Verse 1: G
a cryin' shame, brothers takin' life as a game Growing up against the law, but no-one who's to blame drugs on the corner, you don't have to, but you wanna A meal is hard to make, but you tell yourself you're 12 to 12, day into evening I how you continue to be grieving Your meal is made and it's to chill You buy the black Mercedes Benz with the to the grill Cruisin' up the ave while your get jealous You find out, you quickly get You buy a gun, it doesn't but hurt you Because your friend rattled on you in the pen serving 10 to 20 Your boy snatched girl and put use to your money You're out for teen, but what does it You're just a wasted, young who lost it all on a dream
Chorus: (sampled from What's On by Marvin Gaye) goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I Yeah, goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
Verse 2: Afrika, G
My brother is bleeding, it's a cryin' shame Out on the street tryin' to play the Formally an in-mate straight from Can't stop him now 'cause you see it's too late on the run and he's got a gun Stay out his way unless you some See, he's gettin' older, a bit bolder Got his name written up in the 5-0 A big Christmas of all the crime's he's committed He he didn't do it, but we know he did it Summons his lawyers, fingerprints, shots Lookin' for my brother, yo, at the drug spots off that cheap Chinese food He says he bumps the people when he's in the mood Runnin' 'round his crews and his 2-2's I saw him last in the prime time news Shot and by a His birth to the earth was a big
Now, history was not my favourite I used to flip through the pages and get Seein' of black and too much of the other (They tried to brainwash you) that, a jungle brother this, read that, answer question 3 But I got to 3, it had nothin' to do with me Somethin' was wrong, and I knew it all Now tell me (please) goin' on
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3: Afrika, Mike G
A: Now, I've been told all the and don't-do-not's My mother, hallelujah, she called the She said, "Don't with guns and play with knives And most of all, don't play with other wives When walkin' down the street, pay the pushers no mind 'Cause all they do is put your mind on cloud nine Put your up high and your feet on the ground You don't have to be like else to be down Stay in G: Don't be no A: lose your temper G: And keep cool A: Follow heart G: And not your A: And some of friends G: Could lead you dead ends" A: The other day my father said, "Son, God bless soul Our life is gettin' tougher and the is cold" I said, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, do you mean?" He said, G: "You ain't got 'less you got the green" A: I realise to myself things are be hard So each and every day I to God I say, "Now I lay me down to G: I give the Lord my soul to A: If I should die I wake G: me to heaven 'cause I need a break A: But if you let me live to morn G: I'd like to know goin' on
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What's goin' on, Tell me goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I