Yeah, yo
Back in high school I used to catch the train home
Lookin´ out the window pane, as it´s getting rained on

Listenin´ to the beats that´s in my headphones
Plugged in to my cell-phone
Tryin´ to keep my brain strong
Almost falling asleep, my head drops, nearly missing my stop
But I get up, I get out, started takin´ a walk
Saw the cop
Shoulda´ bought a ticket, but I did not
Now here´s the plot
Trynna´ see which fence that I should hop
My feet plop on the pavement
Got away with a lot, they can´t phase him
Rollin´ up on my pops, stuck in a daze, steady countin´ my paper
Got paid, ´round the time I started stretchin´ my gauges
I was off to the races
Can´t tell nobody how much you got when you gettin´ paper

These niggas´ always watchin´ and grabbin´ they calculator
I do not have no time for this, dawg, I´mma see ya´ later
Homie, I don´t wanna´ build with ya´
Hell nah, talkin´ ´bout how you a real nigga´
Yeah right, yeah boy, I hear ya´ talkin´, but I don´t trust
Yeah them boys they be jockin´, but they ain´t us (ain´t us)

[Local TV News]
Three young men were found shot to death in a Compton park last night and the deputies are looking for the killer. CBS News Cara ... is live with details on the triple murder. Cara...

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How many niggas´ gon´ die before the summer´s up?
How many real ones alive?" Let´s go on and count it up
What they had to do to survive?
Man, you don´t wanna know
One thing that you can´t deny, the summer´s coming
How many niggas´ gon´ die before the summer´s up?
"How many real ones alive? Let´s go on and count it up
What they had to do to survive?
Man, you don´t wanna know
One thing that you can´t deny, the summer´s coming

Yo
Sittin´ on the couch
Chillin´ at the house

Mama said, don´t go outside, but I still try
Homies out, hoopin´ in the street
I just wanna ball
Had her eyes on me like a hawk, ´til she got a call
Mama, I left somethin´ in the car, I won´t go too far
Dawg, I´m just trynna get involved
Yo, wassup wit´ ya´ll
Now we all playin´ 21
Trynna´ have fun
"Who is that?"
Over at the corner
Damn, he got a gun
"Who Shot 2 tall", "Who Shot 2 Tall"
These are the things that could fuck up my mood ya´ll
These niggas´ ain´t got nothin´ to do

But take the life of a man, from a whole other crew
It´s like
Niggas´ always gettin´ murdered over nothin´, I swear
You´re my brother, you´re my blood, you´re my cousin, I swear
Anytime I got your back, it´s no discussion, I swear
Let me know if we gon´ turn this into somethin´, I´m there

How many niggas´ gon´ die before the summer´s up?
How many real ones alive? Let´s go on and count it up
What they had to do to survive?
Man, you don´t wanna know
One thing that you can´t deny, the summer´s coming

How many niggas´ gon´ die before the summer´s up?
How many real ones alive? Let´s go on and count it up
What they had to do to survive?
Man, you don´t wanna know
One thing that you can´t deny, the summer´s coming