Bullet

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Rhymefest] Straight out of high school, he didn't know what to do Wanted to go to college but no money was nothin' new Wanted to get away, go see the world and do somethin' new He got approached in the mall by the Army recruit Told him if he want to go to school, "We got money too Sign up at 18, you'll be out when you 22" He joined the Army Airborne, got his uniform Went to bootcamp, got some discipline Iraq is where they shippin' him (No!) He's in the midst of war, bullets flyin' and missin' him Wishin' he was a kid again with his family in Michigan In the midst of fightin' militiamen, one round took down six of them He ain't really a killer though, takin' a lot of risk This is what a poor person do for a scholarship Then he turned around and got a face full of hollow tips (Ahh!) But don't be mad, he died for the flag [Chorus: Citizen Cope & Rhymefest] Well, what you've done here, is put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) What you've done here, is put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) [Verse 2: Rhymefest] Papa was a playa, knew just what to say ta' Get the women back to his lair, and lay her If sex had a trophy he's the Heisman, touchdown Hittin' models, R&B chicks and bust downs He got the women with crazy stares with his lady there They ain't care they like "Ooh look at his baby hair" He took 'em all put 'em in a line Hit five new chickens that thought they was fine Got head from five dope-fiends smokin' a dime And did it all raw dog, and [?] dawg I ain't lyin' Till he woke up one season with lesions He went to the doctor, asked him what was the reason The test read positive he couldn't believe him He tried to blame God, askin' why did he leave him Pleadin', please let the disease leave him From women that he conquered, he caught the monster [Chorus: Citizen Cope & Rhymefest] Well, what you've done here, is put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) What you've done is, you put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) [Post-Chorus: Citizen Cope & Rhymefest] Bullet and a target Between a bullet and a target Between a bullet and a target (OK, OK) A bullet and a target [Verse 3: Rhymefest] Now when the sun goes down, on our side of town On the other side of the block, when cops ain't around On the same side of the street that 'Pac hit the ground Not in Vegas, 'cause every nigga got 'Pac in him now (Westside!) When my guys hit the block, and we provin' we thugs I ain't on no swim team but you see pools of blood Skip Judy when you die, she ain't who's the judge Oh you married to the game? Prove your love, prove it Here's a strap shorty, shoot it, do it, just do it This ain't a gang, this a organized movement My hurt, my love, my pain, my stress My strife, my wife, my life, my test We made for more, we die for less When you starvin' in the ghetto I'ma right the rest See my girl think I'm hard, and my momma think I'm ard But when I'm all up in the dark I just fall on my knees [Chorus: Citizen Cope & Rhymefest] Oh, what you've done here, is put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) What you've done is, put yourself between a bullet and a target And it won't be long before, you pullin' yourself away (Pullin', pullin' yourself away) [Outro: Citizen Cope] A bullet and a target A bullet and a target A bullet and a target A bullet and a target