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 is deep on the block And you got me locked down in cold, cold world
It was the before New Year's and all through the fuckin' projects Not a handgun was silent, not a Tec Outside as I'm by enemies who put fear Blasted on the before the pigs were dead You know hoods, robbers, new in sight, fuck blue and white escape before them flash the fuckin' lights Gunshots, first floor window panes Shells hit the and blood stained the dice game
Whether broke callisthetic, any you set it Beat niggaz toothless, physically cut up gooses But with on the sides thugs took no excuses Therefore, your handblocks was useless Links was snatched off necks, scars on Jackets took, after bullet through coats Against those who felt the from the steel made 'em fold And squeal, once the metal hit the temple of his Destruction worker, who was caught for his No time to swing the that was hangin' from his Farmer's And it's bugged how niggaz catch slugs And pockets dug from everything check stubs
And it sound ill like wars in Brownsville Or fatal robberies in Red Hook where feds For fugitives to shoot cops, niggaz layin' on tops For his cream he stashed in a box But he was hot, and the was filled with young killers You don't suspect, so cops creep caterpillars And born thieves stay hooded with bullets 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 from Mexican Rapid, like recipients checks again Back to the motherfuckin' spot on
Babies crying, brothers dying and getting knocked Shit is deep on the And you got me down in this cold, cold world
We be runnin' the cops, bustin' off shots Shit is deep on the And you got me locked down in cold, cold world, yo
No time to freeze, ease up in Grand Prixs And packages and pocket the currency Clicks control strips full are sprayed Yellow tape, barricades, sidewalks, bodies lay Madness strikes at o'clock, midnight Stick up kids on the ground, the staircase light And I harassed, scramblin' for petty cash Jakes on my ass bucks is learnin' fast
and 44's Bought inside stores, their fire sparks the wars Hospital surrounded by the law Homicide questioning while the guard the door My hood tense, loyalty puts strength in my team 'Cause niggaz main concerns Some niggaz in the jet black up the Chinese restaurant, for this kid named Lamont I thought he was but instead he missed a kid And hit a twelve year old girl in the head and fled
narcotic, task force, back off fast 'Cause the crime boss is passin' off Extortions for portions of streets causes Havin' followers of trying to play Chief You the saga, casualties and drama Life is a script, I'm not a but the author Of a modern day opera, the main character Is presidential papers, the factor
But you so alarmed As I on by
Babies crying, brothers dying and 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 deep on the And you got me locked down in cold, cold world
Babies crying, brothers and brothers getting knocked is deep on the block And you got me down in this cold, cold world
Babies crying, brothers dying and brothers 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 down in cold, cold world