I had a bad Don't be afraid, bad dreams are dreams What a you chose to be born in
Babies crying, dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is deep on the And you got me locked down in this cold, cold
It was the night before New Year's and all the fuckin' projects Not a was silent, not even a Tec Outside as I'm stuck by enemies who put on the spot before the pigs were dead You know hoods, robbers, snipers new in sight, fuck and white They before them flash the fuckin' lights Gunshots, first floor window panes Shells hit the ground and blood the dice game
Whether broke callisthetic, any you set it Beat toothless, physically cut up like gooses But with on the sides thugs took no excuses Therefore, your handblocks was useless Links was off necks, scars on throats Jackets took, after bullet through coats those who felt the cold from the steel made 'em fold And squeal, once the hit the temple of his grill Destruction worker, who was for his bomber No time to swing the hammer that was hangin' his Farmer's And it's bugged how some niggaz catch And dug from everything except check stubs
And it does sound ill wars in Brownsville Or fatal in Red Hook where feds look For to shoot cops, niggaz layin' on roof tops For his cream he stashed in a box But he was hot, and the strip was filled young killers You don't suspect, so cops creep caterpillars And thieves stay hooded with extra bullets Those who try to flee they hit the vertebrae, increase the murder to hit men who pull out Tecs and then Drop who crack like tacos from Mexican Rapid, like recipients cashin' again Back to the spot on Lexington
Babies crying, dying and brothers getting knocked is deep on the block And you got me locked in this cold, cold world
We be runnin' from the cops, off shots Shit is deep on the And you got me down in this cold, cold world, yo
No time to freeze, undercovers up in Grand Prixs And packages and pocket the currency Clicks control full clips are sprayed tape, barricades, sidewalks, where bodies lay Madness strikes at o'clock, midnight Stick up on the ground, broke the staircase light And I stays harassed, scramblin' for cash on my ass young bucks is learnin' fast
357's and Bought corner stores, their fire sparks the wars floors surrounded by the law Homicide questioning while the Jakes guard the My stay tense, loyalty puts strength in my team 'Cause niggaz main scream Some niggaz in the jet Gallant up the Chinese restaurant, for this kid named Lamont I thought he was but instead he missed a kid And hit a year old girl in the head and then fled
Tactical narcotic, task force, back off 'Cause the crime is passin' off cash Extortions for of streets causes beef Havin' followers of Indians trying to Chief You witness the saga, and drama is a script, I'm not a actor but the author Of a modern day opera, where the main Is papers, the dominant factor
But you so alarmed As I on by
crying, brothers dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is on the block And you got me locked down in cold, cold world
We be from the cops, bustin' off shots Shit is deep on the And you got me locked in this cold, cold world
crying, brothers dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is deep on the And you got me locked in this cold, cold world
crying, brothers dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is on the block And you got me locked down in cold, cold world
We be runnin' from the cops, off shots Shit is on the block And you got me locked down in this cold, world