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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
He
Am 
was fourteen years old
Em 
All his life he never left
Am 
The west side (oh)
E 
Em 
I walked past him everyday
Am 
Heading downtown
Always on the go
E 
Am 
He was the kind of guy you
never gave your real name to
Em 
So young but still trying to game you
Am 
But what he was going through

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Verse 2
I never knew
Em 
It's such a same
Am 
How people change
And I never really knew his name
Em 
Am 
But it takes more than two
to raise a youth
Em 
And for that we all did lose
Am 
Because if one of us had noticed you
Em 
Am 
How I wish I was there for you

Verse 3
I was busy filling my own shoes
Em 
Am 
All his life
He heard "You won't
amount to nothing"
Low expectations
E 
Em 
In need of money
Few too many choices
Am 
And no patience
Em 
Am 
So what do you know
For a good cash flow
Em 
You can always sell
Am 
It's easy to fit the role
Em 
But when your living the fast life
Am 
He considered all times a go

Verse 4
Em 
It's such a same
Am 
How people change
And I never really knew his name
Em 
Am 
But it takes more than two
to raise a youth
Em 
And for that we all did lose
Am 
Because if one of us had noticed you
Em 
Am 
How I wish I was there for you
I was busy filling my own shoes

Verse 5
Em 
Am 
Is that how he came around
For his child he'll know now
Em 
'Cause he left him with bruises
Am 
His words just abusive
The love he didn't show
Em 
Am 
And what his boy was going through
He had never imagined
Em 
But when love turns to hate
Am 
It's the worse out of passion
His son was bold
E 
Em 
And by then it was too late
Am 
From his friend they get console
Em 
Then his hands, his shoes
Am 
The life or death they couldn't hold
Em 
Am 
Em 
Am 
Oh, two seconds cold
E 
Em 
He was fourteen years old
Am 
Locked up until he's old

Verse 6
E 
Em 
It's such a same
Am 
How moments change
And I never really knew his name
E 
Am 
But it takes more than two
to raise a youth
E 
Em 
And for that we all did lose
Am 
Because if one of us had noticed you
Em 
Am 
Em 
Am 
E 
Em 
Am 
Em 
E 
Em 
Am 
E 
How I wish
Em 
I was there for you
Am 
I was busy filling my own shoes