I was born in Chicago 1971 I was born in Chicago 1970 What my father told me "Son, you'd better get a gun
My first friend went down When I was sixteen years old Oh, my first friend went down When I was sixteen years old There's one thing I can say about that boy He gotta go
My second friend went down When I was seventeen years of age Oh, my second friend went down When I was seventeen years of age There's one thing I can say about that boy He gotta pray
Oh, life is a lie If you don't know how to play the game Oh, life is a lie If you don't know how to play the game All my friends are going And everything's gonna stay the same
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