[ VERSE 1 ]Ya ever wonder about the future?Schemin and dreamin for a power boosterI'm a female, and you can see in my eyesTears I cry as the next man liesThere's a remedy for a help that's neededGun to his head and his life he pleadedCompassion, shown none at allSearch for sundown, a body fallsLet's all join hands, you and meA moment of silence for the departed, you seeAlign, a time, cause we gotta fightPut up your hands so we can uniteStand strong with the unit that's tightBut young man, is it worth your life?I flip a day, a better way>From back in my mind, yes, my conscience sayTogether, we a people as oneBless the father and protect the sonEternity passed everlast is the blessingLies revolve around a homeboy stressinUntold, rogue, bought and soldA mother's son in and out is growin coldA time, a change, yes, as I reach It takes a better man to learn, not teachDay by day, yes, we must have eachReleased your chains and set free your leashAnd fade to blackLivin right 'n exactWhere the next man lackCome on, come on, fade to blackFade to blackLivin right 'n exactWhere the next man lackCome on, come on, fade to black[ VERSE 2 ]Well, it's a search for sundown, nowhere to be foundAnd you're born in a town and you gotta be downYou gotta play to pay, to make your wayDouble jeopardy everydayBecause a posse in effect and they ridin with a shotgunDon't push up till you're doneI live the life, I got the rightI know the game - now what's my name?Kick off, I set off in a JettaSell a lotta drugs, make cash, then get aFly car, so you can flex aroundJust another way tryin to be downYoung man, do you know where you stand?In pursuit of the promised landSearchin for meaning or who you amLivin fast and don't give a damnFade to blackLivin right 'n exactWhere the next man lackCome on, come on, fade to blackFade to blackLivin right 'n exactPickin up the slackCome on, come on, fade to black[ VERSE 3 ]Cause command is a order of directionLove is a feeling of affectionTryin to take, tryin got break, tryin to makeAre you real or are you just a fake?Is it front or money you make?Will you be found dead, thrown in a lake?There was a young kid movin kinda fastStart makin dollars, but could he make it last?A Johnny Come Lately, Johnny B. GoodeNew flex in your neighborhoodGet the jewerly now, put the car on holdRoll up the ave., yes, to buy the goldJohnny was a kid with a lotta heartBut we all knew it from the very startDestined to be somebodyJoin a big time, big town drug posseThe life he sought, yes, the ticket he boughtFive-o said, "Freeze!" homeboy was caughtViolated.. violated.. violated to the maximumYes, five-o came, they passed homeboy the gunHe got scared and he started to runAnd a father lose, yes, his first born sonHomeboy, tell me who won?You gotta fade to blackBecause it's right 'n exactPickin up the slackWhere the next man lackDependin on your posse to have your backThey disappear, come on and fade to blackYo, yoStreet violence is a terrible thing1 out of 10 black men are succumbing to street violence dailyYo, think aboutThink aobut it twiceYo, and do the right thing, god
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