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