Ooh Wee

[Z-Ro]<br>Lord, have mercy, mercy<br>Lord have mercy, mercy<br><br>[Chorus: Z-Ro]<br>Ooh wee, dear lord I don`t want that to be me<br>Another black boy in the penitentiary<br>So many fall victim to these evil streets<br>And it just makes me say ooh wee<br><br>[Lil` O]<br>Even though life is hard<br>I walk through the thunderstorm knowing there`s a god<br>And when trouble comes he`ll be my shield and my sword strike down my foes<br>But I feel sorry for the ones that don`t have god and don`t know<br>Inhale the weed through my mouth, exhale out my nose<br>I`ve seen many niggas fell chasing money and clothes<br>Look in the game, cause the block feeds us<br>Chasing blood money, that`s why we block bleeders<br>We grew up hating the police cause the cops beat us<br>And now we grown full of hate and we got heaters<br>And what a wicked combination, cause now a nigga out of control<br>And we ain`t trying to hear shit, about we on the wrong road<br>We always got to catch a case, and the jail cell close<br>For a nigga just like us, got to fill us with holes<br>And ain`t it cold, cause we suppose to stick to the trend<br>Even though the trend is dying or ending up in the penn but<br><br>[Chorus]<br>Ooh wee, dear lord I don`t want that to be me<br>Another black boy in the penitentiary<br>So many fall victim to these evil streets<br>And it just makes me say <br>Ooh wee dear lord I don`t want that to be me<br>Another black boy in the ground six feet deep<br>So many fall victim to these evil streets<br>And it just makes me say ooh wee<br><br>[Lil` O]<br>You tell me how you take the pain out<br>When you hear your partner just blew his brians out<br>You see the pressure of these streets it make you crazy<br>And everybody say they love you huh, but everybody shady<br>And all the youngsters got babies with mouths to feed<br>But all the youngsters dropped out they ain`t got no degree<br>Cause these youngsters chasing cars and material things<br>But all the youngsters ain`t thinking about the pain it could bring<br>I lost soul on the block, I will walk the streets<br>Going so hard on my grind, I forgot to eat<br>I can`t forget the day my partner got knocked off his feet<br>By a dopefiend with a gauge trying to rob him for cheese <br>I saw the fear in his eyes, he knew he`d been shot and his leg was paralyzed<br>They had to amputate his legs that`s when I realized how raw could be<br>and living life in these streets cause it wasn`t for me, cause<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Lil` O]<br>Dear father up in heaven have mercy on us<br>Protect us from these evil streets that be murdering us<br>Protect us from these crooked cops that put burden on us<br>Protect us from these heartless D.A`s that put hurting on us<br>Protect us from ourselves, some of us don`t know no better<br>Thinking that a life of crime the only way to get cheddar<br>Protet us from our jealousy and our lust for power<br>Knowing the devil walk the street seeking room to devour<br>I ain`t really got no friends<br>cause all my real dogs are in the grave or in the pen<br>They left when they was boys, I won`t see them till they men<br>And then my little partner man he just signed for ten<br>Where does the drama end<br>I put money on they books to try to ease they pain<br>Praying to the lord hoping they find peace again<br>And I give thanks for my life knowing so meet they end<br>I`ma survive, stay alive and keep my ass out the penn cause<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Z-Ro]<br>I don`t want to end up in jail<br>I don`t want to end up in the penn<br>I don`t want to end up in the ground<br>I don`t want to end up like my friends - 2x<br><br>I don`t want that to be me - 8x