Verse 1: G
a cryin' shame, brothers takin' life as a game Growing up against the law, but no-one who's to blame Dealin' drugs on the corner, you don't have to, but you A meal is hard to make, but you tell yourself you're Dealing 12 to 12, day into I how you continue to be grieving Your meal is made and time to chill You buy the black Mercedes with the gold to the grill Cruisin' up the ave while friends get jealous You find out, you get restless You buy a gun, it doesn't but hurt you Because your so-called rattled on you You're in the pen 10 to 20 Your boy snatched your girl and put use to money You're out for teen, but what it mean? You're just a wasted, young brother who lost it all on a
(sampled from What's Going 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 is bleeding, it's a cryin' shame Out on the street tryin' to the game Formally an in-mate straight from stop him now 'cause you see it's just too late He's on the run and got a gun Stay out his way you want some See, he's gettin' older, a bit more Got his name up in the 5-0 folder A big Christmas of all the crime's he's committed 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 people he's in the mood 'round with his crews and his 2-2's I saw him night 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' little of black and too of the other (They tried to brainwash you) that, a jungle brother this, read that, answer question 3 But when I got to 3, it had to do with me Somethin' was wrong, and I it all along Now me (please) what's 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 with guns and play with knives And most of all, don't play other people's wives When you're down the street, pay the pushers no mind 'Cause all they wanna do is put your on cloud nine Put your up high and your feet on the ground You don't to be like everybody else to be down Stay in G: Don't be no A: lose your temper G: And keep your A: Follow your G: And not friends A: And of your friends G: Could you into dead ends" A: The other day my father said, "Son, God bless soul Our life is 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 realise to myself are gonna be hard So each and day I pray to God I say, "Now I lay me down to G: I give the my soul to keep A: If I should die I wake G: Take me to 'cause I need a break A: But if you let me live to morn G: I'd like to know what's on
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What's goin' on, Tell me what's goin' on,