I had a bad be afraid, bad dreams are only dreams What a time you to be born in
crying, brothers dying and brothers getting knocked Shit is on the block And you got me locked in this cold, cold world
It was the before New Year's and all through the fuckin' projects Not a was silent, not even a Tec Outside as I'm stuck by who put fear Blasted on the before the pigs were dead You know hoods, robbers, snipers new in sight, fuck blue and They before them flash the fuckin' lights Gunshots, shatter first floor window Shells hit the ground and blood stained the dice
broke callisthetic, any style you set it Beat toothless, physically cut up like gooses But with iron on the sides thugs took no Therefore, your handblocks was useless was snatched off necks, scars on throats Jackets took, after rips through coats those who felt the cold from the steel made 'em fold And squeal, once the hit the temple of his grill worker, who was caught for his bomber No time to swing the hammer that was from his Farmer's And it's bugged how some niggaz catch And pockets dug from everything check stubs
And it does sound ill wars in Brownsville Or fatal robberies in Red Hook where look For fugitives to cops, niggaz layin' on roof tops For his cream he in a shoe box But he was hot, and the strip was with young killers You don't suspect, so cops like caterpillars And born thieves stay hooded with extra who try to flee they hit the vertebrae, increase the murder rate Similar to hit men who out Tecs and then Drop those who crack like tacos from Rapid, like recipients cashin' checks Back to the motherfuckin' spot on
Babies crying, brothers dying and brothers knocked is deep on the block And you got me down in this cold, cold world
We be from the cops, bustin' off shots is deep on the block And you got me locked down in this cold, world, yo
No time to freeze, undercovers up in Grand Prixs And seize packages and pocket the Clicks control strips full are sprayed Yellow tape, barricades, sidewalks, where lay Madness strikes at twelve o'clock, Stick up on the ground, broke the staircase light And I harassed, scramblin' for petty cash Jakes on my ass young is learnin' fast
357's and Bought inside corner stores, fire sparks the wars Hospital surrounded by the law Homicide questioning while the guard the door My hood stay tense, loyalty puts strength in my 'Cause niggaz main concerns niggaz in the jet black Gallant Shot up the restaurant, for this kid named Lamont I he was dead but instead he missed a kid And hit a twelve old girl in the head and then fled
Tactical narcotic, force, back off fast 'Cause the boss is passin' off cash for portions of streets causes beef Havin' followers of Indians to play Chief You witness the saga, and drama is a script, I'm not a actor but the author Of a day opera, where the main character Is papers, the dominant factor
But you so alarmed As I on by
Babies crying, brothers dying and getting knocked is deep on the block And you got me locked down in cold, cold world
We be from the cops, bustin' off shots Shit is on the block And you got me locked down in this cold, world
Babies crying, brothers dying and brothers knocked Shit is on the block And you got me down in this cold, cold world
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, bustin' off is deep on the block And you got me locked down in this cold, cold