Generations

[Verse 1]
It didn't go down exactly as we planned
Now I'm standing in the dark with the weapon in my hand
I'm looking at my man and he's shouting out demands
I'm thinking to myself "this is getting out of hand"
The two marks we're refusing to comply
Then I looked up and saw three cameras in the sky
Fuck this shit, my turn to make a move
If I'ma go to jail, there'll be bodies on the news
I step to the kid, put the weapon to his throat
Said "Give it up quick, then the two of you can go."
But hell no, he had to be the hero
So a fight broke out and we went blow for blow
And in all the swinging and grappling and stuff, I happеned to stick my knife straight in his gut
My dun grabbed his pockеts and we broke the fuck out
I seen blood on my knife but didn't figure it out

[Chorus]
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation

[Verse 2]
We partied through the night with the liquor and the brews
And when I woke up, my face was up on the news
Twenty years old, now locked inside a cage
Just struggling to hold all the anger and the rage
My future uncertain, my family was hurtin'
If I go to trial and I lose, it will be curtains
The noise and the chaos, I couldn't even think
Always tension in the air, always feelin' on the brink
If a fight broke out then the bars go clink
Now we on lockdown and the cell starts to stink
Now three men trapped in a two man cell
Man I swear the West Detention was right next to hell
Plus my case wasn't really looking too good
They got an eyewitness and they say his evidence is good
After two years in this shit, I copped a plea
So they gave me eight more in the penitentiary

[Chorus]
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation

[Verse 3]
Time went by and my pain got deeper
I saw the death of my moms and my girl turned creeper
Maybe it was because of this they gave me my parole
But I still had to deal with bullshit from my PO
Stressin' me and sweatin' me, sendin' me back
And it went on and on like this until stat'
That's when I got out and started to build
Went and found myself a job and kept up with the bills
Then I met the homie Tom and showed him I could rap
He said "Sean, one day I'm gonna put you on a track."
Now The Wolfpack's my team 'cause he kept up his word
And if you ask me I say I got what I deserved
If I could do it again then nobody get hurt
See my schooling 'til the end and continue to work
I would've chilled down with the crime and continued to rap
Kept developin' my mind and put my place on the map

[Chorus]
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation
Straight from the heart, this art got me pacin'
Reminiscin' back to the start, the foundation
No matter if you stupid or smart, the foul nation of poverty will blacken your heart, my generation

[Outro]
Yeah! Word to the shawties out there: If you gonna do the crime, be prepared to do the time. Forget about snitching 'cause these goons will find you. Stay in school and get your mind right, kid! And to my homies locked up in the pen doing time, remember, probation and parole is a trap. They gonna send you back no matter what. That's all I gotta say. Now you heard my story. Seen B! And I'm out!