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He's runnin' in a short race, shoelace untied |
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Head down, facial expression he can't hide |
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Kid with no direction, seems confused |
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A victim who spent years being abused |
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His mom's a drug addict, she has a bug habit |
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Was a seven day event, since she celebrated the |
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SabbathBut she back slid, or that's what the crack did |
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She used to shoot up under her sleeves, the track hid |
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A long time ago, the father left the picture |
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And as time went on, he was erased from the scripture |
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The son, he don't have much to treasure |
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And these kids that be gettin' on him, they do it for pleasure |
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Demons are gradually growin' inside him |
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Way before he ever knew the courts would divide him |
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A wall around himself had became a shell |
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Was a whole new person by the time the bricks fell |
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It's a short race, duck the court dates |
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The pork gave chase, we had to walk straight |
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You know the forte, nigga, it's a portrait |
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Or should |
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I say a poor trait? |
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You want to store very short cake |
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Estate, behind the gate, |
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NY State, why wait? |
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You tryin' to get paid by the lake |
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In each state and do the shit at high pace |
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Under the dirt, there was nothin' left but bones |
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A lot of tall grass around his tombstone |
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His mother left alone, her heart felt sorrow |
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No time to play with the precious time we borrow |
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They live next door, but he was worlds away |
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In reality, but such a high price to pay |
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He was easy to recognize from his dress code |
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Nothin' but a firework about to explode |
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A short fuse who was bound to lose in the struggle |
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His grandparents went through a great deal of trouble |
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To keep him out of jail, they even put they house on sale |
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To post bail, but the kid still failed |
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I remember when he called collect from behind bars |
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Sufferin' from two injuries and nine scars |
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He said he'd give anythin' to be out the pen |
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But it would be his permanent home until the end |
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It's a short race, duck the court dates |
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The pork gave chase, we had to walk straight |
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You know the forte, nigga, it's a portrait |
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Or should |
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I say a poor trait? |
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You want to store very short cake |
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Estate, behind the gate, |
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NY State, why wait? |
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You tryin' to get paid by the lake |
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In each state and do the shit at high pace |
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Wait, I got to get mines |
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With a side of |
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French fries, not kid sized |
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Sixes fives, |
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I give off a pimp's vibe |
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Is it the vines? |
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Watch like a sitcom |
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Throwin' rocks with my pitchin' arm |
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More bricks than when the |
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Knicks is on, |
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I'm sittin' on |
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Shittin' on your boss, been written off |
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Shots I'm lickin' off the top like a different source |
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Rippin' this raw like a kitchen chore |
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That's a block not chicken broth |
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Hold the pot with your mittens on |
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Dicks kickin' in the door |
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And went to pick me off like a lint ball |
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Jumped out the fifth floor, it's a pit fall |
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When I hit the lawn, shit, it fell like a jigsaw |
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Rather get hit at the board, then to get tossed |
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Went to court, got shipped off like a brick of soft |
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It's a short race, duck the court dates |
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The pork gave chase, we had to walk straight |
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You know the forte, nigga, it's a portrait |
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Or should |
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I say a poor trait? |
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You want to store very short cake |
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Estate, behind the gate, |
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NY State, why wait? |
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You tryin' to get paid by the lake |
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In each state and do the shit at high pace |