I went to see my nigga, he seventeen One of the niggas, I done ever seen Got wit' a bird, but his record was clean Comin' back Dade on a Gator wit' speed
He a soldier but his partner was greed Get out when he forty, went in at twenty How years worth one key shit cost twenty grand, he get you over ten piece
He ain't wanna nobody, he was just tryna eat He had a job, went to work four days a week Said this his last trip and he was gettin' out the He a nigga, second chance all he needs
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, probably die in the pen They done gave up on life and put it in hands I thought this was America, what to a 2nd chance?
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they gone, probably gon' die in the pen They up on life and put it in God's hands I thought this was America, happened to a 2nd chance?
Wish I had one chance, to sentence the judge And watch 'em beg for they like my niggas did Give them a life sentence fo' shit that wasn't big 'Fore they get granted they appeal, they do ten
Shoe gotta be on the foot for you to understand The shit in the world to be a black man What my future holds, wish I knew in I approach life everyday hopin' I win
A lot us already lost, we in the pen This shit crazy God, he forgive sin But it come to the system that shit don't bend I it do, dependin' on the color of yo' skin
niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, probably die in the pen They done gave up on and put it in God's hands I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd
Some niggas make mistakes, all up circumstance Now they life gone, probably die in the pen They up on life and put it in God's hands I this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
I it was understood, nobody was perfect So, how can one mistake make yo' life God made us all, put us here to serve a Your life in twelve stranger's to come back with a verdict
But is that really fair, what if they all was You mess up one time, and they come back thirty But if you ain't got money, your whole hurtin' Then you ain't got a choice, you cop out early
But if you was rich, you got them thirty What if the judge racist, overturn it The system fucked up, because it sturdy Welcome to America, home of the
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, probably die in the pen They done up on life and put it in God's hands I thought this was America, what to a 2nd chance?
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, gon' die in the pen gave up on life and put it in God's hands I thought was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?