You know they got me trapped in this prison of Happiness, living on the streets is a Even a smooth criminal one day must get Shot up or down with the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter thinking about what the streets do to me
'Cause they talk peace in the black community All we is violence, do the job in silence the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants Too brothers daily heading for the big pen Niggas commin' out worse off then when went in Over the years I a lot of growin' up Gettin' thrown' up up Then I I had enough There must be route, way out To and fame, I changed my name And played a game Tired of being in this vicious cycle If one more cop harassed me I might go psycho And I get 'em I'll hit 'em with the bum Only a lunatic would like to see his skull Yo, if your smart really let me go 'G' But keep me cooped up in ghetto and catch the Uzi got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) They got me (Naw, they can't keep the man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they keep the black man down)
They got me Can barely the city streets Without a cop harassing me, me Then my identity up, throw me up against the wall Didn't do a at all I'm tellin' you one day suckers gotta fall Cuffed up throw me on the try to kill me But they know this was the wrong street Bang bang, down casualty But it's a cop who's shot brutality Who do you It's a shame because the slain He got caught in the of his own game How can I guilty after all the things they did to me me, hunted me Trapped in my own One day I'm gonna Blow up on this Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a of equality Work me a slave while they laid back Homie play that It's time I 'em suffer the payback I'm to avoid physical contact I can't hold back, time to attack jack They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they keep the black man down)
Now I'm and want to find a getaway All I need is a 'G' and safe to stay use the phone 'Cause I'm sure is tappin' in Did it Ain't to use my gat again I look at hindsight the fight was irrelevant But now he's the devils Too late to be him He shot first and be damned if I run away Homie is done away I of put my gun away I wasn't all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn is dissin' you" I my weapon steppin' in the hurricane I got shot so I Feelin' a of pain Got to my Couldn't see nothin' but blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted a murderer Ran through an Still lookin' for my said Freeze, or you'll be dead today Trapped in a Dark and I see the light Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a life do I do? Live my in a prison cell I'd rather die then be trapped in a hell got me trapped
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't the black man down) You know they got me (Naw, they can't the black man down)