[Intro] [1950s Big Band Jazz Interlude] [Swaying Brass, Live Stage Banter, Crowd Ambience] [Spoken Word, Smooth Lounge Singer] "How's everybody doing tonight? as I Look at this wonderful city Having a good time? Yeah... keep those good vibes coming..The name of this song is death row. this is for my little brother, von tay . so if you don't like it. good! its not for you, Party hustle villain squad." [Big Band Brass Swell] [Instrumental Transition: Jazz morphs into Heavy Distorted Nu-Metal] Chours): I was always told I was always told when i get old if I get old the only roads I'll ever know The only roads are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row [V1]: words from .... A First gen American Mama a Jamaican British born citizen she a immigrant Excuse the confusion Daddy was hell sent They daddy cuban Quick to Show you what off the rails ment dress a different way but he'll start shooting Watch what you say in the closet bt to be honest let alone he was rolling stone dapper Dan Al Capone I'm Product of a broken home Raised around wealthy low lives Westside train got a thing for fucking other peoples wives B4 I hit my 1st doobie Psych ward to juvie to psych ward to juvie Around this time Mama telling ppl she never knew me From there It was juvie to group home to foster care to back home Everybody see me but they don't see that Im alone I know we've called the truce but one day we will address the abuse Just remember I remember not remembering is just an excuse ([Chours]: I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row [spoken word, male lead vocals]: ("We adapted, we changed, from 14th and Federal all the way to Park Meadows. All we do is break stereotypes. I'm nothing like you've ever met, nothing like you've ever seen. My ups, my downs, my in-betweens. I am who I am, and I'm okay with that. The good, the bad, the ugly. I love me. I know who I am, and I'm okay with that. And I don't have to change to make other people happy. I'm okay with not making them happy.") Chorus) : I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old If I get old the only roads I'll ever know death or death row [v]: Go around the world and shit start to get repetitive skrows claim they go dummy but they really just a sedative As a kid they use to dam me to hell Always on the Wrong side of tracks bt these rails still sale Found out real young the real lies This real world will tell Since then been giving them hell Chorus): I was always told when i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told [Verse male rap vocals ]Now every mf from my block got a glock with a switch Or a vest with a shottie Party Take your life and fuck your wifey be new step daddy and you a face on a r.i.p white tee Had to find my own route so doin with out really nothin this is what you get when you mix opportunity with corruption Its easy not to give a fuck In this day and age Just hit a blunt turn the page liquid courage fuel the rage It's hard not to perform when the world's a stage Had to double down 50 to 100 rounds Ask around Im gunin now unable to know stable Immigrant mamas struggling ta put food on the table i come from food stamps drive bys and no cable Chorus) : I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old if i get old the only roads I'll ever know are death or death row I was always told I was always told when i get old If I get old the only roads I'll ever know death or death row [v] I should probably put this beer down and go home and go home and go home I should probably put this clear down and go home go home go home I know it's nowhere near but I should go home go home go home I know home is not clear but I should get away from here [Outro] [Fading Nu-Metal Distortion, Dist" [Whispered Supervillain Laugh]
