I went to see my nigga, he seventeen One of the realist niggas, I done ever Got wit' a bird, but his record was clean Comin' back from Dade on a Gator speed
He a real soldier but his was greed Get out when he forty, went in at twenty How years worth one key Some shit cost twenty grand, he get you over ten
He wanna hurt nobody, he was just tryna eat He had a real job, went to work days a week Said this his last trip and he was gettin' out the He a good nigga, second all he needs
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they gone, probably gon' die in the pen They done gave up on life and put it in hands I thought this was America, happened to a 2nd chance?
niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they gone, probably gon' die in the pen They gave up on life and put it in God's I thought was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
Wish I had one chance, to the judge kids And watch 'em beg for they life my niggas did Give them a life sentence fo' some shit wasn't big they get granted they appeal, they gotta do ten
Shoe be on the other foot for you to understand The scariest shit in the world to be a man What my holds, wish I knew in advance I approach life everyday 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 guess it do, on the color of yo' skin
Some make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, gon' die in the pen They done gave up on life and put it in hands I thought was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up Now life gone, probably gon' die in the pen They gave up on 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 yo' life worthless? God made us all, put us here to a purpose Your life in stranger's hands to come back with a verdict
But is really fair, what if they all was dirty You mess up one time, and they come back with But if you ain't got money, whole family hurtin' Then you ain't got a choice, you gotta cop out
But if you was rich, you got them thirty What if the racist, nobody'd overturn it The system up, because it ain't sturdy Welcome to America, home of the
Some niggas make mistakes, all up circumstance Now they life gone, probably die in the pen They done gave up on life and put it in God's I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd
Some niggas mistakes, all fucked up circumstance Now they life gone, gon' die in the pen They gave up on life and put it in hands I thought this was America, happened to a 2nd chance?