You know they got me trapped in this prison of Happiness, living on the is a delusion Even a smooth criminal one day must get up or shot down with the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about the streets do to me
'Cause they never talk peace in the black All we know is violence, do the job in Walk the city streets a rat pack of tyrants Too many brothers daily for the big pen Niggas commin' out off then when they went in Over the years I a lot of growin' up Gettin' thrown' up up Then I said I had There be another route, way out To money and fame, I my name And a different game Tired of being trapped in vicious cycle If one more cop me I just might go psycho And I get 'em I'll hit 'em the bum rush a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed Yo, if your smart you'll let me go 'G' But keep me up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't the black man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the man down) (Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) (Naw, can't keep the black man down)
They got me Can barely the city streets a cop harassing me, searching me Then my identity Hands up, me up against the wall do a thing at all I'm tellin' you one day these gotta fall up throw me on the concrete Coppers try to me But they didn't know this was the wrong Bang bang, down casualty But a cop who's shot there's brutality Who do you a shame because the mans slain He got in the chains of his own game How can I feel guilty after all the things did to me Sweated me, me in my own community One day I'm gonna Blow up on this Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a of equality Work me like a while they laid back Homie don't that It's I lett 'em suffer the payback I'm tryin' to physical contact I hold back, it's time to attack jack got me trapped
(Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they keep the black man down) (Naw, they can't the black man down)
Now I'm trapped and to find a getaway All I need is a 'G' and somewhere to stay use the phone 'Cause I'm someone is tappin' in Did it Ain't scared to use my gat I look back at hindsight the fight was But now the devils friend Too late to be him He first and I'll be damned if I run away Homie is done away I of put my gun away I thinkin' all I heard was the ridicule was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn homies is dissin' you" I my weapon Started in the hurricane I got so I dropped Feelin' a of pain Got to my Couldn't see nothin' but blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted a murderer Ran an alley lookin' for my getaway Coppers Freeze, or you'll be dead today in a corner Dark and I couldn't see the Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a better 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 can't the black man down) They got me (Naw, they keep 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)