[Verse 1]
I remember them cold nights
Mama ain't came home yet
We was livin' that poor life
A few nights in them projects, man
We ain't even have no light
And this is no lie
Mama workin' hard, tryna pay the bills
Papa in the feds, hope he get an appeal
This the life that I seen, this the life that I'm knowin'
So cold in the projects, it feel like it's snowin'
My brother thuggin', my sister hoein'
Which way do I go on this road?

[Chorus]
Nights like this, I ask
Nights like this, I pray
Nights like this, I say
Nights like this, I wish
That you would respond to me
Even if you aren't fond of me
I'm just prayin' out honestly
This pain make it hard to believe
On nights like this, you exist

[Verse 2]
The pastor say that the only way
To cleanse your sins is bow and pray
But we haven't ate since yesterday
And prayin' ain't makin' this pain go away
So we waitin' on a blessing
But we out here stressing
Lost, tryna find a direction
Don't know the right way so we guessin'
And we ask the Lord
Forgive us if we sin, 'cause we know the sin comin'
I ain't gon' act like I ain't never did nothin'
But the 'frigerator was empty and the water kept runnin'
But ain't no heat in this house, nothin' to eat in this house
Hear the squeaks from the mouse, see the roach in the couch
Bein' broke bothered me, we starvin', see
Respond to me, dear Father, please
[Chorus]
Nights like this, I ask
Nights like this, I pray
Nights like this, I say
Nights like this, I wish
That you would respond to me
Even if you aren't fond of me
I'm just prayin' out honestly
This pain make it hard to believe
On nights like this, you exist

[Outro]
If you can call heaven, who would you ask to speak to?
God, Jesus, or one of your people?
Sixty seconds to talk, what would you say?
And what if you called, and they ain't up that way?
If you can call heaven, who would you ask to speak to?
God, Jesus, or one of your people?
You only got sixty seconds to talk, tell me what would you say?
And what if you call, and they ain't in that place?