Verse 1: G
It's a shame, brothers takin' life as a game Growing up against the law, but knows who's to blame Dealin' drugs on the corner, you have to, but you wanna A meal is hard to make, but you tell yourself gonna Dealing 12 to 12, day evening I wonder how you continue to be meal is made and it's time to chill You buy the Mercedes Benz with the gold to the grill Cruisin' up the ave while friends get jealous You out, you quickly get restless You buy a gun, it doesn't but hurt you Because your 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 what does it You're just a wasted, young brother who lost it all on a
Chorus: (sampled from What's On by Marvin Gaye) What's goin' on, Yeah, goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
2: Afrika, Mike G
My blood brother is bleeding, it's a shame Out on the tryin' to play the game an in-mate straight from upstate Can't him now 'cause you see it's just too late on the run and he's got a gun Stay out his way unless you want See, he's older, a bit more bolder Got his written up in the 5-0 folder A big Christmas list of all the crime's he's He he didn't do it, but we know he did it his lawyers, fingerprints, bung shots Lookin' for my brother, yo, at the drug spots Livin' off that cheap food He says he only bumps the when he's in the mood Runnin' 'round with his crews and his I saw him last night in the prime news and killed by a His to the earth was a big mistake
Now, history was not my favourite I used to through the pages and get upset Seein' little of black and too of the other (They to brainwash you) Picture that, a jungle brother Read this, read that, answer 3 But when I got to 3, it had nothin' to do me Somethin' was wrong, and I knew it all Now me (please) what's goin' on
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Verse 3: Afrika, 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 people's wives When you're walkin' down the street, pay the pushers no all they wanna do is put your mind on cloud nine Put your head up high and feet on the ground You don't have to be everybody else to be down in school G: be no fool A: Don't your temper G: And your cool A: Follow your G: And not your A: And some of your G: lead you into dead ends" A: The other day my said, "Son, God bless your soul Our is gettin' tougher and the world is cold" I said, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, do you mean?" He said, G: "You got nothin' '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 to sleep G: I give the Lord my to keep A: If I die before I wake G: Take me to 'cause I need a break 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 what's goin' on,