Tales From The Crack Tales The Crack Side Tales From The Side I up in the morning, on a regular day I knew my man R, would be around my way I my hair, my teeth, suddenly I washed my face Then he over my house with the drug base He saying if I take one hit of a pipe I write to rhyme before the rest of the night I said, "R, I don't do drugs, or are whack" And ain't that base drug like a drug, He no Solo, see base is the shit Girls of base, and everybody does it He left off quick and me the base and the pipe And I I write a record a rhyme, before I reach night I said if true, but any case I couldn't wait to write my record I smoke the base He left the crib, I the telephone It was my mom to watch my sister 'till she gets home I up the phone, with no time to waste I put my in the kitchen so I could smoke the base It had a funny taste but it didn't taste bad I hot when I got my pen and pad I a rhyme it was funky I in a race 'Cause the rhy that I wrote, tried to run off my I said, "Stop rhyme" I grabbbed the rhyme and cut the rhyme That I've seen running in my I got a mind was happy when I thought the rhyme was leaf swong and caught me square on the head I fell on my and The rhyme grabbed the And cut my sister I it took her life She on the floor, blood covered the rug The rhyme was left and to my I knew something was bugged I got on the phone to the cops, "what should I do?" You'd did the thing if you was in my shoes As I started I seen the rhyme run by And hit me a can of ravioli in my eye I on the floor look and when my vision cleared I looked the house and see the rhyme disappeared I started to cry I said, "Oh, would my mom say?" That's when I heard a cop pulled up the driveway She came in the house she took a look at the See my sister bleeding the knife and the base She said, "You cut your sister while you were smoking shit" I said, "Mom, I didn't cut 'er, the did it" I knew this was the truth, mom it was a lie Some of y'll might even think it's just a Tale From The Crack A From The Crack Side A From The Crack Side Mom was crying, she ran in Got on the phone, and then she crying to the cops So I ran out the door, and I for The rhyme that cut my sister, who bled on my I got in the yard, out ran out in the street I had to duck behind some trees I seen the police When they ran in my house and shut up the I see my girl far to my house, and my jaw dropped I said, "Baby stop," but yo she kept on I knew pretty soon, the cops be hawking I never knew the trouble I was really for 'Till the rhyme appeared again in Santa Claus He said, "Ho Ho Ho you look great" And told me dead on my face my was gonna get raped Me watching this whole thing it was blowing my 'Cause my girl was raped by this musical rhyme He was sliding in fast my cried for help I grabbed a stick, you and Solo went for self I hit the rhyme in the and seen him drop But hen the rhyme disappeared and all I was cops They were coming for me fast I couldn't my girl was on the ground butt-naked yelling and raped One cop 'er a coat and said "M.s are you alright?" Another cop said that's the kid cut his sister with the knife I them my name, I tried to explain They heard the side of my said "Boy you insane" you raped this girl too Come on and just it I said, "Man, I didn't rape 'her, the did it" I knew this was the truth but thought it was a lie Some of y'll might even think it just a Tale From The Side A From The Crack Side A Tale From The Side A Tale The Crack Side The tried to catch me, so I ran like hell I needed someone to talk to, someone to 'Cause all these were happening they where blowing my mind See, I knew I didn't do this, I knew it was a But who believe me in any high state of mind If ask me who did it, and I say it was a rhyme The didn't buy it, this is why I 'm being chased Then my mom told the cops that I was high, on I'm running I'm I suddenly knew I had to get the piece out as fast as I can, so I shoot up this corner, run up block Looked my shoulders, and seen I lost the cops, then I ran to his door, bang a ring or two He "Solo, hey man the cops are looking for you" I said, "Thanks to you the base and pipe" "I a rhyme high last night and the rhyme came alive" He started to laugh, "Yeah right!" I said, "It raped my on the block, and cut my sister with a knife" He laughing, he thought it was a joke He said, "Yo you had a little too much to smoke" I him in the jaw, we started fighting on the floor Suddenly that's when I heard someone was coming from the door To conclusion, enter my mind, I "Could it be the cops, or the rhyme" But before I told 'em my man pay me no mind And the door opened up, it came the rhyme With a hammer in his hand he tried to hit me in the I ducked, but the hammer hit P I started braeking then, I this must be a nightmare He was screaming on the floor and there was blood I got on the phone, the cops She into shock And I hung up the phone, cops was on the block I stuck my out the door, said, "Help me the rhyme is in here" But then he dropped the hammer, again he The cops asking me how did he get hit I trying to tell the cops "Yo, the rhyme did it" They didnt' buy it, said "Boy you're bug" "You can save that rhyme story, for the or the judge" I get there the D.A. and judge wouldn't listen They me fifteen to twenty-five years in prision take me somewhere, far state For attempted murder, too and rape My family won't talk to me, my wont' see me My girl now me, and she don't wanna marry me 'Cause when this all on me It a rhyme it was just base technique So I tell kids and in this place could happen to y'll if y'll smoke crack or base So do a favor stay away from this Or you'll be in jail I was yelling the rhyme did it No one will you, they'll think you're telling a lie And your life become another, Tale From The Crack Side Tale From The Side From The Crack Side Tale From The Side PMD, up Tom J, I'm out