x

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released October 2, 2014
Music produced by ILL D
Lyrics by Raidge

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Raidge Providence, Rhode Island

Raidge is a veteran in the hip-hop community of Providence, RI. He's been a major contributor to the development of hip hop within the Inner city youth throughout the years. Cutting his first demo back in 1993 at Power Play Studios in New York. Releasing an EP in 1999 entitled Chameleons-n-Piranhas with the local label, New Realm Records and Blank Fasiz. Now he re-emerges with new music enjoy! ... more

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