The Jokerr - On The Concrete Lyrics
[Intro]I'm gonna tell you guys a story real quickSomething that I thought you might find interestingSometimes in life, we look for something, for a real long timeBut it turns out to be right beneath your nose[Hook (x2)]Now I saw a smile and the pain from his eyes goAs he stretched his arms skyward, barely awakeAnd all of his life's pain forever from inside drainedDown on the concrete right there where he lived(Alright one more time, let's build it)[Verse 1]The night of June 3rd out in the darkI was jogging along this old road, south of the parkI came across a man; old, cold, lonely, and illWith nothing left in his bottle but he was holding it stillNormally well I'd just toss him a buck to help him and goBut for some strange reason something compelled me to slowHe looked up and I asked him if he believed in God or in HellHe responded if there truly was a God, he could probably tellCause up to now, he hasn't seen much proof of that likesHe told me of a son he used to have who used to ride bikesBut then he got into this gang of desolate thugsHe wore mugs and mugged, then he started messing with drugsHe got high and sold crack with a pocket of cashMr. Tough guy acting all *****y and brashUntil finally his son found himself there in the trackOf a bullet from a gat, coming through the air at his backI said that's funny, I knew someone just like thatHe was bullied when he was young and never did fight backHe figured cause he was so small, he couldn't win in a fightAnd his parents didn't care if he came in the end of the nightSo he just stayed gone, and he wound up in jailHe didn't even have a friend to call to round up his bailUntil he met this dude in for the same reason as heWho told him "I can really help you, just believe me and see"They kept in touch after the court days, probation and suchHe taught him how to think and not be complacent as muchHe started changing, his boy said he needed to chooseFor the first time, he contemplated leaving them dudesUntil the evening I was chilling on the lawn with my folksI saw him and his friend walking as the Honda approachedThey missed his friend but hit him in his heart and his headI ran up while he held him in his arms as he bledAnd that's when...[Hook][Verse 2]Now he only responded with the bitterness he'd sown so denseSo I left and called my homie's friend cause we had grown close sinceI invited him jogging with me through the park and like usThey sat and talked about the past and how hard his life wasExcept my friend is something different, he stayed with him thereAnd brought comfort to his shadows of shame and despairHe showed him a depth of compassion that he never had seenHe cried and under the stars, together they dreamedIt wasn't but a month later that it happened at allI'd melt down by that man on his back by a wallHe pulled gently my shirt collar, drew me in nearThen whispered an old raspy "thank you" in my earI looked up, the last sun beam struggled and diedThen felt the soft rain drizzle from the rumbling skyUpon a man on his back upon the end of his daysFrom whom they said hope was absent and redemption had strayedA life full of poor choices and his pension is paidNow he's better off dead, he only gets in the wayBut...[Hook(x4)][Outro]As he stretched his arms skywardAs he stretched his arms skyward, barely awake[x2]There's a difference between what we know, and what there isEven when we think we gotta handle something, they're all so differentI hope you [?], I really hope that you understand meAnd I hope that you enjoyed yourselves, I really hope that you enjoyed yourselvesBut you know we gotta do it one more time for the [?] here we goEverybody sing it loud now, yeah!!!
