Another day in jail, wasn't very much to do
Locked down, finished dinner
Thought I'd check the news
Headlines on the screen
So I read them through
Been a young man found dead aged 22
On the side of the road he was left
He was murdered
With a shotgun to the head
Whole unit were quiet not much to be said
I wondered if what happened was done with regret
Then they released a picture with his name
I felt sick in the gut, the memories they came
I remembered his face 'cause I've been to his place
Met his family and knew they would never be the same
He was a fan of the music I've done
He asked for a canvas painted for his son
And my blood ran cold what I did fear true
'Cause the man behind the gun is gonna be here soon
If it wasn't for the drugs, and the guns
And the one's that'll come when they
Wanna get 'em done then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now
If it wasn't for the times we they get high
On the pipe and then fight
When they wanna live their life then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now
Word spread through the yard of the tragedy
Small town and he has a lot of family
I tried to think of the reason that it had to be
His cousin quiet, that was a sight that was sad to see
That night I just wondered what it is
Why do we get stuck in this life we gotta live
We keep pushing everyday until somethings gotta give
And we gotta be the man but forgot about the kids
Is it a cycle that keeps moving faster?
More sons growing up without their father
All I know is each night is getting darker
A lot of people never think about the karma
I guess they just wanna be on top
They don't think about the end
Whens it ever gonna stop?
When it's only gonna hurt
How many's gonna drop?
Are we ever gonna learn when another one is lost and
If it wasn't for the drugs, and the guns
And the one's that'll come when they
Wanna get 'em done then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now
If it wasn't for the times we they get high
On the pipe and then fight
When they wanna live their life then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now
I still think of his kids and how they miss him bad
I guess the shooter didn't really ever think of that
We just wanna give them everything we didn't have
Time heals, but it's never gonna bring 'em back
I just write, they to let them see
While everybody's getting caught up in some hectic beef
We all need the answer can't forget grieve
But then we forget to let the man rest in peace
We need peace, I believe we can find it
For the pain, when seems we can hide it
Every action has a reason behind it
Sometimes we just need to be reminded
We get lost as we wanted to be loved
And we wonder what we'd be
If it wasn't for the drugs
We need to be there for each other
Is it gonna be enough?
Well I hope he'll let us know
While he's watching from above and
If it wasn't for the drugs, and the guns
And the one's that'll come when they
Wanna get 'em done then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now
If it wasn't for the times we they get high
On the pipe and then fight
When they wanna live their life then he
(Would've been here now)
He would've been here now