Verse 1: G
It's a cryin' shame, takin' life as a game Growing up against the law, but no-one knows to blame Dealin' on the corner, you don't have to, but you wanna A meal is hard to make, but you tell yourself you're Dealing 12 to 12, day evening I wonder how you continue to be Your meal is made and it's time to You buy the black Mercedes with the gold to the grill Cruisin' up the ave while your friends get You find out, you quickly get You buy a gun, it help but hurt you Because so-called friend rattled on you You're in the pen 10 to 20 boy snatched your girl and put use to your money You're out for teen, but does it mean? You're just a wasted, brother who lost it all on a dream
(sampled from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye) What's goin' on, Yeah, what's on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
2: Afrika, Mike G
My blood brother is bleeding, a cryin' shame Out on the street tryin' to play the Formally an in-mate straight from Can't him now 'cause you see it's just too late He's on the run and got a gun Stay out his way unless you want See, he's gettin' older, a bit bolder Got his name up in the 5-0 folder A big list of all the crime's he's committed He says he do it, but we know he did it Summons his lawyers, fingerprints, bung for my brother, yo, he's at the drug spots Livin' off that Chinese food He says he only bumps the people when he's in the Runnin' 'round with his and his 2-2's I saw him night in the prime time news and killed by a His to the earth was a big mistake
Now, was not my favourite subject I used to flip through the and get upset Seein' little of black and too much of the (They tried to brainwash you) Picture that, a jungle Read this, that, answer question 3 But when I got to 3, it had nothin' to do me Somethin' was wrong, and I knew it all Now tell me (please) what's on
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Verse 3: Afrika, G
A: Now, I've been all the do's and don't-do-not's My mother, hallelujah, she called the She said, "Don't play guns and play with knives And most of all, play with other people's wives When you're walkin' the street, pay the pushers no mind 'Cause all wanna do is put your mind on cloud nine Put your head up and your feet on the ground You have to be like everybody else to be down Stay in G: be no fool A: Don't lose temper G: And keep cool A: Follow your G: And not friends A: And some of your G: Could lead you dead ends" A: The other day my father said, "Son, God bless soul Our is gettin' tougher and the world is cold" I said, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, do you mean?" He said, G: "You ain't got nothin' you got the green" A: I to myself things are gonna be hard So each and every day I to God I say, "Now I lay me to sleep G: I the Lord my soul to keep A: If I die before I wake G: Take me to 'cause I need a break A: But if you let me to another morn G: I'd like to know goin' on
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What's on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I me what's goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I