Verse one: lord jamar
7 in the mornin, they kickin down my mommas door
Now tell me what is this motherfuckin drama for?
Can a nigga get rest after rest without the stress?
Then they put the glock to my chest
Best think fore I twitch or Im popped
Off to the clink with this bitch ass cop
They gotta nigga locked like the dread on my head, jack
And if I try to fight back, well then Im dead, black
I got the right to an attorney and to stay silent
They got the right to try to burn me if I play violent
I know the game so I just roll with the procedure
Illegal search and seizure, somethin that theyre doin at their leisure
Down at the station, interrogation is takin place
Overcrowded jails but for me theyre makin space
Tell the devil to his face he can suck my dick
Its the whole black race that theyre fuckin with
Come to find my crime was lettin brothers know the time
Only the devil is stoppin me from eatin swine
And plus my prior record sealed my fate
One for all and in God we trust got me sent upstate
But still I wont bite my tongue
I just write tight shit to incite the young, to fight the one
Who keeps them on a level thats minimum
Thats the number one reason
Chorus: (sample of luther ingrams "im tryin to sing a message to you")
(*they claimin Im a criminal*)
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
(*they claimin Im a criminal*)
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
*repeat*
Verse two: sadat x
I was frustrated, I cant do no more push-ups
Niggas be swole up, locked down cos of a hold-up
"the devil made me do it" is what I say
Got some bad news on my one phone call the other day
"i love the kids and I teach em to love their father
Ill get you some kicks and try to send some flicks
But its over, baby, yes its over"
Aint much you can do when youre holdin a phone
A million inmates but ya still alone
Youre not cryin but inside ya dyin
You might cry in the night when ya safe and outta sight
Damn I miss my peeps and the rides in the jeeps
And my, casual freedom, wheres my crew when I need em?
A visit aint the same like being in the game
But Ill take it, at least with that Ill make it
The beast is a bitch and I see it
I do the knowledge to em, so next time I can do em
"yo x, I got ta lock it now but write me real soon
I know that youre a busy man, give me a minute"
You can never know the penal til you been locked the fuck up in it
Chorus:
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
(*they claimin Im a criminal*)
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
(*they claimin Im a criminal*)
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
(*they claimin Im a criminal*) (x12)
(*they claimin Im a criminal*)
This time and day
Ooooh, gotta run for time
*repeat to fade*
