You know they got me trapped in this prison of Happiness, living on the streets is a Even a smooth criminal one day get caught Shot up or shot down with the that he bought millimeter kickin' thinking about what the streets do to me
'Cause never talk peace in the black community All we know is violence, do the job in Walk the city streets like a rat pack of Too many daily heading for the big pen Niggas commin' out worse off then when went in Over the years I a lot of growin' up Gettin' drunk up up Then I I had enough There must be route, way out To money and fame, I my name And played a game of being trapped in this vicious cycle If one more cop harassed me I just go psycho And I get 'em hit 'em with the bum rush Only a lunatic would like to see his skull Yo, if smart you'll really let me go 'G' But me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) They got me (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't the black man down) (Naw, they can't the black man down)
They got me Can barely the city streets Without a cop me, searching me Then my identity Hands up, throw me up the wall do a thing at all I'm tellin' you one day these gotta fall up throw me on the concrete Coppers try to me But they didn't this was the wrong street Bang bang, down casualty But it's a cop who's shot there's Who do you It's a shame the mans slain He got in the chains of his own game How can I feel guilty after all the they did to me me, hunted me Trapped in my own One day I'm gonna Blow up on this Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a of equality Work me like a while they laid back don't play that It's time I lett 'em the payback I'm tryin' to avoid contact I can't hold back, time to attack jack They got me
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) They got me (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't the black man down) (Naw, can't keep the black man down)
Now I'm trapped and want to find a All I need is a 'G' and somewhere safe to Can't use the 'Cause I'm sure is tappin' in Did it Ain't to use my gat again I look back at hindsight the was irrelevant But now he's the devils Too to be tellin' him He shot first and I'll be if I run away Homie is away I should of put my gun away I wasn't thinkin' all I heard was the was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn homies is dissin' you" I fired my Started in the hurricane I got shot so I Feelin' a of pain Got to my Couldn't see nothin' but bloody Now I'm a to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an Still lookin' for my Coppers said Freeze, or you'll be today Trapped in a and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was the and a better life do I do? Live my life in a cell I'd rather die then be in a living hell They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) You know got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down)