I see 'em wavin' they gunsnThey tryin' to get it every day is closernThey out there countin' they onesnI see 'em way after the sun is overnnThey keep it movin' they run, run, runnYou got no hustle you gotnYou end up layin' in blood, blood, bloodnWe all just tryin' to get bynnCheck this check thisnThese young skins are runnin' recklessnAnd hope police don't sweat 'em fornThat necklace and that oversize coatnRockin' a hoodie and jeans to hide the toast that they totennSlingin' the faithful dope fiends dopenAnd hope they don't overdosenDoin' the most like little Relly on the block get in herenShort stoppin' these kids who don't know who that dude isnnAin't that so and so cousin?nMan, it is what it isnWith one shot banger's brain is hangin'nFrom back of his wignnDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nnChop it up, chop it upnChalk him up, chalk him upnBack it up, back it upnHear the sounds of the block nownnOh the gangster po patrol's puttin' bros on holdnIce cold till they patrol half of whatever's soldnOh, no hos stroll the blade not afraid to takenDough back home to they mannnBut early day and young negroesnAre gettin' fed up with the way that they owenSo they fight back by burnin' holesnIn undercover cop clothesnThose in uniform are all goin' wrongnSo every night it be the same songnnDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nnGuns they go hard in L.A.nThis is not a playgroundnWrong time wrong placenYou wouldn't make it in Los AngelesnFrontin' like that you get your name on the wallnnStandin' in the corner in the middle of L.A.nOr you come to California mightnNot make it through the daynFind your partner in the waternYeah, welcome to the baynWe on the grind in the golden statennTalk him up, talk him upnLoad him up in a fire trucknBarefoot money tooknThink you brave then try your lucknnThere they go, there they gonPermanent vacationnLive and die on the grindnStreet generationnnDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nnDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nDead man, dead man on the radion(Police can't help you no)nnDead man, dead man on the radionDead man, dead man on the radionDead man, dead man on the radionDead man, dead man on the radio