Verse one:
Up early in the morning dressed in black
donand't ask why? and'cause iand'm down in a suit and tie
they killed a homie that i went to school with(damn!)
i tell ya life ainand't shit to fool with
i still hear the screams of his mother
while my nigga laid dead in the gutter(shit!)
and itand's getting to my temple
why is that the only time black folks get to ride in a limo?
it makes me so mad i want to get my sawed-in
and have some bodies hauled in
but no, i pay my respects and iand'm through(whaddup cube?)
hug my crew, and maybe shed a tear or two
and i wanna get blitz
grab my 40 ounce and then i reminisce
about a brother who had to be the one and only
so i dedicate this to my dead homiez...
Verse two:
Another homie got murdered on a shakedown{three gun shots}
and his mother is at the funeral, havinand' a nervous breakdown
two shots hit him in the face when they blasted{two gun shots}
a framed picture and a closed casket
a single file line about 50 cars long
all drivinand' slow with they lights on
he got a lot of flowers and a big wreath
what good is that when youand're six feet deep?
i look at that shit and gotta think to myself
and thank god for my health
and'cause nobody really ever know
when itand's gonna be they family on the front row
so i take everything slow, go with the flow
and shut my motherfuckinand' mouth if i donand't know(word!)
and'cause thatand's what pops told me
but i wish he could have said it...to my dead homiez
Verse three:
I remember we painted our names on the wall for fun
now itand's andquot;rest in peaceandquot; after every one
except me, but i ainand't the one to front
seems like iand'm viewinand' a body after every month
plus, i knew him when he was yea big
pour beer on the curb before i take a swig
but somethinand' ainand't right
when itand's a tragedy, thatand's the only time that the familyand's tight
lovinand' each other in a caring mood
thereand's lots of people and lots of food
they say andquot;be strongandquot; and youand're tryinand'
but how strong can you be when you see your pops cryinand'?
so thatand's why ice cubeand's dressed up
because the city is so fuckinand' messed up
and everybody is so phony
take a little time...to think about your dead homiez.
