times r gettin crazy

1991

can't leave the house without packin my gun

cause nowadays thangs ain't so clean

you're either dope-dealin or bein a fiend

too much stress on a young man's brain

smokin that dank to deal with the pain

much love for the brothers in the crew

but who in the crew will be here in '92?

every damn day i see funk

brothers gettin killed

throwin in a trunk

dopefiend mothers sellin sex

welfare mothers waitin for checks

pops in the bathroom shootin hop

tell it my brother when does it stop

i gotta get a grip

can't let it faze me

i'm standin strong cause times are gettin crazy

brothers search hard for that perfect life

five-bedroom home

two kids and a wife

dog in the back by the swimming pool

everybody wants to be living cool

but to have these things you must have hope

mayne

can't get wrapped up in the dope game

it ain't cool

you better stay far

life is much more than rings and a car

girls gettin pregnant before it's time

havin babies and don't have a dime

think baby

don't be a fool

you better wait till things get cool

keep a hat for yo man's jimmy

safe sex - but you don't hear me

wake up

you can't be lazy

cause times are gettin crazy

children - from the black minority

locked down in the youth authority

dewitt nelson

washington ridge

these are places they lock down kids

it ain't right

it wasn't meant to be

we don't belong in no penitentiary

you got a talent? you better use it

pick up a pen and write some music

and if not

boy

play sports

get to hoop-ballin'

hit the courts

the dope game just ain't cool

you better try and stay in school