Hey God, I'm just a little man; I got a wife and family But I almost lost the house; I bought into the dream We're barely holdin' on, when I'm in way too deep We're two paychecks away from living out on the streets
She's a workin' single mom; like a Saint, she don't complain She never says a word, but she thinks that she's to blame Her son just got convicted; he blew some cop away She did her best to raise him, but the world got in the way
Hey God - tell me, what the hell is going on? It seems like all the good shit's gone It keeps on getting harder hanging on Hey, hey, hey, hey God - there's nights you know I want to scream These days you've even harder to believe I know how busy you must be, But hey, hey, hey, hey God - do you ever think about me?
Born into the ghetto in 1991 Just a happy child playing beneath the summer sun A vacant lot's his playground, by 12 he's got a gun The odds are bet against him, junior don't make 21
Hey God - tell me, what the hell is going on? It seems like all the good shit's gone It keeps on getting harder hanging on Hey, hey, hey, hey God - there's nights you know I want to scream These days you've even harder to believe I know how busy you must be, But hey, hey, hey, hey God - do you ever think about me?
I'd get down on my knees I'm going to try this thing your way I've seen a dying man too proud to beg spit on his own grave Was he too gone to save? Did you even know his name? Are you the one to blame? Ha, I got something to say
Hey God - tell me, what the hell is going on? It seems like all the good shit's gone It keeps on getting harder hanging on Hey, hey, hey, hey God - there's nights you know I want to scream These days you've even harder to believe I know how busy you must be, But hey, hey, hey, hey God - do you ever think about me? Do you ever think about me? Well, hey God, hey God - think about me Do you ever think about me? God, hey God, hey God - think about me