These Walls

Hmmmmmmmm <br>Well, well, well, well<br><br>[Chorus 2x - Big V]<br>These walls are closin in<br>How long am I supposed to grin?<br>I`ve lost my will to win<br>Forgive my sin, hmmmmmmmmmm<br><br>[Scales]<br>As darkness approaches, and I`m fumblin through the blunt roaches<br>Its lookin hopeless, totally unfocused, stumblin onto the front porch<br>Posted with my closest associates, we were so broke<br>Though a couple of us had sold dope, still humble enough to be po` folk<br>We comin up to be grown folk, ain`t dumb enough to be slow poke<br>Know the hours of death they grow close, so we give our lives to the utmost<br>Plus, here`s a extra point, visualize the goal post<br>No we not eatin duck roast, but we live our lives to the utmost<br>Cause, those pressure points, are the corners that we cut close<br>Turn most civilized yeagas to cutthroats<br>And it`s these men they send up state by truck load<br>and herd `em in to the Pen` like buffalos, I`m sayin<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Big V - singing]<br>The game was sold, not told to me<br>Heartache won`t let go of me<br>Games say that I`ll live and lie<br>but I`ll trrrrryyyyy<br><br>[Big V - rapping]<br>Every which-a-way tell you the angles I done tossed and turned<br>and hit and missed, pissed cause of that didn`t amount to this<br>Gettin it ain`t got a damn thing to do with keepin shit<br>Workin damn hard to get it, plans of not partin with it<br>Life got a way of showin you shit you can`t bear to see<br>Tough keepin float, settin sail through a sea of G`s<br>Somethin should happen on this night I lay me down to sleep<br>Wasn`t happy with my friend, pray the lord my soul to keep<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Scales]<br>I`m bout 3000 miles from Graceland, bout a county from Macon<br>but you would think I`m arm reach from Satan<br>I got a strange way of tellin the truth<br>Most felons do stuff between hearin your story and tellin it too<br>Stuck between numb and feelin it<br>I`m right between calm and militant, on the search for deliverance<br>I`m three days from beatin my case at the arraignment<br>This shit`s basic, get to jail, get the statement<br><br>[R. Prophet]<br>Part with the heart of a soldier<br>Right now I`m stuck behind bars but daddy told ya<br>I chose to march with Martin carryin posters<br>They lock me down, but they usually hang us folks up<br>It`s so tough, white man tryin to control us<br>and mold us, assimilate our cultures, they doped us<br>Hell naw I`m stayin focused, I won`t corrupt with evil<br>I`m forever fightin for my people, for equal<br>(Fight for your rights)<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>"Ladies and gentlemen I have some very sad news for all of you<br> Could you lower those signs please?<br> Martin Luther King, was shot and was killed tonight.."<br>{*screams*}