What we do today matters tomorrow
I heard mama sing with so much sorrow
She taught me to lead to never follow
Never follow lead
When she lost her third son to violence
She walked crooked from the people's silence
She woke up each day on a lonely island
Lonely island breeze

I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep no more
I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep
No more, no more, no more
No more, no more, no more

The trigger man grew 10 extra fingers
When Superman left the burning building
'Cause he could not relate to all the killing
Of black on black children
Unspeakable acts, ungodly things
The stress poured inside her nerves and veins
She smoked everything to kill her pain
Smoked everything for the pain

I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep no more
I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep
No more, no more, no more
No more, no more, no more

When the fire keeps on burning
When the fire keeps on burning
She says
Lord what the hell has happened to me?
Give me your tired and your poor

Lord what the hell has happened to me?
It's coming down on me

I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep no more
I barely get sleep, I barely get sleep
I barely get sleep
No more, no more, no more
No more, no more, no more