I was born in Chicago in 1941 I was born in Chicago in 1941 Well, my father told me "Son, you had better get a gun"
Well, my first friend went down when I was seventeen years old Well, my first friend went down when I was seventeen years old Well, there's one thing I can say 'bout that boy, he got bold
Well, my second friend went down when I was twenty-one years of age Well, my second friend went down when I was twenty-one years of age Well, there is one thing I can say about that boy, he got dead
Well, my rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game Well, my rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game All my friends are going and things just don't seem the same Oh, things just don't seem the same, baby