Smooth Criminal

Lyrics

[Intro: 2Pac] We gotta make a change It's time for us as a people to start makin' some changes Let's change the way we eat Let's change the way we live And let's change the way we treat each other You see the old way wasn't workin' So it's on us to do what we gotta do to survive [Verse 1: Michael Jackson] As he came into the window Was a sound of a crescendo He came into her apartment He left the bloodstains on the carpet She ran underneath the table He could see she was unable So she ran into the bedroom She was struck down, it was her doom [Break: Michael Jackson] Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? [Hook: Michael Jackson] Annie, are you okay? Will you tell us that you're okay? There's a sound at the window Then he struck you — a crescendo, Annie He came into your apartment Left the bloodstains on the carpet And then you ran into the bedroom You were struck down It was your doom [Break: Michael Jackson] Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? Annie, are you okay? So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie? [Bridge: Michael Jackson] You've been hit by— You've been hit by— A Smooth Criminal [Verse 2: 2Pac] I see no changes, wake up in the morning and I ask myself Is life worth livin'? Should I blast myself? I'm tired of bein' poor and, even worse, I'm black My stomach hurts so I'm lookin' for a purse to snatch Cops give a damn about a negro Pull the trigger, kill a nigga, he's a hero "Give the crack to the kids, who the hell cares? One less hungry mouth on the welfare!" First ship 'em dope and let 'em deal to brothers Give 'em guns, step back, watch 'em kill each other "It's time to fight back," that's what Huey said Two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead I got love for my brother But we can never go nowhere unless we share with each other We gotta start makin' changes Learn to see me as a brother instead of two distant strangers And that's how it's supposed to be How can the Devil take a brother if he's close to me? I'd love to go back to when we played as kids But things change… and that's the way it is And that's the way it is And that's the way it is [Outro: Michael Jackson] Annie are you okay? (I don't know) Will you tell us that you're okay? (I don't know) There's a sound at the window (I don't know) Then he struck you, a crescendo Annie? (I don't know) He came into your apartment (I don't know) Left bloodstains on the carpet (I don't know why baby) And then you ran into the bedroom (Help me) You were struck down It was your doom Annie, (Dad gone it) Annie are you okay? (Dad gone it baby) Will you tell us that you're okay? (Dad gone it baby) There's a sound at the window (Dad gone it baby) Then he struck you, a crescendo Annie He came into your apartment, (Dad gone it) Left bloodstains on the carpet And then you ran into the bedroom You were struck down (Dad gone it) It was your doom Annie