Window Shopper

In American Gangster, a mobster tells Frank,
"It's success that took a shot at you."

People see you making it happen.
See your car, your watch, your material.
See the flash, the "bling";
Hear the loud music, the rumors,
Hear what other people think they know.
Think they have you figured out.

Some focus on bad things,
the things they hear,
the things they perceive.

They don't hear the stories,
you know, the good ones,
or maybe they ignore them.

People hurt others, it happens.
Even when you're on the top,
you still get hurt, it just happens.

Sorry, boy, you don't know me.