desperate in the d.c streets
desperate for a better life
hi-top shoes and hip-hop beats

don´t hide the violence and strife
just fourteen and selling crack
fell his spirit slowly die

sees a friend shot in the back
but no tear comes to his eye


chorus 1:
desperation
is there hope for these

desperation
wondering what to do
desperation

drives me to my knees
desperation
hope fulfilled in you


desperate in a d.c suite
desperate for a better high

dollars, lust and power compete
then they´ll tell us all a lie
"help us win the war on crime

rid our nation of this stain"
hypocrite! worst kind of slime!
the major´s smoking crack cocaine


chorus 2:
desperation

must things stay the same
desperation
wondering what to do

desperation
burning like a flame
desperation

only quenched in you

rap:

in the ghettos, the barrios and even the burbs
there´s a scene going down that really disturbs
my conscience, yeah it gnaws at my guts

it´s more than insane, it´s stone cold nuts
he´s only fourteen and he´s totin´ an uzi
his rationale is really a doozie

when the action is his, ya´ know he´s chilling
competition moves in, he starts killing
he´s a business man with a market niche

his trigger finger´s got a business itch
he´s upwardly mobile and jobs are rare
his aspiration just ain´t welfare

wants a lamborghini, maybe a benz
plenty of bills buy him plenty of friends
wants cash to flash to stash to dash

if you´re pressing him, he´s gonna bash
you head in, steal you in your face
calling in the guards, put you in your place

he´s got serious hotties, cold make you drop
dead in your tracks, but it´s only a prop
he´s lunchin´ and hustlin´ to build his pride

but a hopeless heart he just can´t hide
i pray he´ll find my lord´s salvation
it´s the only hope for his desperation


desperation
is there hope for these

desperation
wondering what to do
desperation

drives me to my knees
desperation
hope fulfilled in you


desperation
must things stay the same

desperation
wondering what to do
desperation
burning like a flame
desperation

only quenched in you

desperation