I got my hands in the air, officer don't shoot Told him I couldn't breathe, then he gave me the boot Cause they be givin' it time, but never gave me the loot They got my back to the wall, so what a ruther gon' do? Took a couple of L's, they say it dries the fell It's either put on a mask, or throw the work on the scale Times done changed, but I can't even tell It's only two ways to go, it's gon' be freedom or jail They gave Lucius a case, and he couldn't even bail Judge gave him a option, go to trial or tell Now he's sittin' in prison, while the governor fishin' We gotta draw up the plan, then accomplish the mission You put a cat in the corner, he gon' be scratchin' and hissin' We gon' survive in the ghetto, cause the people ain't livin' So how our leader gon' lead, if he ain't got the vision? I had a dream in my head, I gotta break out of prison, oh lord! Introducing, Jamal Lyons! I wanna live, I wanna live my life today Make a better way for me and you The sun woke up, I got on my knees to pray Let the injustice be solved and end it today Do you live for the love? Do you live for the hate, oh? It's like you make it, then they take it, and you can't get it back, oh Do you believe in the creator? Do you even know anymore? It's like you make it, then they take it, and you can't get it back, oh I wanna live, I wanna live my life today Make a better way for me and you The sun woke up, I got on my knees to pray Let the injustice be solved and end it today Do you live for the love? Do you live for the hate, oh? It's like you make it, then they take it, and you can't get it back, oh Do you believe in the creator? Do you even know anymore? It's like you make it, then they take it, and you can't get it back, oh No justice, no peace in these troubled times like these I'm down on one knee, and I'm prayin' for what I need So whatever's in that dark, it's gon' always come to that light So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right Try to test my strength, and I fought with all my might Took a page out this chapter just to rock us out of my life We hate that Lucius gone through it, we know that he ain't do it Let's change for the better, make the world a better place United as a people, be the winners of the race And never kill the Joker, cause he used to be a ace It's things out of life that you just can't replace Like the sketches to the drawing that the pencil couldn't trace I'm down on one knee, and I'm prayin' for what I need So whatever's in that dark, it's gon' always come to that light So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right Try to test my strength, and I fought with all my might Took a page out this chapter just to rock us out of my life We hate that Lucius gone through it, we know that he ain't do it So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right So if you shot him in his back, two wrongs ain't never made it no right