Carpe Diem by Mikey Jay Lyrics
[Intro – Mr. Hudson]
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you…
[Verse 1 – Mikey Jay]
Let us pray for the lines lost in the city
Getting darker by the hour, I’m getting gritty
A Smith and Wesson weapon in the vicinity
Pulled back and fired off subliminally
And their son’s in the Seven, doing his thing
Slang mix tapes on the corner, keys off a ring
Ain’t no Alicia
Nice to meet ya
Let me teach ya
I built you up so this city couldn’t ever beat ya
Born in ’96, made it almost twenty years
It’s getting to the point I see all my darkest fears
Black on black crime, killing all our peers
Until every single problem disappears
But there’s homeless on the blocks
There’s brothels in the lot
There’s racists in the cops
And gangs still fire shots
And they tell me my dreams are worth chasing
I know them fears are still worth facing
[Hook – Mr. Hudson]
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
I still dream, dream, dream
I still dream, dream, dream
[Verse 2 – Mikey Jay]
Live for the moment on that Carpe Diem
Homies hauled off and you don’t ever see ‘em
And when you finally talk, it’s came and gone
I wish I could stop them all from doing wrong
Three hours away and it’s kinda scary
Ever since I left last February
Things been going good, gained a couple fans
How many stick around just to understand?
I live for tomorrow, wish for the future
Curse the past me they never knew of…
That kid from Richneck who got picked on
That kid from the city who got sit on
And now I’m prominent
They acknowledge it
I am catching confidence
And broken promises
But I only seek the positive for my health
It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself
It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself
[Hook – Mr. Hudson]
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
I still dream, dream, dream
I still dream, dream, dream
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you…
[Verse 1 – Mikey Jay]
Let us pray for the lines lost in the city
Getting darker by the hour, I’m getting gritty
A Smith and Wesson weapon in the vicinity
Pulled back and fired off subliminally
And their son’s in the Seven, doing his thing
Slang mix tapes on the corner, keys off a ring
Ain’t no Alicia
Nice to meet ya
Let me teach ya
I built you up so this city couldn’t ever beat ya
Born in ’96, made it almost twenty years
It’s getting to the point I see all my darkest fears
Black on black crime, killing all our peers
Until every single problem disappears
But there’s homeless on the blocks
There’s brothels in the lot
There’s racists in the cops
And gangs still fire shots
And they tell me my dreams are worth chasing
I know them fears are still worth facing
[Hook – Mr. Hudson]
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
I still dream, dream, dream
I still dream, dream, dream
[Verse 2 – Mikey Jay]
Live for the moment on that Carpe Diem
Homies hauled off and you don’t ever see ‘em
And when you finally talk, it’s came and gone
I wish I could stop them all from doing wrong
Three hours away and it’s kinda scary
Ever since I left last February
Things been going good, gained a couple fans
How many stick around just to understand?
I live for tomorrow, wish for the future
Curse the past me they never knew of…
That kid from Richneck who got picked on
That kid from the city who got sit on
And now I’m prominent
They acknowledge it
I am catching confidence
And broken promises
But I only seek the positive for my health
It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself
It’s hard to keep all this talent to yourself
[Hook – Mr. Hudson]
There will be tears I've no doubt
There may be smiles but a few
And when the tears have run out
We'll be numb and blue, blue
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
But I can’t be there with you, but I can dream
I still dream, dream, dream
I still dream, dream, dream