50 young n***as sellin' crack for a livin' Tryin' to buy a Benz and a flat television Single income and he tired of the feelin' "Momma, I'm a man," gotta show her that he meant it It's a cold a** world, gotta show 'em that he get it Watch a good lil boy turn into a cold n***a He ready to die just to show 'em that he wit' it So he put it on his mind, gotta get it how you live it One Shot got life, Zimmerman got acquitted Talkin' 'bout a carjackin', we talkin' 'bout a k**in' Wonder why we never have faith in the system Look at young n***as like a waste of existence And when we do make it, look at how they try to twist it Become the world champ, and then y'all enlist us Get rich off of rap, y'all search us for pistols It's like it ain't no respect 'til we burn up the buildings Could you just accept if we murdered your children? Would you just accept if we murdered your children? Would you just accept if we murdered your children? Would you just accept if we murdered your children? 50 young n***as sellin' crack for a livin' Tryin' to buy a Benz or a flat television Single income and he tired of the feelin' "Momma, I'm a man," gotta show her that he meant it It's a cold a** world, gotta show 'em that he get it Watch a good lil boy turn into a cold n***a He ready to die just to show 'em that he wit' it So he put it on his mind, gotta get it how you live it Petey Whack got life, Zimmerman got acquitted Talkin' 'bout a gun case, and we talkin' 'bout a k**in'