Betrayal

Lyrics

[Intro (phone conversation)] Yo, what up, son? Yo, what's up, kid? Yo, you holdin' your head up? I'm tryin', man, but you know, the system is shady, man Word, man, they always, man, they always tryin' To keep a good brother down, but I'm sayin' We still, you know we got love for you, son And we prayin' for you and we, you know We tryin' to hold it down wh- You know, while you in there, man No question Hopefully they won't have to keep you for too long Yeah, for real, I sure love be out in a minute, you know? But you know what I want you to do, kid? You know what would be the bomb, man? What's that? You need to do some shit with 'Face, man 'Bout how niggas be shady, man Scarface? Yeah, man Yo, that's my nigga, yaknowwhaImean Scarface is tight, son Yo, that's a good idea, word is bond I'm gonna talk the play in tomorrow Yeah And see about if we could hook up with him That's proper [Chorus: Guru] Scandalous, money, greed, and lust In this trife life, there ain't nobody you can trust Plus there's no justice, it's just us In fact, watchin' yo' back, it be a must And each and everyday around the way gats bust And jealous, so-called friends'll try to set you up It's called betrayal [Verse 1: Guru] Check the horror scene The kid was like twelve or thirteen Never had the chance like other kids to follow dreams Watched his father catch two in the dome and to the spleen Nothin' but blood everywhere, these streets are mean They spared his life, but killed his moms and his sister Jean Of course, over some drug shit His pops was on some ill-out, spill your guts out, on some thug shit Didn't know his boys was on some shady, no love shit His pops got played out though, with silencers they laid him out, yo Took his stash, and all the cash, and left him tied up on the couch, yo With tape over his mouth, so he couldn't cry out 'Cause his dad was the nigga with clout Survival of the fittest so they split his wig, no doubt Despite the stocking caps, he noticed the same cat Who used to give him dough and taught him to use the same gat Supposed to be like an Uncle, fam and all that He could tell that it was him 'cause he had on the same slacks He wore when he took him out to Meadowlands racetrack Why did he flip and go out like that? It's called betrayal [Chorus: Guru] Scandalous, money, greed, and lust In this trife life, there ain't nobody you can trust Plus there's no justice, it's just us In fact, watchin' yo' back, it be a must And each and everyday around the way gats bust And jealous, so-called friends'll try to set you up It's called betrayal [Verse 2: Scarface] (It's called betrayal Punk ass niggas It's called betrayal) He on a mission to become a ball player Flip big Benz's, flossin' all gators Had it all mapped out, a 6'8" 12th grader Fresh outta school and finna go make paper He had a brother who was hustlin', collectin' his change Never let his baby brother stick his neck in the game Told him all he had to do is just enjoy the ride And he ain't have to worry about money 'cause that's in time So now he's pacin' as the time moves slowly Can't wait to face Shaquille in the paint and school Kobe Kept his grades and stayed up under neighborhood functions And then a group of knuckleheads came through dumping So now he's sittin' on the sidewalk bleeding Fell into a puddle of his own blood and stopped breathin' And everybody in the neighborhood still grievin' But destiny caught up with his ass and he got even And all the cryin' in the world ain't goin' to bring him back His brother, sittin' at the wake, wipin' tears from his mother's eyes Why'd the game have to go and take the young boys life Only the wicked live shife, payin' the price While he's starin' at the shell his brother's soul once held The trigger man made bail And you, wouldn't pay the boy his mail, and sacrificed your fuckin' family That's betrayal Betrayal (echoes) [Chorus: Guru] Scandalous, money, greed, and lust In this trife life, there ain't nobody you can trust Plus there's no justice, it's just us In fact, watchin' yo' back, it be a must And each and everyday around the way gats bust And jealous, so-called friends'll try to set you up It's called betrayal