[church bells gong]      [Verse One: B-Real]   As a kid, I was known, son of a thug   Snub-nosed .38 in the glove, who can relate with us?   Never had an easy life, shit's way out   Clips spray out, fools pay out or play out   Any scenario, been there, done that   Gone where some of y'all niggaz, couldn't come back   Been through the hottest parts of hell   Came back with a hard shell and, hard as nails   I went through it all, do it all, screw it all   Small you recall, the hard times as a juve-nile   Often misunderstood   Some joined the military, others just joined the hood   Street corner combat, part of the dark streets   Your heart beats pump when my slugs release   And there ain't no tellin, don't be the one yellin   These birds are deadly, they can shatter your melon      [Chorus 2X: B-Real]   When the street wars jump off, there's only one thing to do   Grab your gat and squeeze one off   This ain't the life of the soft ones who run off   You got one shot to get you a knot      [Verse Two: B-Real]   At the crossroads, sick of holdin the badlands   Where street wars, kick off quicker than Van Dam   Mistakes of mad man, I remember the old ways   The old days where fools clapped you at close range   No quarter, you feel me?   Life expectancy's just a little bit shorter   G's gave the order, you carried 'em out   Quick fast, you the last nigga I'm worried about   Get that street lead, that was one step over the edge   Much closer to death, every step I kept on   Learnin about the dark paths, made a hard left   Prayed to God death is swift and painless   This life ain't for everyone, stay out my shoes   You can't trade your fate, I hate to break the news   The young won't respect the fences these days   You a marked man if you get caught up in these ways      [Chorus]   When the street wars jump off, there's only one thing to do   Grab your gat and squeeze one off   This ain't the life of the soft ones who run off   You got one shot to get you a knot      [pause for spooky instrumental]      [Chorus]   When the street wars jump off, there's only one thing to do   Grab your gat and squeeze one off   This ain't the life of the soft ones who run off   You got one shot to get you a knot