- Jan 30, 2001
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Summertime rituals of death and violence
Crimson sidewalks
A mother cries
Heat and hate mixed in streets of despair
The children watch in wonder
No one cares
Night brings no relief
The inner-city calls to our young
"Come see who you will be"
Learn to run in oversized jeans
Watch your brother rule the street
Untied Air Jordans dress his feet
Children watch in the summer heat
No one cares
A ho called your sister
Her body sold
For short shorts and gold
No jump rope here
The children watch
She's fourteen years old
The eyes of children
Big, bold, and bright
They learn so fast
The meaning of life
The children watch
The stress and the strife
They understand
How well they know
The peace of winter
When crimson sidewalks
Will be covered with snow
BE
Crimson sidewalks
A mother cries
Heat and hate mixed in streets of despair
The children watch in wonder
No one cares
Night brings no relief
The inner-city calls to our young
"Come see who you will be"
Learn to run in oversized jeans
Watch your brother rule the street
Untied Air Jordans dress his feet
Children watch in the summer heat
No one cares
A ho called your sister
Her body sold
For short shorts and gold
No jump rope here
The children watch
She's fourteen years old
The eyes of children
Big, bold, and bright
They learn so fast
The meaning of life
The children watch
The stress and the strife
They understand
How well they know
The peace of winter
When crimson sidewalks
Will be covered with snow
BE