_then_

I can't sleep at night until I see the sun-in-the-skiez//
one-of-us-died in the heat of battle right in front-of-my-eyez//
his ghost-appeared-in-the-night but I chose-to-veer-from-the-light//
now I'm trapped-in-darkness gats strapped-in-harness clear-in-my-sight
when the smoke has cleared-from-my-pipe//
frozen-criez pupils are open-wide//
I thought of how you chose-to-die the moment I closed-my-eyez//
I pray that I meet-again with all my deceased-of-friendz but sometimez ask God "why'z he been chosen...WHY??????"//
all my emotionz lie...in the ground-and-grave-where-you-rest//
twin shots from twin Glocks were found-engraved-in-ya-chest//
cravingz-of-flesh ate my conscience cause the best moments in ya life will be saved-till-you-dead and life is only a prelude-to-death//

_now_

now I hustle...snatch pursez and snatch-chainz...
act-strange pack-flamez skinny nigga in the rap-game//
no holdin'-back on golden plaquez broken bats mean broken backs//
hold-ya-stash I'm smokin' hash I came from behind and stole-ya-cash//
I be the hottest-crook even my watch-was-took...
I advise you not-to-look...well whaddya know I got ya pocketbook...
try to get it back...I dare ya I ain't tryin' to scare ya into believin'-I'm-real//
fiend-for-my-billz look at me with an evil-eye-grill and I won't hesitate to see-you-guys-killed//
I ain't a killa though...but I do carry a knife-and-a-nine//
but only so I can claim possession of ya thingz and fight for what is rightfully-mine...