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Lyrics

I went to CVS to see what I could purchase for $4 – I could buy Honey Roasted Peanuts for $4 – A small bag of Trail Mix is $4 – I could even purchase prunes for $4 – I couldn't even buy a descent toothbrush for $4 – But I could buy a finger sport toy Bowling set for $4 – And a set of fake French nails for $4 – But even dog and cat food cost way more than $4 – There wasn't even any medicine I could get If I was sick for $4 – Even the smallest bottle of aspirin cost more than $4 – I bought some shoelaces for $4 – $2.99, actually, but I paid with $4 – I needed a tape measure and I was bored So I gotta box of UNO cards for $4 – A Time Magazine and a coloring book for the kids Came up to $4 – A single for Marvin Gaye on iTunes, Makes Me Wanna Holla, cost $2.99 less than $4 – That bottle of water is $4 – But the worst thing you could get as a Black Man is to get shot in the head For $4 – Judge to the family awarded $4 – Their father's life for $4 – A phone call was placed for a noise complaint – At the time of his death, he was listening To "All Me" by Drake – He opened his door of his garage – then Told the cop on the other side of it To get the fuck outta dodge – Cop fired four times afterwards Each shot cost him his life at $4 – It took 2 minutes to earn $4 – The cost for the lawsuit for wrongful Death was $4 – Excessive force and violation of 14th and 15th Amendment cost $4 – S.W.A.T. Fired off tear gas cost $4 – The jury deliberation was 10 hours – Newman, the cop, wasn't liable – Drunk and hostile, Hill, the dead was 99% Responsible – The jury awarded Gregory Hill's funeral Expenses was one dollar – The child's loss of parental companionship Instruction and guidance mental pain And suffering was each one dollar – The children are 7, 10, and 13 Each got a dollar – Since the cop was only 1% responsible The verdict was reduced to 4 cents – The cop applauded the jury for free – The funeral costs 11 thousand, you see That's why I take seriously what I commit On paper and pen – Cause in this present form, she might Not see me again But turn on a stereo press play and I will Be here again – And I'll be here so long as she can stand To listen – As a Black Man, there's always that Strong possibility that that could be ME And I ask myself "What would happen If that were to happen to my family?" $4 couldn't even buy time – To kiss my family goodbye The jury was 1 Black Man – 2 White Men – 5 White Women – Black plight is only worth a dollar – A noise complaint costs a man His life and $4 A noise complaint costs a man His life and $4 A noise complaint costs a man His life and $4 A noise complaint costs a man His life and $4 A noise complaint costs a man His life and $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4