You can say I'm young
And green behind the ears
Way too young to know
The meaning of real tearsI've lived in government projects
For more than half my life
The stories they're all true
I've managed to surviveWhat did you say about where I live
It rains bullets and there's a violence
A violence, a violence
What I know didn't just come to me
I'm a witness to civil war mentalityFirst time I saw death
Man, I was only 5
The young hood lay on the ground
This picture changed my lifeI ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that wayFrustrated, frustrated
Where I'm gonna go nobody knows
FrustratedFrustrated will they shoot me to death
Or will they stab me instead?
Well, I just don't know
Everybody knowsI ain't, I ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that way
I ain't gonna go out that wayWhat did you say about where I live
It rains bullets in this environments
What I know didn't just come to me
I'm a witness to civil war mentality