There were two gangs battling in the streets of L.A.

You can hear gunshots at night,

And of another death the next day.

Ryan was part of one of the gangs,

His grades were slipping at school,

Him and his friends thought they were so cool.

Until a sudden day Ryan met Lori,

Her beauty and kindness caught his eyes,

Ryan couldn't stop thinking about her no matter how hard he tried.

He thought that "This is my angel fallen from above,"

As the passed, Ryan fell in love.

Everybody saw Ryan and Lori always together,

And everybody thought they're going to last forever,

But the problem was Ryan never told Lori that he was involved in a gang

He didn't think it matter

But his life was about to change in one bang.

Then there was that one terrifying night,

When the two gangs exploded in a fiery fight,

Their shouts of anger were so loud,

One member took out a gun

But he missed and shot at a person from the gathering crowd.

Ryan turned and saw Lori lying on the ground,

She was bleeding from her side,

Ryan was shocked and prayed that she wouldn't die.

He ran over to her and held her tight

"Oh Lori," he said, "please be all right."

"Ryan," she whispered, "I'm beginning to feel so weak."

In matter of moments tears were rolling down Ryan's cheek.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," he plead

I'm sorry that I lied,

Please I ask of you,

Please don't die."

Ryan apologize over and over for causing all this mess,

But all Lori did was asked for one last request.

"Ryan, just hold me,

It's now too late,

I love you, Ryan, but I beginning to see heaven's gate."

Those were the last words that she said

A couple of minutes later,

Lori was dead.

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