[Verse 1]
I went to see my [bad word]  he doin' seventeen
One of the realist niggas, I done ever seen
Got caught wit' a bird, but his record was [bad word]  back from Dade, on da Gator wit' speed
He a real soldier, but his partner was greed
Get out when he fourty, went in at twenty-three
How seventeen years worth one key
Some [bad word] cost twenty-grand can get you over ten piece
He ain't wanna hurt nobody, he was just tryna eat
He had a real job, went to work four days a week
Said this his last trip, and he was gettin' out the streets
He a good [bad word]  second chance all he need

[Hook 2x]
Some niggas make mistakes, off [bad word] up circumstance
Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands
I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance

[Verse 2]
Wish I had one chance, to sentence the Judge kids
And watch 'em beg for they life like my niggas did
Give them a life sentence fo' some [bad word] that wasn't big
'Fore they get granted they appeal they gotta do ten
Shoe gotta be on the otha foot for you to understand
The scariest [bad word] in the world to be a black man
What my future holds, wish I knew in advance
I approach life everyday just hopin' I win
lot us already lost, we sittin' in the pen
This [bad word] crazy 'cause God, he forgive sin
But when [bad word] to the system that [bad word] don't bend
I guess it do, dependin' on the color of yo' skin

[Hook 2x]
Some niggas make mistakes, off [bad word] up circumstance
Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands
I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance

[Verse 3]
I thought it was understood, nobody was perfect
So, how can one mistake make yo' life worthless
God made us all, put us here to serve a purpose
Yo life in twelve strangers hands [bad word] back with a verdict
But is that really fair, what if they all was dirty
You mess up one time, and [bad word] back with thirty
But if you ain't got money, yo whole family hurtin'
Then you ain't got a choice, you gotta cop out early
But if you was rich, you wouldn'ta got them thirty
What if the Judge racist, nobody'd overturn it
The system [bad word] up, because it ain't sturdy [bad word] to America, home of the controversy

[Hook 2x]
Some niggas make mistakes, off [bad word] up circumstance
Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen
They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands
I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance