Intro N.C. One two, one one two Hook I was stabbed by Satan On the day that I was born I was promised lovin' But instead I was torn Na, na, na, na, na, na My heart bled fear Na, na, na, na, na, na My eyes shed tears verse 1 A poor black ghetto child He can't shoot and he can't go run a mile There's no school and the kids go runnin' wild The police and the courts wanna run him out He's so cold and the po po hate 'em all He ain't seen his daddy since back in '84 But oh well, so it be, now he's in jail His mother's stressin' just to get him out on bail Now sing it out Hook I was stabbed by Satan On the day that I was born I was promised lovin' But instead I was torn Na, na, na, na, na, na My heart bled fear Na, na, na, na, na, na My eyes shed tears verse 2 So the story goes on There's no glory and the worry takes a toll on His whole body but his buddies wanna roll on It's all bloody when the cops come to a stop N.C. The police with their big Glocks pull 'em out They say "freeze" but there's only one comin' out There's two dead with a legal gun to his head It's stupid, he shoulda played ball instead Now sing it out Hook I was stabbed by Satan On the day that I was born I was promised lovin' But instead I was torn Na, na, na, na, na, na My heart bled fear Na, na, na, na, na, na My eyes shed tears verse 3 So one day when it's all said and done My life will be the bluest rap song ever sung My verses will be curses to the rich And all sorts of authority will cease to exist My daughters will be free of wars in my honor. Your fist Will raise in the air Like the silence of revolution My face will appear Like the vision of a prisoner with his last beer This song is a poem and this whole poem is a tear Dropped to your ear Hook I was stabbed by Satan On the day that I was born I was promised lovin' But instead I was torn Na, na, na, na, na, na My heart bled fear Na, na, na, na, na, na My eyes shed tears e Outro So why do kids cry when they're born? Ever ask yourself that? I mean, there's no scientifical reason explaining that. Well, it is said that Satan stabs a child at birth As an introduction to pain. You know, welcome to the world, right?
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