nobody seems to care anymore
all our cries for help are ignored
fighting our demons, the whole neighbourhood at war
children dying, fathers dying, mothers dying,
so I ask why do we still keep on trying?
life is impossible to live
its a struggle just to survive
im out here fighting for my life
fighting for my loved ones
my independence
the right to live in peace
and hoping my mother won’t live to see the day I pass
we all God’s creation, earth’s population
brothers and sisters yet we don’t care for each other
we fight the weak and steal from the poor
our egos and rules to blame for those who try but die
the angels cry, falling from the sky
I’m 17 at war
17 at war
what on earth am I fighting for
and why living in torment
17 at war
no chance to play,
act my age and get those girls
17 at war
living my life at war
we cry but no answers
we pray but no answers
they take our belongings and provide us with no answers
we shout but no help comes our way
to them we are just one simple statistic
my heart aching so I shout to tell them
if we’re only left with one choice
listen to that voice and take it’s advice
why you think we attracted to crime
why you think I’m writing this rhyme
I’m telling you we living in war
some of us live in fear
and each night shed a tear to try to get us to sleep
you know it’s not right when half of us won’t make it past twenty
and are being praised for staying with our baby mamas
the skies are always grey
so we choose to throw our lives away
I’m 17 at war
17 at war
told it’s my fault
so I’m kicked to the floor
17 at war
born without a chance
so I do is dream of success
17 at war
living my life at war
dealt a bad hand by society
marked cause of my colour
so me and my family living in poverty
no one hears our voice as what we achieve they claim
so mama working 2 jobs just to keep our name
never seen my daddy, abandoned us before the fight
only had mama to hold when frightened at night
asking God when will the stars shine bright
bright enough to take me and my family out of hell and straight into heaven
we all children of war
victims of war
while looking for God
we perform sins for the devil
children of war
victims of war
looking for God
but finding the devil
17 at war
17 at war
living my life at war
so I’m 17 on the block
17 on the block
17 on the block
