16 On Death Row
(专辑: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) - 1997)
Death Row, that's where mothafuckas is ending up Dear mama, I'm caught up in this sickness I
robbed my adversaries but slipped and left a
witness Wonder if they'll catch me, or will this nigga snitch? Should I
shoot his bitch or make the
nigga rich Don't wanna commit murder, but damn, they got me trapped Hawking while I'm walking and talking behind my back I'm kind of schizophrenic, I'm in this shit to win it 'Cause life's a
Wheel of Fortune, here's my chance to spin it Got no time for cops, who trip and try to catch me Too fucking trigger-happy to let them suckers snatch me Niggas getting jealous, trying to find my stash Whip out the
9, now [?] pump your ass Peter picked a
pepper, but I
can pick a
punk Snatched him like a
bitch and threw him in the
trunk The
punk thought I
was bluffing, but swear I'm nothing nice Before I
take your life, first wrestle with these mites I
listened to his screams, until he went insane I
guess the
little mites had finally found his brain New Rovers pull me over, I'm sentenced to the
pen Remember that little bird? He snitched and told a
friend It's trouble on my mind, I'm with the
old-timers And fuck five-0! Blaow, blaow! Turn 'em into forty-niners Bye bye, I
was never meant to live Can't be positive when the
ghetto's where you live Bye bye, I
was never meant to be Living like a
thief, running through the
streets Bye bye, and I
got no place to go Where they find me; 16 on Death Row Dear mama, these cops don't understand me I
turned to a
life of crime, 'cause I
came from a
broken family My uncle used to touch me, I
never told you that Scared what you might do, I
couldn't hold you back I
kept it deep inside, I
done let it fuel my anger I'm down for all my homies, no mercy for a
stranger The
brother in my cell is 16 as well It's hard to adapt when you're black And you're trapped in a
living hell I
shouldn't have let him catch me Instead of living sad in jail I
could've died free and happy And my cellmate's raped on the
norm And passed around the
dorm You can hear his asshole getting torn They made me an animal, can't sleep Instead of counting sheep, niggas counting cannibals And that's how it is in the
pen Turn old and cold, and your soul is your best friend My mama, pray for me; tell the
Lord to make way for me Prepare any day for me (Why?) 'Cause when they come for me they find a
struggler To the
death I
take the
breath from your jugular The
trick is to never lose hope I
found my buddy hanging dead from a
rope; 16 on Death Row Bye bye, I
was never meant to live Can't be positive when the
ghetto's where you live Bye bye, I
was never meant to be Living like a
thief, running through the
streets Bye bye, and I
got no place to go Where they find me; 16 on Death Row Dear mama, they sentenced me to death Today's my final day, I'm counting every breath I'm bitter 'cause I'm dying, so much I
haven't seen I
know you never dreamed your baby would be dead at 16 I
got beef with a
sick society That doesn't give a
shit And they too quick to say goodbye to me They tell me the
preacher's there for me He's a
crook with a
book That mothafucka never cared for me He's only here to be sure I
don't drop a
dime to God About the
crimes he's committing on the
poor And how can these people judge me? They ain't my peers, and in all these years They ain't never love me I
never got to be a
man, must be part of some big plan To keep a
nigga in the
state pen And to my homies out burying mothafuckas Steer clear of these Aryan mothafuckas 'Cause once they got you locked up They got you trapped, you're better off getting shot up I'm convinced self-defense is the
way Please, stay strapped, pack a
gat every day I
wish I
would've known while I
was out there Now I'm straight heading for the
chair Bye bye, I
was never meant to live Can't be positive when the
ghetto's where you live Bye bye, I
was never meant to be Living like a
thief, running through the
streets Bye bye, and I
got no place to go Where they find me; 16 on Death Row 16 on Death Row, Death Row Death Row, Death Row 16 on Death Row, Death Row, Death Row It's to all my partners In the
penitentiaries; 16 on Death Row