What Can I Do?

In any country, prison is where society sends it's failures

But in this country, society itself is failing

Today, how you like me now, I'm in the mix?

It's 1986 and I got the fix with the chicken and a quota

Got the baking soda, let the water boil, workers all loyal

Dropped out the twelveth

'Cause my wealth is shorter than a midget on his knees, now I slang keys

Infest my hood with crack, 'cause I'm the mack

Take a nation of millions to hold me back

Too big for my britches, and I got bitches

Now I'm hittin' switches, brutha's want my riches

Used to get 18 when my G was alive, now a key is 13, 5

'89s the number, another summer

Police ain't get no dumber

Streets dried up, used to think it would last

But being a king pin is a thing of the past

They tried to blast me for selling a boulder

Now I got my ass in minnesota

Got my own crew, it's on brand new

Damn what can I do?

Today...

Already done stack me half a mill ticket

Bought a house next to Prince, so now I can kick it

Now I got ends, wavin' to my friends, rollin' in my benz

Goin' to see the twins

Play at the dome police are tappin' my mobile phone, i'm almost home

Gettin' excited, indicted, spent a grip and a year tryin' to fight it

Lawyer got paid, plea, no contest

And everything I own got repossessed

Now take a look at the dust

And I'm happy 'cause I only got 36 months

I never picked up a book

But my arms are 16 inches, homies look

Can't wait for '92 so I can get with my crew

And see, what can I do

Today...

Messed up in the pen, now it's 94

Back in L.A., and I'm bailin' in the dough

Everybody, now I gotta start from scratch

So where to work at, and homies smirk at

Me say ain't nuttin' poppin' from here to the L.B, what you tell me?

No it ain't crack, and everybody's jackin' for a coupe

'Cause, they sent in the troops

Even tho I got muscle, that ain't my hustle

Takin' somebody car in a tussle

No skills to pay the bills

Takin' about education to battle inflation

No college degree, just a dumb ass G (yeah you nigga)

Who me?

I got a baby on the way, damn it's a mess

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? "yes"

Took some advice from my uncle Fester all dressed up in polyester

"Welcome to McDonalds may I please help you?"

Damn, what can I do

Today...

The white man has broke every law known to man to establish American

But he'll put you in the state penitentiary, he'll put you in the federal

Penitentiary for breaking these same laws. now we gonna look and see if

This devil is guilty for the laws he'll put you in jail for;

Drug using, drug selling, armed robbery, strong armed robbery, grand larceny

Rape, racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion

Aggravated assault, mayhem, sodomy of the black man, trespassing,

Embezzlement, purgery, kidnapping, smuggling, grand theft, brandishing a firearm

Carrying a concealed weapon, breaking and entering, and

Premeditated cold-blooded murder

"Guilty" on every charge!