Knowmads The River Runs Deep lyrics

The River Runs Deep by Knowmads

(Verse 1)
 Yo I once knew a man he started off a boy His whole damn life he never really been employed
 He was only 19 had a chance to go to college try out his luck to see if he could gain knowledge
 Think about your life or whatever you call it Now he�s just a cluck dead broke alcoholic
 Used to keep a picture of his girl in his wallet Think about your life or whatever you would call it
 He walk home late cuz the city don�t sleep He was only 19 but the river runs deep
 Wrote raps in his head so he didn�t really speak about the crushed up pills that he took in one week
 One week turned to 2 2 weeks turned to 4 now long term addiction knocking at his door
 Starting losing weight coming late looking drunk and His family and friends said he was up to something
 Got to the point where he couldn�t even function Calling up his dealer begging give me something
 I just got evicted I ain't got nothing the dealer was a prick his reply was reluctant
 I can get you high off the shit no body fuck with even all the fiends know better than to touch it
 He was 19 begging please give me something said to the kid I don�t know if you can trust it
 But I got a lot so push it to the public watch out for the cops and rats on some thug shit
 Here�s for your protection lending you this pistol pretending it was pure but he knew that it was crystal
 Looked like shards of glass and I hope this ain't a issue Plus if you snitch well your mother gonna miss you
 Now he�s lost his path school and direction kicked out his pad after land lord inspection
 All he ever had was his rhymes and a dream now he�s living on the streets at the age of 19
 Feel the meth in his lungs and the son starts to tweak never saw 21 yall the river runs deep
 (Verse 2)
 Yo I once knew a man he started off a boy His whole damn life he never really been employed
 Until he turned 19 got a job at the college Working on the radio where he could spread knowledge
 He thought about his life and how he wanted to recall it Still he barley ever had a dollar in his wallet
 He quit smoking weed figured that he needed time so that he could make a difference in other peoples� lives
 Stared saving money cleared out his mind No longer drinking just thinking about his rhymes
 He walk home late cuz the city don�t sleep He was only 19 but the river runs deep
 He walk home late cuz the city don�t sleep He was only 19 but the river runs deep
 Wrote raps in his head so he didn�t really speak to his homies about the books he read in one week
 One week turned to two, two weeks turned to four plus on the side labels knocking at his door
 Started gaining fame he be gone away for months and family and friends said isn�t he something
 Worked at the food back a block from the Ave where this guy smoked meth and kept rocks from a bag
 Told the kid he was grateful that he was helping out cuz he knew first hand he could have gone another route