Verse 1: G
It's a cryin' shame, brothers life as a game Growing up against the law, but no-one knows to blame Dealin' drugs on the corner, you don't to, but you wanna A meal is to make, but you tell yourself you're gonna 12 to 12, day into evening I wonder how you to be grieving Your meal is made and it's to chill You buy the black Benz with the gold to the grill up the ave while your friends get jealous You find out, you get restless You buy a gun, it help but hurt you Because your so-called friend 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 does it mean? You're just a wasted, young brother who it all on a dream
Chorus: (sampled from 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, a cryin' shame Out on the street to play the game Formally an in-mate straight from Can't stop him now 'cause you see 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 written up in the 5-0 A big list 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 cheap Chinese 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 last in the prime time news Shot and by a His to the earth was a big mistake
Now, history was not my subject I used to flip the pages and get upset Seein' little of black and too much of the (They tried to brainwash you) Picture that, a brother Read this, that, answer question 3 But when I got to 3, it had to do with 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 told all the and don't-do-not's My mother, hallelujah, she the shots She said, "Don't play with and play with knives And most of all, don't with 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 head up high and your feet on the ground You don't have to be like everybody else to be in school G: be no fool A: Don't lose your G: And your cool 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 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 are gonna be hard So and every day I pray to God I say, "Now I lay me down to G: I give the Lord my to keep A: If I should die before I G: me to heaven '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 goin' on, Tell me what's on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I