BLOOD FOR BLOOD LYRICS

1. A Prayer To The Night Sky

please god,
grant me the serenity
to accept the things that i cannot change
the courage to change the things that i can.
and the wisdom to know the difference.

2. Serenity

I fucking surrender.
Oh God, grant me serenity.
Please.

3. Hanging On The Corner

This is a song for my whole town

Oh my sweet, sweet Jesus Christ
Another Saturday night
And I'm hangin once again
on my private little corner of hell
Little Mikey C. Just O.D'd
In the alley just a block away
Him and my little brother used to play
I watched the ambulance take him away
His mom's gonna take it hard
cause his dad just got locked away
for 3 ta 5
For a deal he felt he had to make
for his family to survive

I know the world can be so cold
I know the world is so cold

(I been) Hangin' on the corner
Hey hey hey !
I got nothing to do
And I got nothing to lose
Hangin, hangin' on the corner
Wasting away.
Another wasted night
Another bottle of booze, Alright!


And I know that no one cares:
I can see it in your empty stares
when I tell you these tales of woe
I tell you these tales of woe
because we really care.

I know the world can be so cold
I know the world is so cold

Hangin' on the corner
Hey hey hey !
I got nothing to do
And I got nothing to lose
Hangin, hangin' on the corner
Wasting away.
Another wasted night
Another bottle of booze, Alright!

Down past Hayes Square
is where the wealthy dine
where they laugh and drink fine wine
Well, two blocks over
is where the Sergeant died
in a hall of fire ( here we go ! )
on a warm summer's night
All you forgotten in the projects
I hear Ya'.
All you numbers in the cell block:
We care.
All you sweatin' in the detox:
We care.
To all you hoods that are dodgin' cops:
We care.
And to all you bleeding
from a broken heart
You know you've got a brother here.

Hangin' on the corner
Hey hey hey !
I got nothing to do
And I got nothing to lose
Hangin, hangin' on the corner
Wasting away.
Another wasted night
Another bottle of booze, Alright!

Hangin' in the corner.
Hey hey hey !
I got nothing to lose and I got nothing
ro prove to you.
Hangin', hangin on the corner, wasting away.
I pray my luck will change one day.
Some day.

4. Live The Lie

None of you cowards has a thing to say
Another song about
"The Edge", "The Crew"
or your precious salad days
The world's aflame
and still you play your games
But you hair looks great
and your dound is so stridently tame.

Once upon a time
i searched for something pure
In a world of shit,
I thought I found some hope;
A place to speak some truth
A place to share some pain;
A place to rage against a world that is
cleary insane. Ha, ha !

What a sucker, I believed in the lie.
Another boring fad,
another tired joke.
Our legacy is trend cause entertainment
and fashion here reigns
One more American game for all the
over privilieged kids to play..

Hardcore.
Get up, stand up!
We should be so much more.
Get up, stand up!
This could be something pure.
Get up, stand up!
There's GOTTA be something more!
GET UP !
It's time to stand
for something so much more.

5. A Rock'N'Roll Song

When it's time you know it's time,
when it's time to go.
I'm running out of time to save my soul.
I gotta save my soul.

Tick tock, goes the clock ( for so long. )
I been runnin' for so long
Tick tock goes the clock ( for so long )
I been running and I can't hold on.

I've seen enough, I've seen too much.
And I've done my best
to walk away in disgust
But what can you really do
on that bitter cold day
that you find that the truth horrifies?
But scream. Shout. Spit it all out.
And rage against the empty sky and
anyone with an ear to hear.
That's what we've done for years
and all I need's a little more time.

Just gimme some time. ( All I need )
Just gimme some time
cause I can't hold on.

Tick tock, goes the clock ( for so long. )
I been runnin' and I can't hold on.
We've seen enough, we've seen too much
And I've done my best
Just gimme some time. ( All I need )
Just gimme some time
cause I can't hold on.

When it's time you know it's time,
when it's time to go.
I'm running out of time to save my soul.
I gotta save my soul.

Tick tock, goes the clock ( for so long. )
I been runnin' for so long
Tick tock goes the clock ( for so long )
I been running and I can't hold on.
All i need is time.

Just gimme some time
When it's time you know it's time,
when it's time to go.
I'm running out of time to save my soul.
I gotta save my soul.

I can't wait even one more day.
I feel my time slipping away.

6. My Jesus Mercy

This is the story of a noble heart
that was broken
And pounded from the very start
You think you know violence?
You think you know pain?
Well think again, you little puke.
Cause even Job knew love and life
before he suffered:
my friend never did.
Once he was young and helpess:
help never came.
Well.. he'll never be helpless again.

Who's laughing now?
No one's laughing now?
And never again..
Cause now he's got a gun.
You mothers fuckers better run.
Cause now he's got a gun.

Yeah, there's no justice, there's just us:
he knew it from day one.
That there's no justice, there's just us
NO love and light but now he's got a gun

Who's laughing now?
No one's laughing now?
And never again..
Cause now he's got a gun.
You mothers fuckers better run.
Cause now he's got a gun.
You mothers fuckers better run.
You ain't laughing now.

(This next part of the song is derictly to
Steve, where ever he may be:)
Did you call my name and I didn't hear?
Did you call my name and I didn't care?
Did you call my our names and we didn't hear?
Did you call our names
and think we did not care?

Now he's gotta gun.
You mothers fuckers better run.
Now he's gotta gun.
You mothers fuckers better run.
Now he's gotta gun.
My jesus mercy.

7. Runaway

rock and roll
as i walk along i wonder,
what went wrong with our love,
a love that was so strong
and as i still walk, i think of what we done together,
while our hearts were young
i'm walking in the rain,
tears are falling and i feel the pain
wishing you were here by me
to end this misery
and i wonder, why why why why why why, why why why why why
she ran away and i wonder, were she will stay
my little runaway, run run run run runaway
let's go,

rock and roll

i'm walking in the rain,
tears are falling and i feel the pain,
wishing you were here by me
to end this misery
and i wonder, why why why why why why, why why why why why
she ran away and i wonder, were she will stay
my little runaway, run run run run runaway
when will she stay

8. City Boy

I got a story, a story to tell.
About a long road
back from a sory of hell
I been flying almost every night.
I been ready to burn
and I been living to die.
SO take a look, take a look in my eyes:
Cause I got no remorse for all the hate
that burns inside.
Take a look at my suicide.
Self destruction
I know the streets can be so cold
I know these streets
can make you feel so cold.
I've got this gun to my head all alone.
Another bottle of pills almoste gone;
My cigarette burns
right trough my soul.
I'm almoste home.
And I'"ve seen:
broken hearts and broken dreams
like broken bodies.
under the pale street lights tonight.
I've seen the hate and yeah;
I've heard the lies.
So I turned my back
and now I'm on the outside
I know the streets can be so cold
I'm almoste home.
Self destruction.
I'm on my way home.

9. Serenity (Reprise)

Please God, grant me the serenity to accept the fact that the human race is all things good and all things evil at the same time for all time.
Grant me the courage and strength not to give up on what I know is right even though I know it's hopeless.
And please give me the wisdom to take it day by day.





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