You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion
happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion
even a smooth criminal one day must get caught
shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought
nine millimeter kickinand' thinking about what tha streets do to me
cause they never talk peace in tha black community
all we know is violence, do tha job in silence
walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants
too many brothers daily heading for tha big penn
niggas comminand' out worse offthan when they went in
over tha years i done alot of growinand' up
getten drunk thrownand' up
cuffed up
then i said i had enough
there must be another route, way out
to money and fame, i changed my name
and played a different game
tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle
if one more cop harrasses me i just might go psycho
and when i gettem
iand'll hittem with tha bum rush
only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed
yo, if your smart youand'll really let me go and'gand'
but keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha uzi
they got me trapped....
chorus
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
they got me trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
trapped
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
they got me trapped
can barely walk tha city streets
without a cop harrassing me, searching me
then asking my identity
hands up, throw me up against tha wall
didnand't do a thing at all
iand'm tellen you one day these suckers gotta fall
cuffed up throw me on tha concrete
coppers try to kill me
but they didnand't know this was tha wrong street
bang bang, down another casualty
but itand's a cop whoand's shot thereand's brutality
who do you blame?
itand's a shame because tha mans slain
he got caught in tha chains of his own game
how can i feel guilty after all tha things they did to me
sweated me, hunted me
trapped in my own community
one day iand'm gonna bust
blow up on this society
why did ya lie to me ?
i couldnand't find a trace of equality
work me like a slave while they laid back
homie donand't play that
itand's time i lettand'em suffer tha payback
iand'm tryin to avoid physical contact
i canand't hold back, itand's time to attack jack
they got me trapped
Chorus
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
you know they got me trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
trapped
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
you know they got me trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
now iand'm trapped and want to find a getaway
all i need is a and'gand' and somewhere safe to stay
canand't use tha phone
cause iand'm sure someone is tappin in
did it before
ainand't scared to use my gat again
i look back at hindsite the fight was irrelevant
but now heand's tha devils friend
too late to be tellinand' him
he shot first and iand'll be damned if i run away
homie is done away i should of put my gun away
i wasnand't thinkinand' all i heard was tha ridicule
girlies was laughinand', tup sayin andquot;damn homies is dissin youandquot;
i fired my weapon
started steppinand' in tha hurricane
i got shot so i dropped
feelinand' a burst of pain
got to my feet
couldnand't see nothinand' but bloody blood
now iand'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer
ran through an alley
still lookinand' for my getaway
coppers said freeze, or youand'll be dead today
trapped in a corner
dark and i couldnand't see tha light
thoughts in my mind was tha nine and a better life
what do i do ?
live my life in a prison cell
iand'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell
they got me trapped
Chorus
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
they got me trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
trapped
[uh uh, they canand't keep tha black man down]
you know they got me trapped
[naw, they canand't keep tha black man down]
trapped
