Colored Crayons

The Desert Rose is out and about
li'l Ruben's in every mix,
the couple across can't buy charcoal
so, they bar-b-que by using sticks.

Stormy stays a ways away
after being yelled at by Dan,
Teresa caught it, just as well
guess that proves that he's a "man".

Youngsters running through the street,
what will they get into ?
The devil's workshop is idle hands
because there's not a lot to do.

The Wooden Barrel liquor store
will never, ever get mobbed...
their prices are just too damned high
that's why they're continually robbed !

This guy that owns the tire shop
is a guy I think is neat,
he gives the older boys chores to learn
so their family can afford to eat.

Children end up as latch-key kids
they think they're really cool,
but, while their parents all go to work
they're dropping out of school.

Many families are losing their houses
because the mom or dad's a jerk,
there are children having babies
making it impossible to go to work.

The residents are panicked
the cops are, "off the hook"...
and every body's "suspect"
you tell me who's the bigger crook ?

Scandalism's up in rate
there seems to be a lack of, "hope"...
most are paranoid from reality
the rest are because of dope !

Two of Twilight's eldest boys
were gang affiliated men,
they both started really young
and now, they're both in the state pen !

Businesses are failing
churches can't do as much,
and with no transportation
cell phones keep families in touch.

I'm just a quiet observer
but, the hood ain't nothing right...
and after witnessing all their woes
they make my problems seem quite, "trite"!