| This is the story of a young black male
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| Tryna dodge the cemetery and the over packed jail
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| Whyoooo oh oh
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| Whyoooo oh oh oh oh
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| This is the story of a young black male
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| Tryna dodge the cemetery and the over packed jail
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| I don’t sell no crack, I don’t stand on no corner
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| Got my life in order. |
| No wife, no daughter
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| No house that I own, but the house I call home
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| Is my mama’s with a couch that pulls out when its on
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| And I still do my thang yo, life ain’t a game yo
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| Still on a search for that gold under the rainbow
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| Back in high school I used to have a nice game yo
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| Now I work at a grocery store stocking draino
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| Dang yo, damn yo
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| Little black sand boat
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| My boss is gonna make me flip out, like Rambo
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| But I can’t though, gotta set the right example
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| For these other young black males
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| Cause I’m the mantle
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| I’m the mantle, but if I think about it
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| 300 years ago, I would’ve been in shackles
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| Watch cops pull us over
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| High beaming lights, they gon pull us to the shoulder
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| Tryna meet a quota
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| Hem you up, vultures
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| No sudden moves, they gon say you got explosives
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| Damn these niggas bogus
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| I’m dippin in the focus
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| Got my check, tryna hit the bank for the close it
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| Young black males always seem to fit the culprit
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| Make a U-turn, 10−4 and they on it
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| Have you on the most wanted
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| Call it all a mix up
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| When its time to go home, and they shifts up
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| Now I’m 30 minutes late, tryna pick my chick up
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| Didn’t even get to see LeBron light them Knicks up
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| That’s some shit huh?
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| Mannnn, I can’t figure this out
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| My car payments due soon, so is rent for the house
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| And I can’t miss this month or they’ll be kickin me out
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| My landlord ain’t hearing me out, I’m on my own
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| Bout time tho, I used to get on mama’s last nerve
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| I ain’t tryna wrap burgers ma, I’m tryna rap words
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| I ain’t tryna get murdered, I ain’t tryna stack furs
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| I ain’t tryna grab yo ass girl, I’m tryna grab hers (Oops)
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| Sorry got sidetracked, let me get to my rap
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| Let me show you that was my |