“I never said I’m ready to die, but I accept it,
never said i’m ready for war, but I’m protected,
I don’t even know when its coming but I expect it,
lost thoughts innocent hopes an now I’m left with
nervous conditions, addictions, in addition
to prisons that mixed in to the wrong crowd,
My life is on a flight that going down,
My mother had an abortion for the wrong child,
With the time I felt loved, thats gone now,
Thats replaced with purples rays some storm clouds,
Misery love Misery, so why make friends lets make enemies,
An now I got a habit thats wasn’t meant for me,
Now im in a marriage that wasn’t meant to be,
One more reason to change identity,
The cars, the crime, K’s, penalties.”

The Roots “I Can’t Help It”

I wan’t really feeling The Roots 10th album, Rising Down, all that much. It felt as if it was missing something. Then I discovered the 15th song on the album, “Birthday Girl.”

This is what is great about The Roots. They evolve with the times. While one good song does not an album make, I am keeping it in rotation…for now.