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[ti:The Ecology]
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[00:21.12]Underage girls having seeds at the age of seventeen
[00:24.03]Baby daddies signing up for the marines
[00:26.16]Black streets filled with crack and pipe dreams
[00:28.76]F**k peace ni**as is purchasing red beams
[00:31.49]P89s glocks AR15s
[00:34.18]It gets so hot cops don't want to intervene
[00:36.83]Cause they can get popped too simple and plain
[00:39.30]All the ogs dead it's a new ballgame
[00:42.09]A bunch of young guns in charge who ain't got heart
[00:44.74]A few gave a listen to the lessons that was taught
[00:47.53]Those who took heed was the ones who succeeded
[00:50.24]The ones who didn't wound up sharing showers
[00:52.83]The strong move silent the weak get devoured
[00:55.43]Too many fake hustlers the dr*g game is sour
[00:58.10]Rather live like an animal than die like a coward
[01:00.69]Writing lyrics in the midst of
[01:02.22]My ni**as sniffing powder lines like it's 1989
[01:06.22]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[01:08.74]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[01:11.53]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[01:14.58]Cause where I'm from brothers die everyday sunny ca
[01:17.24]Understand the ecology on how we behave
[01:20.05]Baseheads drive-bys it's just how we was raised
[01:23.05]Murder for capital we got to get paid
[01:25.99]That's the mindstate that boosts the crime rate
[01:28.53]Just lost soulds try'na find their way
[01:30.64]Through this puzzle every ghetto NY to L.A.
[01:33.29]Deep inside I know it's time for a change wish I could reach them
[01:36.28]But I got both feet in the grave and still sinking
[01:38.68]The environment'll drive you insane flooded with demons
[01:41.52]They motive is to get in your brain make you a heathen
[01:44.40]Even have you sniffing coc*ine slanging that reefer
[01:46.75]I know a lot of ni**as that pump they claim they eating
[01:49.43]They need to dumb it down never seen a hundred thou'
[01:52.42]Loudmouths with loose lips who unloyal
[01:55.55]Fiends smoking out aluminum foil
[01:57.28]Just to cope with life's ills too much on my mind
[02:00.22]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[02:02.81]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[02:05.31]Just trying to survive in these days and times
[02:07.84]I swear unity went out the window what a shame
[02:10.85]Back then we was all kinfolks it ain't the same
[02:13.58]I dream of that day when little kids can play in the streets
[02:16.45]Not worried about getting hit by strays
[02:18.66]Wish I didn't need herb to calm my nerves
[02:21.35]Wish peace was more than just a five-letter word
[02:24.09]It's hard to be optimistic
[02:25.83]When you live on the same block as the killers
[02:28.04]Who just got out of prison
[02:29.38]Still walking with my head up there got to be something better
[02:32.05]Than this scene of police sirens and paramedics
[02:34.83]That's my philosophy you feel the same
[02:37.41]Then follow me this is the ecology