Lyrics

[Verse 1: X-Raided] Golden State, California Republic Where money for public education wasn't in the budget Law enforcement got the greater portion of the funding Lady Justice turned a blind eye to it, it's disgusting It's impossible to grow when the soil isn't fertilized And every form of media encourage you to murder guys America has monetized your existence and your demise The Devil in a Blue Dress, that robe is simply her disguise A man stole a slice of pizza to survive They gave him Life, the way he felt cannot correctly be described And there was Lady Justice with her head held high Lifted up her blindfold and looked directly in her eyes She said, "You so mellow, you so cool" She said, "You speak so well. Which school did you go to?" Tell her I graduated from [Chorus: X-Raided] California State, not the university, paroled from the penitentiary Where I was educated for a quarter of a century Remember me? Tell her I graduated from California State Prison, Sacramento where conditions are designed to crack your mental And the LWOP's think the only way they goin' home is in a body bag New Folsom, Prison Blues, no Johnny Cash [Bridge: X-Raided & Locksmith] Walk the line Walk the line [Verse 2: Locksmith] Listen, I remember when neighborhoods was a village My mama was your mama and we would raise each other's children Now we kinda different 'cause the consequences are stiffer System rearin' our children, we in the rear of the picture And Richmond was nothing different, The Crest, it was no exception The children have no direction 'cause Papa's in a correction Facility, Little League games all empty bleachers In eighth grade, breaking in houses and bipping KIAs Now he's rappin' and singin 'and sippin' lean on his Insta Disabled three times and now he's rhymin' on Instru- Mentals he got on the Internet, besides the inner threat The gun charge he got last year that cast a bigger net This is met with plenty of fanfare from the fair skin they're in Long as it's not a threat to their kin (Damn) Therein lies the problem that's imperative (What?) It's time that we redefine that narrative 'Cause I'm from [Chorus: X-Raided] California State, not the university, paroled from the penitentiary Where I was educated for a quarter of a century Remember me? Tell her I graduated from California State Prison, Sacramento where conditions are designed to crack your mental And the LWOP's think the only way they goin' home is in a body bag New Folsom, Prison Blues, no Johnny Cash [Outro: X-Raided] Walk the line Walk the line