Verse 1: G
It's a cryin' shame, brothers takin' life as a Growing up the law, but no-one knows who's to blame Dealin' drugs on the corner, you have to, but you wanna A meal is hard to make, but you yourself you're gonna 12 to 12, day into evening I wonder how you continue to be Your meal is made and it's time to You buy the black Mercedes Benz the gold to the grill Cruisin' up the ave while your get jealous You find out, you get restless You buy a gun, it doesn't help but you Because your friend rattled on you in the pen serving 10 to 20 Your boy snatched your girl and put use to your You're out for teen, but what it mean? You're a wasted, young brother who lost it all on a dream
(sampled from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye) What's on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I Yeah, what's goin' on,
2: Afrika, Mike G
My blood brother is bleeding, it's a cryin' Out on the street tryin' to play the an in-mate straight from upstate 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 older, a bit more bolder Got his name up in the 5-0 folder A big Christmas list of all the crime's he's He says he didn't do it, but we he did it Summons his lawyers, fingerprints, bung 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 with his crews and his I saw him last night in the prime time Shot and 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 and too much of the other (They tried to brainwash you) Picture that, a jungle this, read that, answer question 3 But I got to 3, it had nothin' to do with me was wrong, and I knew it all along Now tell me (please) goin' on
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Verse 3: Afrika, G
A: Now, I've been told all the do's and My mother, hallelujah, she the shots She said, "Don't play with and play with knives And most of all, don't play other people's wives When you're walkin' down the street, pay the pushers no 'Cause all wanna do is put your mind on cloud nine Put your head up high and your feet on the You don't have to be like everybody else to be Stay in G: Don't be no A: lose your temper G: And keep your A: Follow heart G: And not your A: And some of your G: lead you into dead ends" A: The other day my father said, "Son, God bless your Our life is gettin' and the world 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 are gonna be hard So and every day I pray 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 heaven 'cause I need a A: But if you let me live to another G: I'd to know what's goin' on
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What's goin' on, Tell me goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I