Last Night

Almost got shot today
It’s funny, tomorrow I’m supposed to move away
Got the U-Haul packed, the feeling is strange
I’m tryna get up off the block, they tryna leave me like King
Still hear the thunder, can still feel the rain
And that nine millimeter go bang
Can’t fall asleep, I’m just laying in bed
Thinking shit, if I ain’t duck, man I could’ve been
They coulda left me on that corner and my mama in mourning
Couple shots, couple strays all came without warning
No phone call from Pop, I ain’t ready to die
My whole life on this block, but I’m saying goodbye, love
On my god shit, my teddy rush shit
My A crew, Sugar Hill, do or die shit
That 9−5 shit, Ralph Lauren fly shit
Crew blood, my team tighter than a fly knit
We all tryna win and I ain’t with the fake shit
We all game, but we only gonna make it
We played kiss all night 'til the day lit
And played the pavement up until the K’s hit
Everybody seen it, don’t nobody say shit
Told him keep his head up, man, he caught a facelift
His lady did the setup, the situations heinous
Same old song, everybody heard the playlist
I’m just thinking damn, it coulda been me
Couple haters 'round the way think it shoulda been me
Couple steps the wrong way, that woulda been me
Couple shirts, couple tats plus a mural for me
Guess God got a plan it might just seem
And I’m thinking «Why me?» with what I just seen
You’ll go crazy tryna fight these things
And I just wanna fall asleep, I gotta write to dream
There was a shooter tonight on the corner of St. Paul’s Place and Crooke Avenue
in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
It’s unclear if there were any victims,
But police rushed to the scene after several 911 calls
From residents who tell us this is the third gunfight this week
We can confirm there are several shell casings
And traces of blood on the sidewalk, though no bodies have been found.
We approached one eyewitness who was reluctant to talk
And told us gun violence here is nothing new.
We’ll update you as the story develops.
I’m Amber King from BK News.