You Dont Understand But Thanks For Trying

I don't understand why you think you relate 
My life is not yours, we simply just share traits 

Everytime i hear you say "i understand" 
I cant help but think "what makes you think you can!?" 

For your life was of a simpler time 
Your biggest problems were taking cookies and felling guilty for lying 

Today things have changed and kids grow up to fast 
By age 14 girls is given and boys is lookin for the ass 

Yet you say you understand and you know my pain 
Well then tell me how to deal with seeing cousin Jehru, my same age, slain 

Tell me what to do when someones offers you a gun to get some revenge 
Tell me how to resist pulling that trigger and bringing life to an end 

Tell me what to do when the sex is there with no protection 
Tell me what to do when this time my vote counts in the election 

Tell me what to tell my friends when they ask if im an only child 
Tell me how i tell them my older Bro died dealin with drug problems gone wild 

So you say you understand but how can this be true 
By age 17 i've already been through more bullshit then you 

Dead cousin, dead Bro, and Dad behind bars 
So please don't tell me you understand cuz you never knew these scars 

Through all the anger from your words there is a silver linning 
One hug from you still haults the crying 

So i thank you mom..... 
Because at least your trying