You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion Happiness living on the streets is a delusion Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught Shot up, I shot down with a bullet that he bought Nine millimeter kickin' Thinkin' about what the streets do to me Cause they never taught peace in the black community All we know is violence, do the job in silence Walk the city streets like a rat pack of tyrants Too many brothers, daily headed for the big pen Niggas comin' out worse off than when they went in Over the years I've done a lot of growin' up, get drunk throwin' up Toughed up, then I said I had enough There must be another route way out to money and fame I changed my name, played a different game Tired of bein' trapped in this vicious cycle If one more *** asses me, I just might go psycho And when I get him, I hit him with a bum brush Only a lunatic would like to see a score crushed Yo if you're smart, you'll really let me go cheap But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch the Uzi They got me trapped Uh-huh, they can't keep the black man down They got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down Trapped Uh-huh, they can't keep the black man down Trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down They got me trapped, can barely move the city streets Without a cop harassin' me, searchin' me, then askin' my identity Hands up, throw me up against the wall, didn't do a thing at all Tellin' you one day these suckas gotta fall Cuffed up, throw me on the concrete, coppers tried to kill me But they didn't notice what's the wrong street Bang, bang, countin' up the casualty But it's a geese who's shot for his brutality Who do you blame? It's a shame because the man slain He got caught in the chains of his own gang How can I feel guilty after all the things they did to me? Sweated me, hunted me, trapped in my own community One day I'm gonna bust, blow up on this society Why did you lie to me? I couldn't find a trace of equality Worked me like a slave while they laid back Homie, don't play that, it's time I let them suffer the payback I'm tryin' to avoid physical contact, I can't hold back It's time to attack, Jack They got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down You know they got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down Trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down They got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down Now I'm trapped and walkin' from my getaway All I need is a jeep and somewhere safe to stay Can't use the phone cause I'm sure someone's tappin' in Did it before, ain't scared to use my gat again I look back in hindsight, the fight was irrelevant But now we the devil's friend, too late to be tellin' em He shot first and I'll be damned if I run away Homie, it's done away, I should've put my gun away I wasn't thinkin', all I heard was the ridicule Girlies was laughin', too, sayin' damn, homie, this is you Fired my weapon, started steppin' in the hurricane I got shot, so I dropped, feelin' the burst of pain Got to my feet, couldn't see, nothin' but bloody blood Now I'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer Ran through an alley, still lookin' for my getaway Cop, I say, free, or you'll be dead today Trapped in the corner, dark, and I couldn't see the light Thoughts in my mind was benign and a better life What do I do, live my life in a prison cell? I'd rather die than be trapped in the livin' hell They got me trapped Uh-huh, they can't keep the black man down They got me trapped Uh-huh, they can't keep the black man down Trapped Uh-huh, they can't keep the black man down You know they got me trapped Nah, they can't keep the black man down Trapped Trapped