ILL Street Blues

There's always sunshine after the rain
And joy will follow after your pain
This is our story all the pain we been through
There's a rose in the concrete shinning its light
Out of the darkness living inside
A reflection in the mirror looking at you
Living those ILL street Blues

This is for the solider gone off to war
This is for the pastor with his knees to the floor
This is for the Chief while he watches the land
This is for the teachers with our kids in their hands
This is for the fathers and the dead beat dads
For the single mothers doing all that they can
This is for the marriages that fell a part
This is for the ones with a brand new start
This is for the meth addict trapped in hell
Trying to get clean is the story they tell
This is for the gangbanger throwing up signs
Cause nobody would listen to his heart or his mind
This is for the prostitute turning tricks
Alone at night she thinks she's feeding her kids
This is our story how we made it through
Another case of them ILL street blues

There's always sunshine after the rain
And joy will follow after your pain
This is our story all the pain we been through
There's a rose in the concrete shinning its light
Out of the darkness living inside
A reflection in the mirror looking at you
Living those ILL street Blues

This is for my people living on the Rez
This is for my brothers doing time in the pen
This is for the politician doing it right
This is for the freedom fighters up in the fight
This is for the athlete making a change
This is for the dopeman up in the game
This is for the homeless man feeling alone
This is for the backslider trying to get home
This is for the baby that didn't make it to earth
Didn't have a choice to experience birth
This is for the son who never knew his dad
And made mistakes just to be a man
This is for the youth trapped in CFS
Trying to find their voice take another breath
This is our story how we made it through
Another case of them ILL street blues

There's always sunshine after the rain
And joy will follow after your pain
This is our story all the pain we been through
There's a rose in the concrete shinning its light
Out of the darkness living inside
A reflection in the mirror looking at you
Living those ILL street Blues

There's always sunshine after the rain
And joy will follow after your pain
This is our story all the pain we been through
There's a rose in the concrete shinning its light
Out of the darkness living inside
A reflection in the mirror looking at you
Living those ILL street Blues