Philadelphia

What would this city be like If no one dies tonight? If bullets stop flying? If innocent lives weren’t dying? Because these streets are like a war zone And one night you just might not make it home Tell me what would Kensington be like if there wasn’t any drugs? And when will the city truly become the city of brotherly love? Because there’s too many stories to tell How a life has ended under the cities El And over there on Lehigh They’re prostituting just to get high I’m just wondering what would the city be like If no one overdosed tonight And right outside of city hall A homeless man sleeps up against a wall Thirsty and hungry To understand it takes the strong me Cold and alone Abandoned buildings now called home I just wonder what the city would be like If no one went hungry tonight And I don’t want the city to be portrayed this way So I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure it doesn’t stay this way Philadelphia!