Wish I Could (feat. JRDN, Maestro Fresh Wes, JD Era, Bizz Loc, Turk, Roney & Jelleestone)

I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family
My people, my brother (Wish I could)
Oh, wish I could
Two words, I'm sick and tired hearing nowadays is, "My condolences"
Brothers getting fatally slain, he laying motionless
Baby's getting sprayed, from the cradle, to the grave
Just read the Willie Lynch letter 'bout the making of a slave
We all indoctrinated one way or another, it's self murder
Death by design it's hard to get further
I wish we all was living prosperous
Devils be watching us
Streets swallow the fatherless in this Toronto apocalypse
We lost a whole generation over politics (Uh)
Watching stars die out like astrologists(Yeah)
Make a change right now we ain't gotta wish
These youngins need help, ain't it obvious? (For real)
Using guns for fun or guns for funds
Your sons become a slave to the drum, hear them roar, "Pa rum pum pum'
Your futures bright, can't hold my tongue
It's way more than the streets you gotta overcome
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family
My people, my brother (Wish I could)
Oh, wish I could
Wishin' I could polly with the fallen soldiers
Go and get the man responsible and call it closure
********* smoker, missin all my locsters
Steady throwin up the gang 'cause it brought us closer
Lot of kids dying for the wrong reasons
Winter or Summer, they killing in the wrong season
Tryna' focus but they holdin' me back
I lowered the strap, 'cause rap got me known on the map
There used to be real codes on these roads, now nothings the same (Na)
We need change in a city full of struggle and pain
Now teens are getting stuck in the flames
Mothers are praying, while their tears create puddles like rain
God bless Toronto, especially the projects
Every block, community, every complex
My whole cities a hot mess
We gotta fix this, or when we die our kids will get shot next
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family, yeah
My people, My brothers (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
I'm from a city where the young die (Young die)
And OG's they aint speaking up for gun crime (Na)
The old me probably tell a youngin' trap lines
Errybody getting wet but not baptised
Cold cells got a young boy traumatized (Traumatized)
Throws shells like Taco Bell for dollar signs (Boom)
Put in work for clout, they wan' get recognized
My city's trapped in hell, it got demonized
Ahhhhhhh
How yuh fi gangsta and ah move like a Goofy
Like bare shot nah guh beat if you shoot we
And gunshot nuh respect nuh body
When done can't talk say yuh sorry
Nooooo
You better listen good
When the OG's is talkin tryin to fix the hood
30 plus years round my ends
We still screaming, "Stop the violence!"
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my people, my brothers,my family(Wish Icould)
Yeah
And I pray to god
And whoever will listen
I wish I could, oh