Too Many


Back in the day 
I don't remember goin' to
Or hearing about
Too many funerals
Except for when grandmas and grandpas
Died of old age
But 
In this day
I see and hear about
Too many funerals
All the time
Funerals for victims of drive-byes
Funerals for victims of gang warfare
Funerals for victims of police brutality
And why are there so many funerals in this day
Funerals for victims of car-jackings
Funerals for victims of drunk driving
Funerals for victims of reckless driving
And where are the funerals for folks
Dying of old age
'Cause all I see are
Funerals for victims of crack
Funerals for victims of nicotine
Funerals for victims of alcohol abuse
Funerals for victims of hyper-stress
Funerals for victims of heart attacks
Funerals for victims of kidney collapse
And where are the funerals for folks 
Dying of old age
'Cause all I see are 
Funerals for victims of rape
Funerals for victims of spousal abuse
Funerals for victims of penis-driven patriarchy
And where are the funerals for folks
Dying of old age
Where are they  
'Cause all I see are 
Funerals for victims of aids
And 
Funerals for victims of aids
And
Funerals for victims of aids
And
Does anybody have a cure for aids 
'Cause I don't wanna go to any more
Funerals for victims of aids
And where are the funerals for folks 
Dying of old age 
'Cause all I see are
Funerals for victims of starvation
Funerals for victims of homelessness
Funerals for victims of hopelessness
Funerals for victims of suicide
And why are there so many funerals in this day
Funerals for victims of 
White on Black
Black on Black
Black on Brown
Brown on Yellow
Yellow on Tan
White on Red
Red on Red 
White on White
And
Everybody else on everybody else
Violence
Too many 
Funerals for victims of
Everybody on Everybody violence
And where are the funerals for folks 
Dying of old age
'Cause all I see are funerals for folks
Dying from going to 
Too many funerals
Too many
Too many  
Funerals
Too many
Too many 
Dying
And 
Does anybody
Die of old age anymore
Anybody
Die
Die
Dead
Dead
DEAD


written by
DERRICK I.M. GILBERT (A.K.A. D-KNOWLEDGE)