You know they got me trapped in this of seclusion Happiness, living on the streets is a a smooth criminal one day must get caught Shot up or shot down with the bullet that he Nine kickin' thinking about what the streets do to me
'Cause they talk peace in the black community All we know is violence, do the job in the city 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 done a lot of up drunk thrown' up up Then I said I had There must be route, way out To and fame, I changed my name And played a game Tired of trapped in this vicious cycle If one more cop me I just might go psycho And I get 'em hit 'em with the bum rush Only a lunatic like to see his skull crushed Yo, if your smart you'll let me go 'G' But keep me 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 keep the black man down) (Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) (Naw, they keep the black man down)
got me trapped 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 tellin' you one day these suckers gotta up throw me on the concrete Coppers try to me But they didn't know this was the wrong Bang bang, down another But it's a cop who's 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 Sweated me, me in my own community One day I'm bust Blow up on this Why did ya lie to me? I couldn't a trace of equality Work me like a slave while they back Homie don't play It's I lett 'em suffer the payback I'm tryin' to physical contact I can't back, it's time to attack jack got me trapped
(Uh uh, they keep the black man down) They got me (Naw, they keep the black man down) (Uh uh, can't keep the black man down) (Naw, they can't keep the man down)
Now I'm trapped and to find 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 devils Too late to be him He shot first and I'll be if I run away 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 my weapon Started steppin' in the I got shot so I Feelin' a of pain Got to my Couldn't see nothin' but blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a Ran an alley lookin' for my getaway Coppers Freeze, or you'll be dead today Trapped in a 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 then be trapped in a living They got me
(Uh uh, they can't keep the man down) got me trapped (Naw, they 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)