Ghetto Bound

Yeah.. Mark, Mark, Mark the Shark<br>Here we go.. pay attention boys and girls<br>Dig it<br><br>Now let`s set the scene, the year is eighty-two<br>I gotta make a stop at the boom spot then go get some brew<br>A quart of Olde E, no time to sip so I chug<br>Puff a blunt as a chaser now it`s time to bug<br>Got the raven two-five, inside of my denim<br>Some said I was the child with the devil in him<br>But all that bull I ain`t tryin to hear<br>It`s all about gainin respect from my peers<br>So give me what I worked so long and hard for<br>Cause you`ll never meet a brother more hardcore<br>A good head on my shoulders but I`m ghetto bound<br>I got heart, step to this, and catch a beatdown<br>Walkin with a chip, tryin to knock it off<br>Steppin like a champ with loot in my pocket<br>So, punks plays hard, understand that they givin though<br>respect by a brother whose lifestyle is livin low<br><br>Yeah.. here we go, dig it<br><br>Well as life moved on, things got more hectic<br>Things were worth more than just respect<br>I would snatch money bags and boost at Macy`s<br>And never get caught, when the cops would chase me<br>See I was livin life like a comic book villain<br>Gettin in trouble when I shoulda been chillin<br>For nine-to-five workers it was hell<br>Cause when they got paid, I got paid as well<br>Cashin checks and now tax at gunpoint<br>I did it for the money, excitement and fun point<br>the finger or talk to the law and I`ll blast ya<br>Play "Silence of the Lambs" when they ask ya<br>It didn`t matter cause my moms was scared of me<br>And she was never there to take care of me<br>Some said I was livin too fast, I had to SLOW down<br>Livin like a kid in the shadows - I`m low down<br><br>Yeah.. rough!<br>Check it out..<br>We gonna break it down one time this lil` funky break here<br>Here we go - take me back to school, dig it<br><br>Check it out, check it out<br><br>Locked up for the first time I gotta play the tough role<br>I`m doin ten for a body up North yo<br>I`m forced to shank this kid with a ice pick<br>A little brother never steppin from conflict<br>Some wanna test me and some wanna own me<br>I`m still snuffin out chumps to be known B<br>I gotta live for self and that`s scary<br>You see I only feel safe in solitary<br>I never regret or feel guilt, cause I was forced to<br>take what I had play bad because you<br>never understood me or what I came past<br>Don`t you know those other kids takin the same path<br>But I can handle it, well in stride<br>The only difference is I`m locked inside<br>Take it like a champ, and I`ll never show no frown<br>Cause I`ma be the hardest kid you ever seen low down<br><br>Yeah<br>Don`t feel no mercy, don`t feel pity<br>A man`s gotta do what a man`s gotta do, peace