A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die
SCARFACE
Life goes on in the streets of my hood when you dieBut some cry, and gets by, while others choose to wonder whyHis life was took at such an early ageA young nigga who lived in a rage died by the gageHe used to hustle on the street cornersHis mom would always beg him to quit, but he didn't wannaAs he got older, he got even worse'Til a real nigga showed him the purpose of a hearseA cold night in his hood, he had a tangleThe brother he was squabblin' with, had broke his ankleLaid him out in the drivewaySome people knew he wouldn't survive, but heyI ain't the one to speak up on another'sAll I can do is try to open his eyes and help the brotherHe chose the wrong way and that's the route he tookBorn and brought up as an angel but he died as a crookHe had a baby that he couldn't raiseAnd she will never see her father again, 'cause he's in a graveI always think about [Incomprehensible]My daddy was a dopeman, so I'ma be a dope dealerHow will the family explain it?My daughter had a baby for a 'caine headHe ain't around to see her walkDry her eyes when she cries, pick her up when she fallsJust the thought of a kid livin' fly fucks me upWhen his girl has to raise a bastard childIt gets deeper, he used to punch her and beat herShe was loyal to his ass but accused as a cheaterShe had a good deck but she picked the wrong cardHad a kid, now she's realizin' life is hardA big time dope dealer's all she wantedWho drove a Jag or a Benz so she could flaunt itThe situation's got me guessin'But the answer remains to be a questionHe lived his life in a lieI guess you only get a minute to pray, and a second to dieIt was crazy how it happenedSome niggaz rolled by in the Riviera cappin'All I could see was a pistol spittin' roundsAnd the boy was just screamin' as he fell to the groundA woman yelled, Get an ambulanceBut I knew he was dead, he didn't stand a chanceYou shoulda seen him, he was scaredA bullet goes to his chest, and one to his headHe just laid there in silenceAnd all I heard was the sirenParamedics pulled upFollowed by a law man and in came a firetruckPut his ass on the stretcherBut if he survives, I'm willin' to betchaHe'll be out for revengeThey patched him up within a week, he was back at it againWent to his brother on the North sideGrab your shit, it's a hit, we're gonna take a long ridePacked it up in the trunkAK-47, M-11 and a pumpRolled by [Incomprehensible] on Scott StreetSchool was lettin' outYo you ain't gonna shoot yet?, Watch meOpened his trunk and grabbed a shotgun, he shot himPut his tooly on the front seatContinued his mission, as he headed down the streetThe kids was just starin' at each otherJ.D. rolled by and smoked black's brotherReached in his coat and grabbed a 'portFull speed down Reed, shot his mom on the porchOn his way down CollardHis brother was just dazed in a shock, Why you do it?Why you shot his moms Jay? ShitHah, man fuck that bitchWent to the store to use the pay phoneCalled up Mack, Aiyyo, J.D. homeyHung it up and rolled down DaggerHeadin' for the nigga he was afterBy the time he arrived at the sceneMalcolm was ready for anythingHe tried to sneak around the back wayNever thought of bein' taken out on that dayBlack boy, black coatStood around the corner as he passed slit his throatHe didn't fall so he firedOne to the middle of his skull, he's expiredA whole army came outTwenty-seven niggaz all strapped out of one houseThat how it happens in the acreOne nigga died in the park in the paperShit gets deeper but why?I guess you only get a minute to pray, and a second to die
Lyrics by SCARFACE
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