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