Go ride your bike Go shoot the ball Go to the park Go do something, y’all That’s what they say when the house gets loud When the kids look lost and the hope runs out “Go outside, get air, stop staring at me” But nobody asks what they’re trying to be Little boy on the curb with his head down low Got nowhere to aim, got nowhere to go Basketball rolled to the side of the street No one taught him how to turn pain to peace Little girl on the swing but her eyes look tired Whole world on mute and her heart misfired Told her “go play,” but play with who? When the whole block’s quiet and the sky ain’t blue [Pre-Hook] Kids don’t just need space They need presence They don’t just need time They need direction [Hook] These kids are lost Told go play at the park Go ride your bike Go shoot your shot till it gets dark But what if nobody showed them how What if nobody looks up now Parents on screens while the young hearts break Everybody connected, but nobody awake [Verse 2] Mama on the couch with the phone in her hand Daddy in the glow like he’s somewhere else again Feed keeps moving, little faces don’t Kids say “watch this,” but the grown folks won’t Small voice saying “look,” gets swallowed by the room Another bright little mind learning how to assume That attention is rare That love is delayed That people hear noise But don’t care what you say So they pedal through the streets with a storm in their chest Tryna outrun the ache, tryna feel like the rest Tryna make the court turn into a home Tryna find one place where they don’t feel alone They don’t need one more “go entertain yourself” They need help with their mind, their fear, their health Need a hand, need a map, need a name, need a guide Need somebody who can stand right there by their side [Pre-Hook] Kids don’t just need space They need presence They don’t just need time They need direction [Hook] These kids are lost Told go play at the park Go ride your bike Go shoot your shot till it gets dark But what if nobody showed them how What if nobody looks up now Parents on screens while the young hearts break Everybody connected, but nobody awake [Bridge] A park can’t raise a child A bike can’t heal a wound A ball can’t answer silence In a disconnected room A screen can’t hold their hand A scroll can’t teach their worth A child still needs a person To help them stand on earth [Buildup] Look up Look up Your child is right there Look up Look up They’re breathing the same air Look up Look up Before the years go by Before they learn to hide Before they stop asking why [Verse 3] Some kids laugh loud just to cover the ache Some get mean when their little hearts shake Some go numb, some run wild Some are just lonely, some are still a child You can send them outside but they still bring the pain To the court, to the curb, to the block, to the rain And a bike can move legs but not always the soul If nobody’s helping them carry the load So maybe this summer we do something else Not “go be quiet,” not “go fix yourself” Maybe we listen, maybe we lead Maybe we finally see what they need [Final Hook] These kids are lost Told go play at the park Go ride your bike Go shoot your shot till it gets dark But what if somebody showed them how What if somebody looked up now What if one real voice helped them find their way What if this summer we changed that today [Outro] Go ride your bike But I’ll ride with you Go shoot the ball I’ll stay there too Go to the park But not alone Every lost child Still needs a home
