Johnny J - Ballad of a Dead Soulja lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, ballad of a dead soldier This is the ballad of a dead soldier This is the ballad of a dead soldier Come play the ballad of a dead soldier [Verse 1] The plan, to take command of the whole family Though underhanded, to be the man it was planned All my road dogs, official mob figures Love to act up, the first to bomb when we rob n***as I can be lost in my own mind To be the boss, only thought's: grip on chrome 9's n***as get tossed up, war scars, battlefield memories Swore I saw the devil in my empty gla** of Hennessy Talkin' to a n***a on a tight leash Screamin' "f** the police!" as I ride through the night streets Lil' child runnin' wild, towards danger What's the cause? Don't be alarmed, d**h to all strangers Maybe I'm a madman A pistol grabbin' n***a, unleash the Sandman Promise a merciless retaliation, nothin' is colder Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier [Hook: singing + 2Pac] Thug for Life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes… [Verse 2] Completely lost, revenge at all costs Payback's a b**h, switched, now the trick's crossed Tossed up and never to be heard of A single witness screamin', "Bloody murder, murder!" Blast, tell me, homie, what you see now? A blind man and a dead body, I'm ready to leave town And get my cash though, hook up with Kastro Homie had to blast on the task force Stupid coppers tried to play us out, never that They took my money and my stash; time to get 'em back Upon my secret arrival Two Glock four-fives, time for survival d**h to my rivals, tell me, what you want, Lord? Nobody left after the d**h of a drug lord The situation's critical Nothing is colder, than hear the ballad of a dead soldier [Hook: singing + 2Pac] Thug for Life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes and hear the ballad of a dead soldier [Verse 3] Be a coward, put yo' hands to the moon When my Glocks rang out, the n***as came out, BOOM! Who wanna see me in a challenge? So merciless, I'm terrifyin' n***as in my ballads Do you feel me? Capo or Capi-tan One day I'll be the Don; until then, remain strong My only fear of d**h is reincarnation Bustin' at my adversaries like a mental patient To all my n***as facin' 60 years Sheddin' tattooed tears, another suicidal on the tier Takin' private planes, tryin' to survive the game For all my homies that'll never be alive again All they promise us is d**h, n***a Take a breath, come be the last one left, n***a It's real now, feel it or fantasize it, ain't nuttin colder Listen, you can hear it – the ballad of a dead soldier [Hook: singing + 2Pac] Thug for Life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes and hear the ballad of a dead soldier [Outro] This go out to Kato, Mental, all the n***as that pa**ed away Mutulu, Geronimo, Seyku – all the down-a** riders All the n***as that put it down, all the soldiers All the n***as that go through that day-to-day struggle (This is the ballad of a dead soldier!) All the n***as that pa**ed on All the n***as with ambition and money in they heart All the n***as that want some and that don't take none Hahaha (It's the ballad of a dead soldier!) The police are so scared of us All the feds they aware of us They wanna see us dead They got pictures of a n***a head, (Ballad of a dead soldier!) Tryin' to see me in chains, sh** Them n***as'll never breathe again Before they put me in a cell, they'll see me in Hell (‘Cause it's the ballad of a dead soldier!) Got my pistols co*ked Run the whole motherf**in' block; f** the cops! The police? We run these streets, n***a (Ain't heard the ballad of a dead soldier!) These n***as can't see me, half the world wanna be me Multi-millionaire; sh**, it ain't fair But n***a, you know – it's the ballad of a dead soldier!