Ozark Wills
Kendrick Lamar

Verse 1:
Sprung from the springs of Springfield,
Where shadows stretch and secrets sealed,
Meth clouds the truth, streets wildin',
Echoes of pain while the mothas cryin'

Saw the first gun at the age of 9,
Daddy’s whiskey bottle, momma lost in time,
Walls whisper tales, dark as deep night,
Growing up here, fight or flight.

Chorus:
Ozark Wills where the wild runs free,
Guns and gangs in the backyard scenes,
From the hills to the streets, scream mercy,
Chasing dreams in a broken city.

Verse 2:
Struggling souls, counting nickels to dimes,
Addicts on the corner, blatant crimes,
Blue lights flash, sirens call,
Another soul lost to the meth downfall.

Faces I knew turned hollow and grey,
Nightmare scenes that never fade away,
Still, I tread steady, chasing my skill,
To break the chains of these Ozark Wills.

Chorus:
Ozark Wills where the wild runs free,
Guns and gangs in the backyard scenes,
From the hills to the streets, scream mercy,
Chasing dreams in a broken city.

Bridge:
In the echo of the night, whispers loud,
Voices of the lost, forming a crowd,
House to house, life tale to tell,
Can we rise above or fall in this hell?

Verse 3:
Eyes wide open, seein’ tours of pain,
Brothers and sisters caught in the chain,
But I feel the hope, burning like a sunrise,
In the mud, in the mire, still we rise.

I pray to the whispers of these hallowed hills,
Break the cyclical madness, find new thrills,
South Missouri blood runs thick and true,
Through the darkness, the light breaks through.

Chorus:
Ozark Wills where the wild runs free,
Guns and gangs in the backyard scenes,
From the hills to the streets, scream mercy,
Chasing dreams in a broken city.

Outro:
Ozark Wills, listen closely now,
Lost and found, rise, take your vow,
In Springfield's shadow, stands tall and still,
The stories live in our Ozark Wills.