Top Songs By Dub J
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dub J
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jonathon Pitman
Songwriter
David Carty
Songwriter
Tyrone Noel Smith
Songwriter
Chad Briand
Songwriter
Tyrell Johnson
Songwriter
Collins Dako
Songwriter
Wes Williams
Songwriter
Jordan Croucher
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dub J
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family
My people, my brother (Wish I could)
Oh, wish I could
[Verse 2]
Two words, I'm sick and tired hearing nowadays is, "My condolences"
Brothers getting fatally slain, he laying motionless
Baby's getting sprayed, from the cradle, to the grave
Just read the Willie Lynch letter 'bout the making of a slave
We all indoctrinated one way or another, it's self murder
Death by design it's hard to get further
I wish we all was living prosperous
Devils be watching us
Streets swallow the fatherless in this Toronto apocalypse
[Verse 3]
We lost a whole generation over politics (Uh)
Watching stars die out like astrologists (Yeah)
Make a change right now we ain't gotta wish
These youngins need help, ain't it obvious? (For real)
Using guns for fun or guns for funds
Your sons become a slave to the drum, hear them roar, "Pa rum pum pum"
Your futures bright, can't hold my tongue
It's way more than the streets you gotta overcome
[Verse 4]
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family, yeah (Wish I could)
My people, my brothers
Oh-oh, I wish I could
[Verse 5]
Wishin' I could polly with the fallen soldiers
Go and get the man responsible and call it closure
Marijuana smoker, missin all my locsters
Steady throwin up the gang 'cause it brought us closer
Lot of kids dying for the wrong reasons
Winter or Summer, they killing in the wrong season
Tryna' focus but they holdin' me back
I lowered the strap, 'cause rap got me known on the map
[Verse 6]
There used to be real codes on these roads, now nothings the same (Na)
We need change in a city full of struggle and pain
Now teens are getting stuck in the flames
Mothers are praying, while their tears create puddles like rain
God bless Toronto, especially the projects
Every block, community, every complex
My whole cities a hot mess
We gotta fix this, or when we die our kids will get shot next
[Verse 7]
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back my family, yeah
My people, My brothers (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, I wish I could
[Verse 8]
I'm from a city where the young die (Young die)
And OG's they aint speaking up for gun crime (Na)
The old me probably tell a youngin' trap lines
Errybody getting wet but not baptised
Cold cells got a young boy traumatized (Traumatized)
Throws shells like Taco Bell for dollar signs (Boom)
Put in work for clout, they wan' get recognized
My city's trapped in hell, it got demonized
[Verse 9]
Ahhhhhhh
How yuh fi gangsta and ah move like a Goofy
Like bare shot nah guh beat if you shoot we
And gunshot nuh respect nuh body
When done can't talk say yuh sorry
[Verse 10]
Nooooooo
You better listen good
When the OG's is talkin tryin to fix the hood
30 plus years round my ends
We still screaming, "Stop the violence!"
[Verse 11]
I wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back the loved ones we lost (Wish I could)
Oh-oh, wish I could (Wish I could)
Bring back, my people, my brothers, my family (Wish I could)
Yeah
[Verse 12]
And I pray to god
And whoever will listen
I wish I could, oh
I wish I could
Written by: Carty Jr David L, Chad Briand, Collins Dako, Croucher Jordan Ralph, David Carty, Herrington Bryan, Jonathon Pitman, Jordan Croucher, Pitman Jonathon Jakob, Tyrell Johnson, Tyrone Noel Smith, Wes Williams, Williams Wesley St Aubyn
