Alright,
this next song I'm gonna do here is a song called Sam.
There
was a fella named Sam who I once knew
He wore the slickest suits and a thousand dollar shoes
But listen real close to what I say to you You see,
he was a man who didn't have a clue
A knock on the door,
that's five keys more All the money rollin' in,
you know he couldn't ignore
In the big leagues now with the ways and hows
Breaking all the rules that the man would allow
But it all went away,
one fateful day Now he sits with a bag in his hand
Cryin' whoa,
whoa
Don't you know it's gonna be like that?
It's gonna be like that
If you don't watch your back,
it's a simple fact It's gonna be like that
He had a girl but didn't care,
though she was good to him
She was once in a lifetime,
they say Respect was more important,
that's what mattered
to him Slowly, day by day, she slipped away
Knows getting ready,
cash flow getting better Turned into a man of stone
Back then she didn't matter,
but now we can't forget her
Funny how that works when you're alone Cause she took the bag away,
one fateful day
There was nothing more to do, she had to go
Don't you know it's gonna be like that?
It's gonna be like that
She's gone with her wagon,
she ain't coming back It's gonna be like that
A deal's going down,
another master plan Down to the abandoned warehouse to meet his
man But something doesn't feel right as he goes
up the stairs Greeted at the top by the man's cold stares
He knew he shouldn't have done it,
now he starts to run
Didn't even have time to pull out his gun
The man set him up so he could get off free
Sam's headed for 20 years in cell 3043 As the cop cuffs him up,
he knows it's the
end There's nothing more to do, what was it for?
Don't you know it's gonna be like that?
If
you don't watch your back, it's a simple fact
It's gonna be like that
It's gonna be like that, yeah
It's gonna be like that If you don't give love,
you don't get none back
It's gonna be like that
Mama told you before, when you're young and
you're bored That it could be like that
Well she's going away,
she ain't coming back It's gonna be like that