Trapped

You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion<br>Happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion<br>Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught<br>Shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought<br>Nine millimeter kickin` thinking about what tha streets do<br>to me<br>Cause they never talk peace in tha black community<br>All we know is violence, do tha job in silence<br>Walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants<br>Too many brothers daily heading for tha big penn<br>Niggas commin` out worse offthan when they went in<br>Over tha years I done alot of growin` up<br>Getten drunk thrown` up<br>Cuffed up<br>Then I said I had enough<br>There must be another route, way out<br>To money and fame, I changed my name<br>And played a different game<br>Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle<br>If one more cop harrasses me I just might go psycho<br>And when I gettem<br>I`ll hittem with tha bum rush<br>Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed<br>Yo, if your smart you`ll really let me go `G`<br>But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha uzi<br>They got me trapped....<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>They got me trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>Trapped<br>[Uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>Trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br><br>They got me trapped<br>Can barely walk tha city streets<br>Without a cop harrassing me, searching me<br>Then asking my identity<br>Hands up, throw me up against tha wall<br>Didn`t do a thing at all<br>I`m tellen you one day these suckers gotta fall<br>Cuffed up throw me on tha concrete<br>Coppers try to kill me<br>But they didn`t know this was tha wrong street<br>Bang bang, down another casualty<br>But it`s a cop who`s shot there`s brutality<br>Who do you blame?<br>It`s a shame because tha mans slain<br>He got caught in tha chains of his own game<br>How can I feel guilty after all tha things they did to me<br>Sweated me, hunted me<br>Trapped in my own community<br>One day i`m gonna bust<br>Blow up on this society<br>Why did ya lie to me ?<br>I couldn`t find a trace of equality<br>Work me like a slave while they laid back<br>Homie don`t play that<br>It`s time I lett`em suffer tha payback<br>I`m tryin to avoid physical contact<br>I can`t hold back, it`s time to attack jack<br>They got me trapped<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>You know they got me trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>Trapped<br>[uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>You know they got me trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br><br>Now i`m trapped and want to find a getaway<br>All I need is a `G` and somewhere safe to stay<br>Can`t use tha phone <br>Cause i`m sure someone is tappin in<br>Did it before<br>Ain`t scared to use my gat again<br>I look back at hindsite the fight was irrelevant<br>But now he`s tha devils friend<br>Too late to be tellin` him<br>He shot first and i`ll be damned if I run away<br>Homie is done away I should of put my gun away<br>I wasn`t thinkin` all I heard was tha ridicule<br>Girlies was laughin`, Tup sayin "Damn homies is dissin you"<br>I fired my weapon<br>Started steppin` in tha hurricane<br>I got shot so I dropped<br>Feelin` a burst of pain<br>Got to my feet<br>Couldn`t see nothin` but bloody blood<br>Now i`m a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer<br>Ran through an alley<br>Still lookin` for my getaway<br>Coppers said Freeze, or you`ll be dead today<br>Trapped in a corner<br>Dark and I couldn`t see tha light<br>Thoughts in my mind was tha nine and a better life<br>What do I do ?<br>Live my life in a prison cell<br>I`d rather die than be trapped in a living hell<br>They got me trapped<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>They got me trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>Trapped<br>[uh uh, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>You know they got me trapped<br>[Naw, they can`t keep tha black man down]<br>Trapped