Cause it's all about money, ain't a damn thing funny
You got to have a con in this land of milk and honey"14
They pushed that girl in front of the train
Took her to the doctor, sewed her arm on again
Stabbed that man right in his heart
Gave him a transplant for a brand new start
I can't walk through the park, cause it's crazy after dark
Keep my hand on my gun, cause they got me on the run
I feel like a outlaw, broke my last glass jaw15
Hear them say: You want some more?" livin' on a seesaw16
[Hook]
[Verse 5]
A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smiling on you but he's frowning too
Because only God knows what you’ll go through
You’ll grow in the ghetto, living second rate
And your eyes will sing a song of deep hate
The places you play and where you stay
Looks like one great big alley way17
You'll admire all the number book takers
Thugs, pimps, pushers and the big money makers18
Driving big cars, spending twenties and tens
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[Verse 3]
My brother's doing bad took my mother's TV
Says she watches too much, its just not healthy
All My Children9 in the daytime, Dallas10 at night
Can't even see the game or the Sugar Ray11 fight
The bill collectors that ring my phone
And scare my wife when I'm not home
Got a bum education, double-digit inflation
Can't take the train to the job, there's a strike at the station12
Neon King Kong standin' on my back
Can't stop to turn around, broke my sacroiliac13
A mid-range migraine, cancered membrane
Sometimes I think I'm going insane, I swear I might hijack a plane
[Hook]
[Verse 4]
My son said: Daddy, I don't wanna go to school
Cause the teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool
And all the kids smoke reefer, I think it'd be cheaper
If I just got a job, learned to be a street sweeper
Id dance to the beat, shuffle my feet
Wear a shirt and tie and run with the creeps