i'm from new haven
don't care for it much
gunfire is common...with the kids in a bunch
i heard the cracks...of nines everyday
the police could not stop it...anyway
one cold winter night ...in the midst of december
i saved the life of a kid who was limber
i heard five shots...and went to the window
saw nothing at first...and then saw....the teen rolling in pain
the look on his face ..oh so vain
i put my finger.......in the hole in his chest
put my knee on his legs to keep him at rest
while all this time..waiting for new havens best
late that summer...as i worked on my car.....
a voice rang out...was from afar....
he said your the one...that helped me survive
the one i will thank for the rest of my life......
two weeks later..as i lay in my bed
the store down stairs...was robbed yet again
the crack of the gun...yes here we go once more
was a 380...bullet that came through the floor....
it lodged in my mattress ......gods honest truth
i always will have the  horrible truth
today it's a necklace i wear on my neck....
to remind me of new haven
and why i left.......