Fred

Hey yo, I lost a buddy, I was 19, we were tight, we were all together,
a hell of a good crew. Now this one's for you.
Hey yo, you stay in my heart,
you're still with us even though you're gone, I know you're here, you know,
Peace! Check this out, yeah.
I hate death,
life or the game of chance, my friend died at 19 and
I don't give a damn about who's to blame, I keep living, I stand tall but damn, I'm not as strong.
I got a lot of rage inside that sleeps, I miss someone when I trip at night.
I had things to tell you, there are still days
I wish I could see you, last trip before I go, but life does everything to disappoint me.
I remember you like it was yesterday.
Sitting chill, drinking a beer, seeing
the next day not in prayer, in the good old days of bad moves.
It's too late, I'm looking for you everywhere, your death sticks to my heart
like crazy glue, there's only one person you’re missing.
We're a damn crew reminiscing, there are plenty of memories banked.
Yeah, where are you in my photo album? Why can't I say see you soon?
Why do we let someone die so young, so fast, so young, so fast,
it's too much, man, I'm freaking out!

Chorus (2x)
Fred, why?? I don't get it, and no one can explain it to me!!
Fred, it's rough, Fred, it's tough, I just want to scream and scream!!

It was a Wednesday when you left, the worst day of my life, at the moment
I was shocked, since then, damn, check out what life does,
it hurts and decides everything, your whole life, ahh, life is a pain,
it's not a fairy tale, the story I'm about to tell you, but if the time has come,
apparently there's nothing to change it, it was a beautiful summer day,
a nice little trip in the garage next door. A damp gun,
a bullet stuck, two buddies, magazine removed with a rock-solid confidence,
the first one just shot, the other tried, bang!
it's over in a gunshot, if that's life, damn, it's a pain,
I find it rough, I find it tough, what happens after that, man? Is it me who leaves like this?
Living day by day, that's how we challenge it, that's how
we forget the loss of a buddy, don’t forget that, check it out.

Chorus (2x)
Fred, why?? I don't get it, and no one can explain it to me!!
Fred, it's rough, Fred, it's tough, I just want to scream and scream!!

The last time I saw you was when you were exposed, and damn,
I couldn't stand seeing you right there and not talking to me.
I wish I could tell you how much I loved you, I wish I could say that living this took me away.
Two houses down from us, it was your place I knocked on, and all my crazy stories,
you knew them too, you can't imagine how much
I miss you, it's been a couple of years, I'm still digesting it.
I'm 25 now with plenty ahead of me, you died at 19,
it's been 6 years now, we're rebuilding our lives,
but it will never be like before, we had good times, now
I know you'll always be present,
we think of you, you live inside us, we’ll see each other up there, take it easy,
don't forget, a buddy like that, this song is just for you.

Chorus (2x)
Fred, why?? I don't get it, and no one can explain it to me!!
Fred, it's rough, Fred, it's tough, I just want to scream and scream!!

Outro:
Yo, this one was for Fred, for all the buddies who needed it,
we still think of you, you live inside us, man, yo, that's how it is,
life has ripped us away again, but we'll see you again, man, you know, peace!