As a kid growing up Tommy always knew the path he was on Been going down the same dirt road for too long By the time anyone found out he was to far gone Smile in Ya face then a knife in ya back When he hit thirteen he began to sell crack 5, 10, 20, 50 sacks anything that you need Cuz money is money and he would take change from a fiend If that's all they had Selling bag after bag til he made his first brick Walking down the street in tailored Saint Laurent thinking he's the sh** But selling never did it for him, now he's hitting licks Run up in ya house aim a gun at your kids Gimme the loot you stupid b**h Only shoots once cuz' he's never gonna miss Looked directly in her eyes said, "Miss I Know you wanna see Johnny graduate from 5th So give me all the j**elry and the watch on your wrist Simple as this you hand it to me or you meet my four-fifth" But before he could split he saw the pigs sirens ringing and sh** He knew it was the end but then he thought again now he's screaming out f** um' then *Police megaphone voice* : Sir we know you're in there if you're armed drop the gun and come out with your hands up He was stuck out of options and sh** out of luck He thought slide to the back maybe then I could run Saw the fence but as soon as he jumped There were cops all around just aiming their guns Chorus: Musical Interlude When he got released went back to the street Selling to the fiends but he was a fiend himself for the green All he ever wanted was the chains and the rings All he ever wanted was the b**hes and the bling But he knew he'd never get it with the same ole' thing Decided it was time drop the d** now he's loading up slugs had to get in with the thugs Everywhere he went he kept a gun Shootouts with police in the street just because He still had to prove he was one and the time had come To show them all he's a shark not the chum Under the sun they were joking and smoking When nightfall hit he had to blow a mans brains on the curb for fun They saw an old man walking Yelled his name, but you could only see his head when it spun Said look old man we know you had a long run but you're time is done All of a sudden Joey stood up pulled a gun Shot Tommy in the chest before he could run Tommy's on the ground now he knew he was done And the story is true Because Tommy is a person I knew He was a relative too Tell you now I didn't know what to do Just another person that I had to lose