Pete Rock - Children lyrics

[Talk Styles P & Pharoahe Monche] (amid Police sounds) These Lil n***as is crazy, what the F..., this our future.. It's about the children man, damn, a yo P, I prey to God for them kids man.. no doubt man for real where ever they at, real talk, it's real out here, come on [Verse 1 Stlyes P] CHILDREN in the hood seem to die at a young age Wakes and funerals 'ill make it feel like a Sunday All they talk about is money and gun play, (that's all) Only light they getting is the one from the sun ray, CHILDREN (no light) No light bulb bright idea, shame to k** that (shame) n***a was the right idea Like a n***a lose his life every night out here, (every night) Kind of hot but they talk about ice out here. (It's hot out here) CHILDREN all on some ill sh** (ill sh**) twelve and nineteen already done k** sh**. (soldiers) All of them is numb don't none of them feel sh**, (don't feel sh**) It's just like a war zone, that's on some real sh** (It's real homey) CHILDREN Homey this is O.G. talk, blow O.G. (O.G.) oats, kick O.G. (O.G.) quotes In a low ? shake the police off, (Shake 'em off) only engage with the enemy, you know he soft. (What up) CHILDREN All missing the roof off, (missing) lil n***as is hard they don't know how a school look, (They hard) They know how a s**er or a herb{spelled wrong} or a fool look (they seen that) they know how a crack pack, dope or the tool look, (they seen that) Yeah, sh** is real out here,(It's real) blood is like oil how it spills out here, (spilling) If you ain't from out here then don't chill out here, (don't chill out here) nine-mill might pop a grill out here. (it might) [Hook by Pharoahe Monche] Some days and night I thank God I don't have no CHILDREN Struggling hard and it's a ha**le CHILDREN Gotta teach them how to survive and win, the whole future of the world depends on CHILDREN So I talk wise and speak clearly, but still sometimes they don't here me CHILDREN When I open my heart I catch feeling, cause the kids need hope they need healing CHILDREN [2nd verse Styles P] In the burbs play video games, (games) imitate wack rappers in the video ? (brainwashed) Playstation, Xbox, Laptops, Desktops, (damn) I be asking myself when will this mess stop, CHILDREN (when will it stop) Snotty little n***as is too rude, (too rude) All I know is Google and YouTube is making it easy. (sh**'s easy) Nothing realistic you can see on the T.V. (nothing) But they call this reality show (yeah) CHILDREN ? make them gradually grow (stunt their growth) CHILDREN Make them lazy, so crazy,(so crazy) nest stay hazy Always keep a dutch steamed cause they ain't even make it no fun sh** is touch screen, CHILDREN (damn) And they don't talk they text: (huh) LOL, WTF. And I be like damn what the f** is next Cause Mr. Illuminati seem to cut them checks. (yeah) [Hook] Followed by the word CHILDREN repeated by ?