I remember playing my guitar in the projects Playing in the PJ's A product of the environment Pour some liquor for those who passed away I told my mom I'm gonna get up out of the hood Mama My dad taught me the American dream, baby You can be anything that you wanna be If I did it y'all could do it Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mama, take these guns away from here Mama, I can't shoot them anymore Cease fire I feel a dark cloud coming over So poor, so dark It feels like I'm knocking on the heaven's door
To Biggie Smalls and Tupac Knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door Hip-Hop To Freaky Tah and Big Heavy Lost boy Knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door Yeah And to the Princess Aaliyah We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door To my brother Big Pun Terror Squad We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door Oh Lord, Oh Lord
Would someone take these guns away from here Take these guns from the street, Lord I can't shoot my brothers anymore I seen a thug cry I feel a dark cloud coming over me Over me It feels like It feels like I'm knocking on the heaven's door So sing along street children
We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door And to my daddy that passed away Rest in peace Knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door To the God, Fred Jordan, we're And put the Fugees on Knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door To my people doing time We're Locked up Knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door
Crips and Bloods, Latin Kings Please just chill wit the violence Though even though I know that the bad boy move in silence I'm asking y'all please chill wit the violence Said even though I know that the gangsters move in silence Whoa We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door To my people in the Twin Tower We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door And to my soldiers in the Pentagon We're knock, knock, knocking on the heaven's door New York New York New York New York New York Mama To my people in the streets I'm talking to you now Please put down your heat Oh Lord To my brothers that's on the corner Oh God Ay get out quick or you too will be knocking on heaven's door