You know they got me in this prison of seclusion Happiness, on the streets is a delusion Even a smooth one day must get caught Shot up or shot down with the bullet he bought Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about what the do to me
'Cause they never peace in the black community 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 worse off when they went in the years I done a lot of growin' up Gettin' thrown' up up Then I said I had There be another route, way out To and fame, I changed my name And played a different Tired of being trapped in this 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 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 They got me
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) got me trapped (Naw, they can't the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, can't keep the black man down)
They got me Can barely walk the city Without a cop harassing me, me Then asking my Hands up, throw me up against the Didn't do a at all I'm you one day these suckers gotta fall up throw me on the concrete Coppers try to me But they didn't know was the wrong street bang, down another casualty But it's a cop who's shot there's Who do you It's a shame the mans slain He got caught in the chains of his own How can I feel guilty after all the things did to me Sweated me, me in my own community One day I'm gonna up on this society Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a of equality me like a slave while they laid back Homie play that It's I lett 'em suffer the payback I'm tryin' to avoid contact I hold back, it's time to attack jack They got me
(Uh uh, can't 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) (Naw, can't keep the black man down)
Now I'm trapped and want to find a All I need is a 'G' and safe to stay Can't use the 'Cause I'm sure someone is in Did it Ain't to use my gat again I look back at 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 should of put my gun I thinkin' all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn is dissin' you" I my weapon Started in the hurricane I got so I dropped a burst of pain Got to my Couldn't see but bloody blood Now I'm a fugitive to be like a murderer Ran an alley lookin' for my getaway Coppers 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 better do I do? Live my life in a prison I'd rather die then be trapped in a hell They got me
(Uh uh, they can't the black man down) got me trapped (Naw, can't keep the black man down) (Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) You know got me trapped (Naw, can't keep the black man down)