Scandalous, money greed and lust In this trife life, there aint nobody you can trust Plus theres no justice, its just us In fact, watchin yo back it be must And each and everyday around the way gats bust And jealous so-called friendsll try to set you up Its called betrayal
Verse 1: Guru
Check the horror scene The kid was like twelve or thirteen Never had the chance like other kids to follow dreams Watched his father catch two in the dome and to the spleen Nothin but blood everywhere, these streets are mean They spared his life, but killed his moms and his sister Jean Of course over some drug shit His pops was on some ill-out, spill your guts, on some thug shit Didn't know his boys was on some shady ass no love shit His pops got played out though, with silencers they laid him out yo Took his stash and all the cash and left em, tied up on the couch yo With tape over his mouth, so he couldnt cry out Cause his dad was the nigga with clout Survival of the fittest so they split his wig no doubt Despite the stocking caps he noticed the same cat, who used to give him doe And taught him, to use the same gat Supposed to be an uncle,fam and all that He could tell it was him cause he wore the same slacks, he wore when He took him to meadowlands racetrack Why did he flip and go out like that? Its called betrayal
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Verse 2: Scarface
A betrayal Punk ass niggas Its called betrayal
He on a mission to become a ball player Flip big benzs, flossin all gators Had it all mapped out,6-8,12th grader Fresh outta school, he fin to go lay paper He had abrother who was hustlin collectin his change Never let his baby brother stick his neck in the game Told him all he had to do is just enjoy the ride And he ain't have to worry about money cause thats in time So now hes pacin as the time moves slowly Cant wait to face shaquille in the paint and school kobe Kept his grades and stayed up under naighborhood functions And then a group of knuckleheads came through dumpin So now hes sittin on the sidewalk bleedin Fell into a puddle of his own blood and stopped breathin And everybody in the neighborhood still grievin But destiny caught up with his ass and he got even And all the cryin in the world aint goin to bring him back His brother, sittin at the wake wipin tears from his mothers eyes Whyd the game have to go and take the young boys life Only the wicked live shife, payin the price While hes starin at the shell His brothers soul wants hell the trigger man made bail And you, wouldnt pay the boys mail, and sacrificed the fuckin family Thats betrayal Betrayal (echoes)