It's feeling like one of those days Dodging the sun, watching for shade Playing the game, catching the fade Doing what it takes to find a hole in this maze Frankie Beverly melody meditate in the mirror for them ho laws Tryna reach a quota so they so called Control the atmosphere that I bogart Good Lord, the streets ain't safe no more, I heard From a little bird that always strolled those curbs In the darkest alley where first come, first serve The right time, the night time for her But the day time's blurred I knew this in the first grade, she was fast I guess she never let up on the gas Least but no least, she had me for some cash The love of my life's now a ghost in the past Crash landed in the worst place I guess for some folk, everyday ain't they birthday We ain't talkin' car if we asking mercy You think she wanna fuck? What if she really thirsty? Holy water, mama daughter I keep a shoulder For them to cry on Cause even the strong need someone to rely on In these turbulent times, we got to fly on So stand by, stand by, stand by, stand by