Another gang war
Shootin' trying to be the boss
A mother aches sore
Another child lost
She tried to raise him right
But he picked the wrong friends
Didn't mean to start bangin'
He just wanted to fit in
Straight A student
Then his grades took a dive
Hangin' in the streets
Blowin' haze gettin' high
Daddy walked out
Around age nine
So he's lost in this world
Without a real guide
But his mother
Who was caught up in the struggle
Yea she had a job
But it wasn't doing numbers
He tried to keep his head up
But he didn't see hope
Knew the money wasn't comin'
So he started sellin' dope
Next thing he know
His life flashed before his eyes
Then a nine landed in his spine
And it took his life
If he could press rewind he'd do it right
But life comes one time then you headed to the light;