times r gettin crazy

1991, can't leave the house without packin my gun, cause nowadays thangs ain't so clean, you're either dope-dealin or bein a fiend, too much stress on a young man's brain, smokin that dank to deal with the pain, much love for the brothers in the crew, but who in the crew will be here in '92?, every damn day i see funk, brothers gettin killed, throwin in a trunk, dopefiend mothers sellin sex, welfare mothers waitin for checks, pops in the bathroom shootin hop, tell it my brother when does it stop, i gotta get a grip, can't let it faze me, i'm standin strong cause times are gettin crazy, brothers search hard for that perfect life, five-bedroom home, two kids and a wife, dog in the back by the swimming pool, everybody wants to be living cool, but to have these things you must have hope, mayne, can't get wrapped up in the dope game, it ain't cool, you better stay far, life is much more than rings and a car, girls gettin pregnant before it's time, havin babies and don't have a dime, think baby, don't be a fool, you better wait till things get cool, keep a hat for yo man's jimmy, safe sex - but you don't hear me, wake up, you can't be lazy, cause times are gettin crazy, children - from the black minority, locked down in the youth authority, dewitt nelson, washington ridge, these are places they lock down kids, it ain't right, it wasn't meant to be, we don't belong in no penitentiary, you got a talent? you better use it, pick up a pen and write some music, and if not, boy, play sports, get to hoop-ballin', hit the courts, the dope game just ain't cool, you better try and stay in school