[00:16.95]I went to see my nigga, he doin' seventeen
[00:20.79]One of the realist niggas, I done ever seen
[00:24.87]Got caught wit' a bird, but his record was clean
[00:28.93]Comin' back from Dade on a Gator wit' speed
[00:32.83]He a real soldier but his partner was greed
[00:36.93]Get out when he forty, went in at twenty three
[00:40.87]How seventeen years worth one key
[00:44.78]Some shit cost twenty grand, he get you over ten piece
[00:48.78]He ain't wanna hurt nobody, he was just tryna eat
[00:52.71]He had a real job, went to work four days a week
[00:56.74]Said this his last trip and he was gettin' out the streets
[01:00.78]He a good nigga, second chance all he needs
[01:04.66]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
[01:08.72]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[01:12.77]They done gave on up life and put it in God's hands
[01:16.70]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
[01:20.73]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
[01:24.72]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[01:28.75]They gave up on life and put it in God's hands
[01:32.66]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
[01:36.72]Wish I had one chance, to sentence the judge kids
[01:40.54]And watch 'em beg for they life like my niggas did
[01:44.64]Give them a life sentence fo' some shit that wasn't big
[01:48.51]'Fore they get granted they appeal, they gotta do ten
[01:52.38]Shoe gotta be on the other foot for you to understand
[01:56.58]The scariest shit in the world to be a black man
[02:00.85]What my future holds, wish I knew in advance
[02:04.67]I approach life everyday just hopin' I win
[02:08.76]A lot us already lost, we sittin' in the pen
[02:12.63]This shit crazy 'cause God, he forgive sin
[02:16.69]But when it come to the system that shit don't bend
[02:20.68]I guess it do, dependin' on the color of yo' skin
[02:24.70]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
[02:28.67]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[02:32.74]They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands
[02:36.70]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
[02:40.75]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
[02:44.69]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[02:48.63]They gave up on life and put it in God's hands
[02:52.68]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
[02:56.83]I thought it was understood, nobody was perfect
[03:00.63]So, how can one mistake make yo' life worthless?
[03:04.74]God made us all, put us here to serve a purpose
[03:08.73]Your life in twelve stranger's hands to come back with a verdict
[03:12.72]But is that really fair, what if they all was dirty
[03:16.60]You mess up one time, and they come back with thirty
[03:20.62]But if you ain't got money, your whole family hurtin'
[03:24.70]Then you ain't got a choice, you gotta cop out early
[03:28.66]But if you was rich, you wouldn'ta got them thirty
[03:32.65]What if the judge racist, nobody'd overturn it
[03:36.68]The system fucked up, because it ain't sturdy
[03:40.62]Welcome to America, home of the controversy
[03:44.77]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
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[03:48.72]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[03:52.70]They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands
[03:56.53]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
[04:00.62]Some niggas make mistakes, all fucked up circumstance
[04:04.73]Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
[04:08.69]They gave up on life and put it in God's hands
[04:12.64]I thought this was America, what happened to a 2nd chance?
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