Krayzie Bone

My Street Blues
[Intro, news interview with elderly lady] Yeah, she has a gun and I went and got her a gun permit! Now they didn't have to shoot that old lady down like a dog... They didn't have to do that! It's one old woman in that house! I got burglar bars there to try to protect her... I got mercury lights out there to keep it BRIGHT and LIGHT! I'm AS MAD AS HELL! AND SOMEBODY'S GON ANSWER TO THAT! [News reporter:] Police are defending the shooting death of a ninety-two year old woman Happened as plain clothes officers burst into her home last night- -to server a search warrant for drugs Police say they made an undercover drug-buy at the house earlier in the day The womans' niece said, "there were never drugs in the house, and her aunt- -lived alone and probably just panicked" The family's furious [Hook: Bizzy Bone] It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more [Verse 1: Krayzie Bone] Chillin' on my mama's front porch, I'm watchin Sittin here reminiscin' on how hot the block is SongtexteFrom right here, I can truly see how crooked the cops is My vision gettin blurry as I look at my options I could; just let 'em drop me, or I could cock it and pop it The way they murdered Oscar was preposterous nonsense They talkin with they Glocks, conversation is violence And they wonder why society is criminal minded They never gon' change, come around my way Another one shot down; slain, while the cop got praised It's hard to maintain, when they supposed to protect us You or me could be the next one; bleeding injustice [Hook:] [Bizzy Bone:] It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more [Krayzie Bone:] Even though the world shows no affection You gotta keep it movin, got to keep on steppin' The Man upstairs is our only protection It's very necessary, He remember this is temporary [Verse 2: Wish Bone] Time's gettin all bad, but it was good up in yo neck of the woods Everybody tend to they own hustle, got much respect; that's all good Turn on the news, it's no surprise to see; Police brutality And worse they out here gunnin us down in the street Good use of authority ain't even in Rather, the vast majority of them's to damn incompetent When is enough gon' be enough, I ask? I know we all tryin'a live life free from all the madness It's sad enough you gotta watch how they get jacked But the worst one's the criminal that's hiding behind the badge You try to call up the baby, a waste of time to call 'em Cause the only thing they bringin is mo' problems, so why bother? [Hook:] [Bizzy Bone:] It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more [Krayzie Bone:] Even though the world shows no affection You gotta keep it movin, got to keep on steppin' The Man upstairs is our only protection It's very necessary, He remember this is temporary [Verse 3: Bizzy Bone] The Biblical, lick but literal little old me, I kicks the cynical It's beautiful livin the minimal, generals and don't go to sleep until ten o'clock I'm more alive, please try to fight evil Me and my people, my people and me; I'm still single And even though I look meager; I'm eager to make some money My partners smoke in the direction; My protection from dummies Hold your head like, bass; got my head gettin stuck Cause I acted a fool, got sued, slip and slide, what [Hook:] [Bizzy Bone:] It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more [Krayzie Bone:] Even though the world shows no affection You gotta keep it movin, got to keep on steppin' The Man upstairs is our only protection It's very necessary, He remember this is temporary [Verse 4: Layzie Bone] Lookin around here and I see the inner city, it makes my heart hurt Feelin the struggles of my brothers, it takes some hard work Bein raise by single mothers, the case was caught first They got daddy in the pen, gotta face the laws worst No got us, we down, we barely surviving, and knowledge is there They ain't providing, they starvin us out to keep us divided; so they can get money and hide it Operation Silence; the government got some secrets they ain't tellin Cause if they let you know, they can't convict you felon But they ain't slippin, let the Thugs know the deal We comin back to save the ghetto, let the truth be revealed If we all get on a level, and example some skills We can all get out of debt, and we can pay off these bills And just chill [Hook:] [Bizzy Bone:] It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more It's so many ways to die (Oh, no) It's so many ways to fly (Steady as we roll) It's so many ways to rise (High-high-high) Cause life can't pass us by, no more [Krayzie Bone:] Even though the world shows no affection You gotta keep it movin, got to keep on steppin' The Man upstairs is our only protection It's very necessary, He remember this is temporary (Temporary-Temporary) Aus Songtexte Mania