Lyrics

[Intro: sample] I know how tough it is *gunshot* [Verse 1: Killah Priest] My life flashes, I'm eight years old, my face stares cold At the pastor, as he picks up the roll He reads a chapter, his voice is like, grabbin' my soul The scenes turn blacker and finally it fades out slow The hear and after, a whole brand new screen show I hear laughter, it's my birthday, I'm 18 years old I'm on gates between Monroe, eight fiends and young hoes Inflate dreams with gun blows, wake screams and blunt rose Up, they lit it, some hit it, I'm drunk So much, that I can't see straight Another flash, I'm in a fancy place A waiter walks over, hands me a plate, I trance into escape But it's too late, I see my casket, my moms screamin' bastard Y'all know who killed them, filled them with them lugers The ruger, you goddamm hoodlums But it's too late, I see the king in the New Jerusalem I can touch the gates [Chorus: Savoy] Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen [Verse 2: Killah Priest] Was this my fate, to be judged in this place? Angels watchin' me, I step up to plead my case I see his face in black space, okay let me back trace Somethin' went wrong between that gat in my waist Somethin' went wrong between the slow reaction when they were clappin' my way Is this the judgment, the place where every thug has been After hearin' gun fire, and slugs go in Are you the chosen, or the one known as the Omen The gates are open, I wanna know where I'm going? Is this the place I was destined to come, I slept in the slums Next to a bum, saw death pestilence and guns I was born cold, naked and young Mouth open, rain's splashin' off of cardboard, wettin' my tongue We prayed for the shepherd to come I was called a monster, I was a youngster, crawled out the dumpster Toes were bloody, clothes we muddy Eyes were cruddy, peeped to the skies above me Cried I'm ugly, found out this life don't love me Despised by the country, paralyzed in my one knee Talked to the Most High, Priest, hug me, real, real [Chorus: Savoy] Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen [Interlude: Savoy] No, no, no, no, no, no, no Priesthood, Savoy Murda G-13, what's poppin', oh, no, no, no No, it's real, it's real It's real, just sing it when it's real It's real, it's real, it's real, it's real [Chorus] Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen Time keep on ticking Stay focused, ain't no time for politicking Got to keep our young brothers out of prison Every day I breathe it feels like a mission, listen