[Verse] Entertainment is changing, intertwining with gangsters In the land of the killers, a sinner's mind is a sanctum Holy or unholy, only have one homie Only this gun, lonely 'cause don't anyone know me Yet everybody just feels like they can relate, I guess words are a motherfucker they can be great Or they can degrade, or even worse they can teach hate It's like these kids hang on every single statement we make Like they worship us, plus all the stores ship us platinum Now how the fuck did this metamorphosis happen From standing on corners and porches just rapping To having a fortune, no more kissing ass But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you Fans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at you To get they hands on every dime you have, they want you to lose your mind every time you mad So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon Any dispute won't hesitate to produce handguns That's why these prosecutors wanna convict me, strictly just to get me off of these streets quickly But all they kids be listening to me religiously, so I'm signing CDs while police fingerprint me They're for the judge's daughter but his grudge is against me If I'm such a fucking menace, this shit doesn't make sense Pete It's all political, if my music is literal, and I'm a criminal how the fuck can I raise a little girl I couldn't, I wouldn't be fit to, you're full of shit too, Guerrera, that was a fist that hit you...
[Chorus] (C'mon), sing with me, (sing), sing for the years (Sing it), sing for the laughter, sing for the tears, (c'mon) Sing it with me, just for today, maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away...
[Verse] They say music can alter moods and talk to you Well can it load a gun up for you , and cock it too Well if it can, then the next time you assault a dude Just tell the judge it was my fault and I'll get sued See what these kids do is hear about us toting pistols And they want to get one 'cause they think the shit's cool Not knowing we really just protecting ourselves, we entertainers Of course the shit's affecting our sales, you ignoramus But music is reflection of self, we just explain it, and then we get our checks in the mail It's fucked up ain't it How we can come from practically nothing to being able to have any fucking thing that we wanted That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it 'Cause we consider these minutes golden And maybe they'll admit it when we're gone Just let our spirits live on, through our lyrics that you hear in our songs so we can...
[Chorus] (C'mon), sing with me, (sing), sing for the years (Sing it), sing for the laughter, sing for the tears, (c'mon) Sing it with me, just for today, maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away...