Open Roads

Yeah... Too many names turned into memories.

This one for the ones who made the pain mean something.

From Pac on the posters to the voices we lost,

Dreams getting bigger, but they came with a cost.

Another young star and the whole world grieves,

Another mama crying while the timeline reads.

We heard pain in the bars,

heard truth in the booth,

Some were fighting their demons while they spoke to the youth.

Fame don't make you bulletproof,

money can't heal, So I write something positive and keep it real.

I don't wanna see another candle in the rain,

Another legend only celebrated through the pain.

If the mic got power,

then I'm using mine to change,

Turn a dark night bright when they remember my name.

Legends of rap, we remember what you gave,

Every beat, every word,

every dream that you made.

We can turn all the hurt into something that lasts,

Build a better tomorrow from the lessons of the past.

Legends of rap, let the message live on,

Use the music for the light when the night's too long.

We don't gotta glorify the streets or the pain,

We can speak hope and still make the whole world change.

From the old-school speakers to the new-wave sound,

Every generation got a reason to be proud.

But a legend ain't a legend just because they got fame,

It's the lives that they touch when somebody feels the same.

So protect your peace,

tell your people you care,

Check on your brothers when the weight gets hard to bear.

Rap can be a lifeline,

a voice, a way through,

If one song saves a soul,

that's legendary too.

Legends of rap, we remember what you gave,

Every beat, every word,

every dream that you made.

We can turn all the hurt into something that lasts,

Build a better tomorrow from the lessons of the past.

Legends of rap, let the message live on,

Use the music for the light when the night's too long.

Keep your head to the sky,

let the whole world know: The legends leave a spark - now

it's our turn to glow.

Yeah... Don't wait until somebody's gone to call 'em a legend.

Give people their flowers while they're here.