there once was a kid who lived just down the street
a quarter block from me
he shaved off his hair, put boots on his feet
and said this was his country
the day came around and the [bad word] all went down
and too late to see the light
he was caught up and shot up in a fight
won't you close your eyes
there once was a kid from south central LA
who threw up his set all day
all dressed in blue nothing to do
said hey man, what set you claim
the blood pulled a nine
and threw up his sign, then let the trigger slide
and he was, caught up and shot up in a fight
life can get cut short so
try to stay in line
you want to be a man
but this [bad word] happens all the time
so let's just all hang out
don't give a [bad word] about what they say
cause they're all lame
and were all still the same
won't you close your eyes