Church Bell Toll

[Diamond Shell]<br>I`m a rock `em sock `em trooper, a tough one they call Shell<br>I walk the streets of New York like I`m walkin through hell<br>Well, I`m on my block just to see what`s up yo<br>I`m never alone my posse`s with me though<br>Three blocks from the crib it was some action<br>It was a featured attraction, all the brothers was packed in<br>Music was loud, and of course it was hip-hop so<br>my boys said, this place is the next stop<br>We went inside and all the fellas was hawkin<br>All the girls was talkin, cause Shell just walked in<br>My boys broke up, cause no need for no violence<br>cause in this instance, peace is the preference<br>I asked a young lady to dance with a slight grin<br>Her body was def, pretty face to light skin<br>She said yes, so we stepped to the dancefloor<br>I hope there`s a chance for exotic romance or<br>somethin quite the same like a one night stand<br>But once I asked her yo, up came her man so<br>he tapped me on the shoulder and I turned real slowly<br>Thinkin the whole time, this brother don`t know me<br>I looked in his face, he was mad, but I didn`t fret<br>He wanted someone to wreck, but this one he couldn`t get<br>Up with his hands, but what`d he do that for<br>I hit him square in the jaw, and then he hit the floor<br>I shoulda thought about what I was doin then<br>Cause a bunch of his boys was schemin on doin me in<br>His boy to the door, they rolled in single file<br>Me and my crew yo we was doin it mob style<br>Once outside, things got kind of hectic<br>Some brothers surrounded us, it felt like a deathwish<br>A brother stepped up, and tried to play cool<br>within three feet of me that`s when I pulled my tool<br>I told him step back, yo quicker than that black<br>He tried to rush me so I dusted his cap back<br>Others was comin up, damn what a pity<br>Gun smokes and gun shots made it just like Dodge City<br>One after another, suckers was droppin<br>but I kept on poppin cause they just wasn`t stoppin<br>I finished with my clip, and reached for the next one<br>Finished with that one and then got the next one<br>The noise of gunshots faded from the area<br>There was no hysteria, that made it scarier<br>The only sound, was the voice of silence<br>and all the sights, were results of violence<br>And after the gunsmoke cleared from the scene<br>I gave a body count - the number was nineteen<br>There was no survivors, the less remorse<br>We counted our own heads, the posse`s in full force<br>Ready to roll so we stepped like a staircase<br>One more look back just for my own sake<br>The sight ain`t a pretty one, results of a rumble<br>But yo, that`s how it goes in the jungle<br>So tonight around midnight when you`re out for a stroll<br>Listen real careful for that church bell toll.. {*echoes*}