Rafael Casal - July 17th lyrics

[verse 1] I got a call at nine in the morning from someone saying something about how a girl I might've known got shot on college ave I jumped out of bed and started calling friends because the name they kept saying she had The only one that answered the tone was crying too strong to tell me what happened, she just told me to come on To Malea's old apartment then she broke down on the phone I said I'm on my way, hung up, grabbed my jacket and I was gone I raced up the street praying this was just some beef Some stupid sh** we could fix, but then I saw police And flowers on the ground with people standing around And I started to break down because I know what this means I was trying to get someone or anyone to say what happened My people holding pictures hope it's not what I imagined Out front of an apartment where the party's usually cracking And everyone is laughing but today no one is laughing Nobody can tell me what is going on 'cuz when they start they back to crying right and I knew this was gonna leave a mark Then my brother came up, and this was the hardest part He started crying said 'they took her bro they shot her in the heart' Chorus: 1, 2 shots and we back again Being too young in a black sedan Everybody's dressed all fancy Only time I see my family is at the funeral funeral funeral funeral At the funeral funeral funeral funeral [Verse 2] Now we standing at the viewing No one asking how we doing We just do it moving nowadays we lose em then we lose em I done seen my share of funerals to finally make it through one But today I see the men ain't moving I usually don't cry for the ones that are gone, but this one struck closer to home Little close to the bone Little closer to Dana Danielle and Tone Leah Hannah and the ladies who held 'till she was gone I hug them all and tell them they are strong Especially when the story keeps going on When we found out that it was done by someone we knew all along Who was only trying to help, but the help went wrong Somehow I guess I wanted it to be some evil Somebody I can find just to make the pain equal But in that lies the snowball You get no balance with a bullet just a sequel When the service was over everyone's on pins and needles Outside is a reunion of some of my favorite people Dressed in our best I ask everyone I speak to Why are funerals the only time I ever get to see you Chorus [outro] And it's when I can't fall that I get that call From a friend about a friend and I'm back on the wall again On the wall again (on the wall again) Then I'm back in my black somebody in the back If we keep losing like that please tell me who wins (don't nobody win) Because there is no radio, no video, no magazines, no TV shows, just me And your body No people clappin Ain't no action Just my reaction to reality That you're not gonna be here with me 1, 2 shots and we back again (with me) Being too young in a black sedan Everybody's (OHHH) dressed all fancy Only time I see my family (why won't ya be) is at the funeral funeral (aaaa) funeral funeral At the funeral funeral (no, no) funeral funeral (no, no, no, no) At the funeral, funeral, funeral, funeral