Death Row
That's where motherfuckers is endin' up
Dear mama, I'm caught up in this sickness
I robbed my adversaries but slipped and left a witness
Wonder if they'll catch me or will this nigga snitch
Should I shoot his bitch or make the nigga rich?
Don't wanna commit murder, but damn they got me trapped
Hawkin while I'm walkin', and talkin' behind my back
I'm kind of schizophrenic, I'm in this shit to win it
'Cause life's a Wheel of Fortune here's my chance to spin it
Got no time for cops, who trip and try to catch me
Too fuckin' trigger happy, to let them suckers snatch me
Niggaz gettin' jealous, tryin' to find my stash
Whip out the nine, now I'ma dive and pump your ass
Peter picked a pepper, but I can pick a punk
Snatched him like a bitch and threw him in the trunk
The punk thought I was bluffin', but swear I'm nothin' nice
Before I take your life, first wrestle with these, mics
I listen to him scream, Tray Deee went insane
I guess the little, mites had finally found his brain
New Rovers pull me over, I'm sentenced to the pen
Remember that little, bird, he snitched and told a, friend
It's trouble on my mind, I'm with the old timers
And fuck five-oh, blaow blaow, turn 'em into forty-niners
Bye bye, I was never meant to live
Can't be positive, when the ghetto's where you live
Bye bye, I was never meant to be
Livin' like a thief, runnin' through the streets
Bye bye, and I got no place to go
Where they find me? 16 on Death Row
Dear mama, these cops don't understand me
I turned to a life of crime, 'cause I came from a broken family
My uncle used to touch me, I never told you that
Scared what you might do, I couldn't hold you back
I kept it deep inside, I done let it fuel my anger
I'm down for all my homies, no mercy for a stranger
The brother in my cell, is 16 as well
It's hard to adapt, when you're black and you're trapped in a livin' Hell
I shouldn'ta let him catch me
Instead of livin' sad in jail I coulda died free and happy
And my cellmate's raped on the norm
And passed around the dorm, you can hear his asshole gettin' torn
They made me an animal
Can't sleep, instead of countin' sheep, niggaz countin' cannibals
And that's how it is in the pen
Turn old and cold, and your soul is your best friend
My mama prayed for me
Tell the Lord to make way for me, prepare any day for me
'Cause when they come for me they find a struggler
To the death I take the breath from your jugular
The trick is to never lose hope
I found my buddy hangin' dead from a rope, 16 on Death Row
Bye bye, I was never meant to live
Can't be positive, when the ghetto's where you live
Bye bye, I was never meant to be
Livin' like a thief, runnin' through the streets
Bye bye, and I got no place to go
Where you find me? 16 on Death Row
Dear mama, they sentenced me to death
Today's my final day, I'm countin' every breath
I'm bitter 'cause I'm dyin', so much I haven't seen
I know you never dreamed, your baby would be dead at 16
I got beef with a sick society that doesn't give a shit
And they too quick to say goodbye to me
They tell me the preacher's there for me
He's a crook with a book, that motherfucker never cared for me
He's only here to be sure
I don't drop a dime to God bout the crimes he's commitin'
On the poor, and how can these people judge me?
They ain't my peers and in all these years, they ain't never love me
I never got to be a man, must be part of some big plan
To keep a nigga in the state pen
And to my homies out buryin' motherfuckers
Steer clear of these Aryan motherfuckers
'Cause once they got you locked up
They got you trapped, you're better off gettin' shot up
I'm convinced self-defense is the way
Please, stay strapped, pack a gat every day
I wish I woulda known while I was out there
Now I'm straight headin' for the chair
Bye bye, I was never meant to live
Can't be positive, when the ghetto's where we live
Bye bye, I was never meant to be
Livin' like a thief, runnin' through the streets
Bye bye, and I got no place to go
Where you find me? 16 on Death Row
16 on Death Row
It's to all my partners in the penitentiaries
16 on Death Row
16 On Death Row
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2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted 5 Deadly Venomz Against All Odds Ain't Hard 2 Find All About U* All Bout U All Eyez On Me All Out Ambition Az A Ridah Ambitionz az a Ridah Ballad Of A Dead Soulja Big Syke Interlude Black Cotton Blasphemy Breathin' Brenda's Got A Baby Broken Wings Bury Me A G California Love California Love (Remix) Can U Get Away Can't C Me Changed Man Changes Check Out Time Come with me Crooked Ass Nigga Crooked Nigga Too Crooked Nigga Too (Raphael Saadiq Remix) Dear Mama Dear Mama (Remix) Dear Momma Death Around The Corner* Definition Of A Thug Nigga Do For Love Don't Sleep Don't Stop Don't You Trust Me? Dumpin' Enemies With Me Everything They Owe Fair Xchange Fake Ass Bitches Fuck All Y'all Fuck Em All Fuck Friendz Fuck The World Fucking With The Wrong Nigga Gangsta party Ghetto Gospel Ghetto Star Ghost God Bless The Dead Good Life Got My Mind Made Up Guess Who's Back Hail Mary Hail Mary M_* Happy Home Heartz Of Man Heartz of Men Heartz Of Men* Heaven Ain't Hard To Find Heavy In The Game Hellrazor Hennessey Hennessey (Red Spyda Remix) Hit 'Em Up* Hold On Be Strong Hold Ya Head Holla At Me Holler If Ya Hear Me* How Do U Want It How Do U Want It? (feat. K-Ci & JoJo) How Do You Want It [Nu-Mixx]* How Do You Want It? How Long Will They Mourn Me? I Ain't Mad At Cha I Ain't Mad at Cha (feat. Danny Boy) I Ain't Mad At Cha* I Dont Give A Fuck I Get Around* I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto (Hip-Hop Version) I'm Gettin Money I'm Losin It If I Die Tonight If My Homie Calls Initiated [Nu-Mixx] International Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply) It Ain't Easy Just Like Daddy Keep Goin' [Nu-Mixx] Keep Ya Head Up* Keep Your Head Up Krazy Last Wordz LastOnesLeft Late Night Let Em Have It Let Them Thangs Go Letter 2 My Unborn Lie To Kick It Life Goes On Life Goes On* Life Of An Outlaw Lil' Homies Live It Up Lord Knows Loyal To The Game (DJ Quik Remix) M.O.B. Mama's Just A Little Girl Me & My Homies Me Against The World* Me And My Girlfriend My Closest Roaddogz N.I.G.G.A. Never B Peace Nigga Nature (Remix) No More Pain Nothin But Love Nothing To Lose Old School One Day At A Time (Em' Versionm) One Night Stand Only Fear Of Death Only God Can Judge Me Only God Can Judge Me (feat. Rappin' 4-Tay) Open Fire Out On Bail Outlaw Pac's Life Pac's Life (Remix) Pac's Theme (Interlude) Pain [Nu-Mixx] Panther Power Papa'z Song Part Time Mutha Peep Game Picture Me Rollin' Picture Me Rollin' [Nu-Mixx]* Playa Cardz Right (Female) Playa Cardz Right (Male) Po Nigga Blues (Scott Storch Remix) Point The Finga R U Still Down? (Remember Me) Ready 4 Whatever Rebel Of The Underground* Redemption Representin' 93 Run Tha Streetz Runnin (Dying To Live) Runnin' Runnin' (Stone Radio Remix) Same Song Scared Straight Secretz Of War Shorty Wanna Be A Thug Skandalouz Skandalouz (feat. Nate Dogg) Sleep So Many Tears* Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude) Something Wicked Soon As I Get Home Soulja's Story Souljah's Revenge Starin' Through My Rear View* Static I (Remix 1) Static II (Remix 2) Still Ballin' Str8 Ballin' Street Fame Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. Strugglin' Temptations* Tha' Lunatic The Realist Killaz The Streetz R Deathrow The Uppercut They Don't Give A Fuck About Us Thug 4 Life Thug N U Thug N Me (Remix) Thug Passion Thug Style Thugs Get Lonely Too Thugz Mansion (Acoustic) To Live & Die In L.A. To Live And Die In L.A.* Toss It Up* Tradin War Stories Tradin' War Stories Trapped Troublesome 96' Unconditional Love Until The End Of Time Untouchable Untouchable (Remix) Violent Watcha Gonna Do? What's Ya Phone # [Nu-Mixx] What'z Next What'z Ya Phone # What'z Ya Phone # (feat. Danny Boy) When I Get Free When I Get Free II When We Ride When We Ride On Our Enemies Where Do We Go From Here (Interlude) White Man'z World Who Do You Love? Wonda Why They Call U Bitch Words Of Wisdom World Wide Mob Figgaz Young Black Male Young Niggaz
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