Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir No, no, no [El Dorado] It's the police, comin straight from the underground A young brotha got it bad cuz I'm brown You wonder why I can't get no peace, asleep I'm makin more than the chief of police I creep, on the plan, 20 inch rims You gon' always have haters when you're havin divadins Here come the po-po, still roll slow mo' About to blow some hydro inside a optimo The president choke and smoke on the sticky I told this fool I'm rappin, why he pattin on my Dickies? Next'll be me, cuz I'm a teenager With a little bit of platinum and a pager Tappin my phone, lookin for the product Thinkin every balla is servin narcotics You rather G, me in a ? Than me rollin in a 300 and 300 Benz She never knew what hit her Beans pulled the trigger I lost another nigga Pour out a little liquor [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why did you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir No, no oh [Captain Save M'] You know I heard some disturbing news, a situation Heard about them panelopie po-po's actin bad across the nation There's a particular situation that got me feelin sad It had the whole family askin God, why did it happen? Young and innocent, it gets so tense, is what I mention Never had the chance to live out a lifelong dream before it ended They say we shouldn't fade a white man's laws, at all times Whatever dude, the po-po's always have somethin else in mind I was ridin in a Caddy 500, bumpin Will Smith, gettin jiggy When I looked up in the rearview and spotted - Damn, it's a piggy License suspended, warrant checks, verbal altercation Officer Dolittle, ???????? JuJu's and Wam-Wam's is all we had to work with, chancin & hollerin Wish I had the chance to screw the marbles and hire Johnny Cochran I'm just a black man in this white man's world, like 'Pac say Wassup y'all, shouldn't play, cuz we can't save 'em from the yay [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir (save me) Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir (why do you wanna see me) Oh no, no We ain't sayin that all cops are bad I think the good cops hate the bad cops sometimes But you know this has to stop You feel me? [El Dorado] Ebony, heavenly, sent from up above Blessed me with my flesh, that's respect with love Hey ballas, this brotha spiked the set-backs They only around to get you down, so don't sweat that Let that, a change gon' come Reminiscin the days of old when all the negros sunk It don't matter where you're from They still do what's bad Walkin with a stack, got 'em lookin for my rag I dash from the police, arrest resisted Apprehend my shin, to the pen is the mission You wonder why I'm trippin (don't trip, stay cool) They made me wanna act a fool, they way they shot up Boo When too young, reduce a life to a gun A flat tire cost you when you're livin in the slum Make me wanna holla, the way they do my life And it really ain't right [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I didn't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Offi