Been down, been down
Late at night, what's gone wrong?
Been down, been down
Late at night, the bad don't seem so wrong

When night falls and all lights off
You'll get robbed where I live
Crooks and robbers, villains and mobsters
The night's got nothing to give
(What's gone wrong?)
When late at night niggas be stealin'
When late at night niggas be killin'
'Cause late at night, the bad don't seem so wrong

(Natti)
Nightfall is curtain call for underhanded theatrics
Slugs travel through gun barrels from hands is half practiced
While rapists take this darkness and make alleys they mattress
Jonesin' junkies twitchin', no more hookers with coochies itchin'
Spreading disease, spreading they knees in different positions
In the abyss is children, they get lost in the mix
Gun-down for fresh kicks, or opposite color fits
It's demons that brood lewd manners behind tents
I'm sittin' in position to help the distorted blues
Only experienced doses of night that's on the news
Or BET showing the glamor without the blues
MTV helping you pick out Jessica's shoes
Just [bad word] how you livin', confusin' your vision
Night's a politician 'cause only the [bad word] is what's missin'
Dirty cops fight crime with dirtier ammunition
The night's salivatin', waitin' for me to finish spittin'

When night falls and all lights off
You'll get robbed where I live
Crooks and robbers, villains and mobsters
The night's got nothing to give
(What's gone wrong?)
When late at night niggas be stealin'
When late at night niggas be killin'
'Cause late at night, the bad don't seem so wrong

(Deacon)
When them lights low and ain't no night glow from the moon [bad word] towns, no hounds to hunt 'em down
Keep your sight low and get your life stole by some goons
Swindlers injure ya, a criminal's heart's miniature
Men in the dark paint sinister art in the park
Son of the morning star? Stringing hearts like a harp
Playin' melodies of jealousy, felonies [bad word] by [bad word] and its philharmonic, bewitchin' our young guys
We no longer seek light to give us power
That voice gets hushed by [bad word] of the Witching Hour
The touch of the wicked cowards that lurk in the dusk
In even-tide, heathens rise, searching for bucks
Anonymous and [bad word]  assure obscurity
In a spell under its veil, an impure security
We love it in our spirits 'cause we suckas for lust
Most even [bad word]  it, we too ashamed to be just

When night falls and all lights off
You'll get robbed where I live
Crooks and robbers, villains and mobsters
The night's got nothing to give
(What's gone wrong?)
When late at night niggas be stealin'
When late at night niggas be killin'
'Cause late at night, the bad don't seem so wrong

When night falls and all lights off
You'll get robbed where I live
Crooks and robbers, villains and mobsters
The night's got nothing to give
(What's gone wrong?)
When late at night niggas be stealin'
When late at night niggas be killin'
'Cause late at night, the bad don't seem so wrong

~

darkness carried in the heart cannot be cured by moving the body from one place to another.