You know they got me in this prison of seclusion Happiness, on the streets is a delusion Even a criminal one day must get caught Shot up or shot down the bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about the streets do to me
'Cause they never talk peace in the community All we is violence, do the job in silence Walk the city streets like a rat of tyrants Too many brothers heading 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 money and fame, I changed my And played a different Tired of being trapped in this vicious If one more cop harassed me I just might go And I get 'em I'll hit 'em with the bum Only a would like to see his skull crushed Yo, if your smart really let me go 'G' But me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) They got me (Naw, they can't keep the man down) (Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) (Naw, can't keep the black man down)
got me trapped Can barely walk the city Without a cop me, searching me Then asking my Hands up, throw me up the wall Didn't do a at all I'm tellin' you one day these gotta fall Cuffed up throw me on the Coppers try to me But they didn't this was the wrong street Bang bang, down casualty But it's a cop who's shot brutality Who do you It's a shame because the mans He got caught in the of his own game How can I feel guilty all the things they did to me Sweated me, me Trapped in my own One day I'm bust up on this society Why did ya lie to me? I find a trace of equality Work me like a slave while they back Homie don't that It's time I lett 'em the payback I'm tryin' to physical contact I can't back, it's time to attack jack got me trapped
(Uh uh, they can't the black man down) They got me (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 a getaway All I need is a 'G' and somewhere to stay use the phone 'Cause I'm someone is tappin' in Did it Ain't to use my gat again I back at hindsight the fight was irrelevant But now he's the friend Too to be tellin' him He shot and I'll be damned if I run away Homie is done away I should of put my gun I thinkin' all I heard was the ridicule was laughin', Tup sayin' "Damn homies is dissin' you" I fired my Started steppin' in the I got so I dropped a burst of pain Got to my Couldn't see but bloody blood Now I'm a to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an Still for my getaway Coppers Freeze, or you'll be dead today in a corner Dark and I couldn't see the Thoughts in my mind was the and a better life do I do? Live my life in a cell I'd rather die be trapped in a living hell 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, can't keep the black man down) You they got me trapped (Naw, they can't keep the man down)