Hey yo, what's with the shootin' and the killin'?
My homie got four to five years for drug dealin'
The whole world's changed, know everybody wants a piece of the action
It's now take then give, see that's how it is
Jealous, why must we be so selfish?
For people of the world be actin' so rebellious
Think about the freedom in the country that you're livin'
That explains it all, you even got your own religion
Think about the luxuries in life, like life itself
And not bein' greedy for the wealth, which yours is to come
Who put you in that situation, havin' three babies with no education?
No steady income, no steady job
Got you feelin' so broke that you wanna go and rob
You feel so broke that you wanna go and rob
So greedy and that's no way to act
It's just down on your luck and you can't hold it back
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
Seems nothing's gonna change in this day and age
Another story to tell
Every time I flip the page, can you feel me?
Homie got shot, now he's gone
Have to tell Wheezy daddy ain't comin' home
See the tears fallin' from her eyes
She cries, cause she just found out her daddy died
Only twelve years old, what does the future hold?
And the world's so cold, now don't nobody know
And I wonder if this is how it's gonna be
And are we livin' in the land of opportunity?
Though it ain't right, that somebody gotta die
How long are our lives stuck up in this genocide?
Oh Lord, tell me what I'm supposed to do?
When I'm losin' everybody that I'm close to?
And I'm livin' in a world full of pain
Caught up in the struggle and the hustle of the game
And I can't hold it back
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
No, nowhere to go
I got a homegirl named Betty, and she's a true friend
But she's been into *** ever since of age of ten
Molested by her father, only after of age of six
Got thrown in the mix, now we're almost can't be fixed
Known as the high school groupie
You can catch her in the backseat of a hoopty old backseat
Betty, that's what they called her
The only thing she could do was just blame it on her father
It wasn't for the fact she was the only child
Cause she had a cute smile, plus Betty had style
Wearing short dresses, with short little tops
Eighteen, she was the only child in the world
And she would now start flirting with the cops
The guys in the neighborhood treated her bad
And it was just so sad that she was nothing but a hood rat
She never knew what it was like to be afraid
Cause now poor Betty got AIDS and she can't hold it back
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
No you can't, can't let it go
Said you can't hold it back, no, nowhere to go
No, nowhere to go
No you can't, can't let it go
No you can't, can't let it go
You see I'm right here by your side
And I'll be here to guide and let it go
And I'll be here to guide and let it go
When you need a friend like me
I'll be there to fill your need
Just let it go