You they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion Happiness, living on the is a delusion Even a smooth one day must get caught Shot up or shot down the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kickin' about what the streets do to me
'Cause never 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 many brothers daily for the big pen commin' out worse off then when they went in Over the years I a lot of growin' up drunk thrown' up up Then I I had enough There be another route, way out To and fame, I changed my name And played a different Tired of being trapped in this vicious If one more cop harassed me I might go psycho And I get 'em I'll hit 'em the bum rush Only a would like to see his skull crushed Yo, if your you'll really let me go 'G' But me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi got me trapped
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) They got me (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they can't keep the man down)
They got me Can walk the city streets a cop harassing me, searching me Then asking my Hands up, me up against the wall do a thing at all I'm tellin' you one day these suckers fall Cuffed up me on the concrete Coppers try to me But didn't know this was the wrong street bang, down another casualty But it's a cop who's there's brutality Who do you It's a shame because the 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 Trapped in my own One day I'm gonna Blow up on this Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of me like a slave while they laid back Homie don't play It's time I lett 'em suffer the I'm to avoid physical contact I can't hold back, it's time to jack got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't 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 keep the black man down)
Now I'm trapped and want to find a All I is a 'G' and somewhere safe to stay Can't use the 'Cause I'm sure someone is in Did it scared to use my gat again I look back at hindsight the was irrelevant But now the devils friend Too late to be him He shot first and be damned if I run away Homie is done I should of put my gun away I thinkin' all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn is dissin' you" I fired my Started steppin' in the 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 said Freeze, or be dead today Trapped in a and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was the nine and a life do I do? Live my life in a prison I'd rather die then be in a living hell got me trapped
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) They got me (Naw, can't keep the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) You they got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down)