Damn Shame

I swear down we stay spliffted up beer yea we sip it up

But some of di youth dem don't give a fuck and kill each other over bits of dust

Running down the money like its a must till the feds pick'em up

Meat waggon plenty heads in the truck

It's a damn shame, it's a familiar scene, thought he was

Living the life, but it was really a dream

Until life woke him up and bitch slapped him with the handcuffs

Tryna not get shot, with his hands up

Used to spend it as it came

Iced out on the block jumping out the range

Everybody else hustle looking kinda lame

Knowing where he's coming from it's looking kinda strange

Gal dem get attracted 'cause the bother looking paid

Pheinds dem get attracted 'cause they know he's got the weight

Feds dem get attracted 'cause he's looking kinda bait

Didn't listen to the elders now he's gone astray

To the cell right away

Its a damn shame

Mothers have cried daughters have yearned fathers

Its a damn shame

(Some have been locked up some are departed

Its a damn shame

You have to be careful in the streets brother

And we all have to be there one for each other

Never been one for the beef I'm the peace lover

Everyone tryna be Street till the street touch ya

Spend my life tryna avoid all the mean muggers

Quick to run up on you as soon as they see suttn

Greed is a factor that often does motivate

You wish to reconsider as soon as they close the gate

Even tho you know its late, like you on deaths bed asking God to hold a space

For you up in heaven

Can you trust your brethren?

These are the questions you should ask when you show them the weapon

The holder of the secret's usually the one to leak it

Coming up with plans behind ya back plotting and scheming

Thought you had angels on your side no those are demons

Didn't want to hear the woke message so go to sleep then

Life can knock you right down regardless of how you feeling

Every fruit has its season until its ready for squeezing the vicious cycle we breeding