View from the Lake Lyrics

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

I need to book a flight to LA

Despite all I say, I kinda like when it rains

I might miss it if I decided to stay

I hate the sunshine sometimes anyway

Reflecting upon what I would do for the fame

Take flight with the Phoenix that grew from the flame

Sun settin' in the distance, view from the lake

I'd still root for the Pistons if I moved to LA

I'm a Great Laker, I'm not talkin' LeBron

I'm here to chase paper, the stocks and the bonds

I might need to take a non-stop to Milan

They won't have a case without probable cause

I'm from the Mitten. Listen, watch, and respond

I was raised on fried chicken and lasagna from mom

I only feel safe with a Glock in my palm

Tryin' to make it, faced with impossible odds

Where do we go from here?

All we have is hope and fear

We've been trying to cope for years

All we see is smoke and mirrors

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

I almost died in that lake

For Christ's sake, I was baptized by the flames

I just hope the boat don't capsize from the waves

Chastised by the hate, can't hide from the pain

I tried to remain calm, but the truth is at stake

The smell of napalm from the troops in the graves

Boots on the ground and the view from the lake

Without a boot on your neck, the illusion will break

I've been known to make some stupid mistakes

If I could do it all again, I wouldn't do it the same

In truth, there's some things I'd review and would change

Pray to God that Satan is rebuked in his name

Another cop shot a kid, it consumed me with rage

Is this the America that we choose to create?

To make it great again implies it used to be great

At times I'm not convinced that's truly the case

Where do we go from here?

All we have is hope and fear

We've been trying to cope for years

All we see is smoke and mirrors

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

It doesn't matter who you follow or support

We should all be appalled they allow 'em to resort

To tactics that abuse the power of the force

Turn around and they're excused by the cowards in the court

They got gear meant for an army in a war

Another tear shed for a body in a morgue

Another year spent saying sorry to a corpse

They shot that man as he was crawling on the floor

In the hall of the La Quinta, just following procedure

Today wasn't promised, tomorrow isn't either

The sorrow and the grief's hard to swallow when it eats ya

I'm just tryin to drown in a bottle of tequila

This is for Daniel Shaver and Philando Castile

And every person that was shot without brandishing steel

In every version of the plot, there's a family that feels

Hurt and lost and don't know how exactly to heal

Where do we go from here?

All we have is hope and fear

We've been trying to cope for years

All we see is smoke and mirrors

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here?