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Last night the word came down, ten dead in Chinatown. |
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Innocent, their only crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. |
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Too bad, people say, what's wrong with the kids today? |
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Tell you right now they've got nothing to lose. |
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They're building EMPIRE! |
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Johnny used to work after school at the cinema show. |
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Gotta hustle if he wants an education, |
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He's got a long way to go. |
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Now he's out on the street all day selling Crack to the people who pay. |
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Got an AK-47 for his best friend. |
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Business the American way. |
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Eastside meets Westside downtown. |
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No time the walls fall down. |
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Can't you feel it coming? |
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EMPIRE! |
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Can't you hear it calling? |
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Black man trapped again, |
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Holds his chains in his hand. |
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Brother killing brother for the profit of another, |
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Game point, nobody wins. |
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Decline, right on time. |
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What happened to the dream sublime? |
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Tear it all down we'll put it up again. |
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Another EMPIRE? |
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Eastside meets Westside downtown. |
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No time, no line, the walls fall down. |
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Can't you feel it coming? EMPIRE! |
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Can't you hear it coming? EMPIRE! |
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Can't someone here stop it...? |
