You know they got me trapped in prison of seclusion Happiness, on the streets is a delusion a smooth criminal one day must get caught Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about the streets do to me
'Cause they never talk peace in the community All we know is violence, do the job in Walk the streets like 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 I had enough There be another route, way out To money and fame, I my name And played a game Tired of being trapped in this vicious If one cop harassed me I just might go psycho And I get 'em I'll hit 'em the bum rush Only a lunatic would to see his skull crushed Yo, if your smart you'll let me go 'G' But keep me cooped up in this and catch the Uzi They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) They got me (Naw, they keep the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they can't keep the man down)
got me trapped 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 was the wrong street bang, down another casualty But it's a cop shot there's brutality Who do you a shame because the mans slain He got caught in the chains of his own How can I feel after all the things they did to me me, hunted me Trapped in my own One day I'm bust Blow up on society Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't find a of equality Work me like a slave they laid back Homie play that It's I lett 'em suffer the payback I'm tryin' to avoid physical I can't hold back, it's time to attack They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) got me trapped (Naw, can't keep the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they can't keep the man down)
Now I'm trapped and want to a getaway All I need is a 'G' and somewhere safe to Can't use the 'Cause I'm sure someone is in Did it scared to use my gat again I back at hindsight the fight was irrelevant But now the devils friend Too late to be him He shot first and I'll be damned if I run Homie is done away I should of put my gun I wasn't thinkin' all I heard was the Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn is dissin' you" I fired my Started in the hurricane I got shot so I a burst of pain Got to my Couldn't see nothin' but blood Now I'm a fugitive to be like a murderer Ran through an Still for my getaway said 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 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) got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the man down) (Uh uh, they keep the black man down) You know they got me (Naw, can't keep the black man down)