Yeah, ballad of a dead soldier This is the ballad of a dead soldier This is the ballad of a dead soldier Come play the ballad of a dead soldier The plan, to take command of the whole family Though underhanded, to be the man it was planned All my road dogs, official mob figures Love to act up, the first to bomb when we rob niggas I can be lost in my own mind To be the boss only thought's grip on chrome nines Niggas get tossed up, war scars, battlefield memories Swore I saw the devil in my empty glass of Hennessy Talkin' to a nigga on a tight leash Screamin' "Fuck the police!" As I ride through the night streets Little child runnin' wild, towards danger What's the cause? Don't be alarmed, death to all strangers Maybe I'm a madman A pistol grabbin' nigga, unleash the sandman Promise a merciless retaliation, nothin' is colder Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier Thug for life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes Completely lost, revenge at all costs Payback's a bitch, switched now the trick's crossed Tossed up and never to be heard of A single witness screamin', "Bloody murder, murder!" Blast, tell me, homie, what you see now? A blind man and a dead body, I'm ready to leave town And get my cash though, hook up with Castro Homie, had to blast on the task force Stupid coppers tried to play us out, never that They took my money and my stash, time to get 'em back, haha Upon my secret arrival Two Glock 45's, time for survival Death to my rivals, tell me, what you want, Lord? Nobody left after the death of a drug lord, haha The situation's critical Nothing is colder than hear the ballad of a dead soldier Thug for life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes and hear the ballad of a dead soldier Be a coward, put yo' hands to the moon When my Glocks rang out, the niggas came out boom! Who wanna see me in a challenge? So merciless, I'm terrifyin' niggas in my ballads Do you feel me? Capo or Capi-tan One day I'll be the Don, until then, remain strong My only fear of death is reincarnation Bustin' at my adversaries like a mental patient To all my niggas facin' 60 years Sheddin' tattooed tears, another suicidal on the tier Takin' private planes, tryin' to survive the game For all my homies that'll never be alive again All they promise us is death, nigga Take a breath, come be the last one left, nigga It's real now, feel it or fantasize it, ain't nuttin' colder Listen, you can hear it the ballad of a dead soldier Thug for Life, I will be This is the ballad of a dead soldier A life of crime I will lead Close your eyes, hear the ballad of a dead soldier If you play the game, you play to win This is the ballad of a dead soldier It's a crazy world full of sin Close your eyes and hear the ballad of a dead soldier This go out to Kato, Mental, all the niggas that passed away (this is the ballad of a dead soldier) Mutulu, Geronimo, Seyku, all the down-ass riders (close your eyes, the ballad of a dead soldier) All the niggas that put it down, all the soldiers All the niggas that go through that day-to-day struggle This is the ballad of a dead soldier! All the niggas that passed on All the niggas with ambition and money in they heart All the niggas that want some and that don't take none Hahaha, it's the ballad of a dead soldier! The police are so scared of us All the feds they aware of us They wanna see us dead They got pictures of a nigga head (ballad of a dead soldier!) Tryin' to see me in chains, shit Them niggas'll never breathe again Before they put me in a cell, they'll see me in Hell ('Cause it's the ballad of a dead soldier!) Got my pistols cocked Run the whole motherfuckin' block, fuck the cops! The police? We run these streets, nigga Huh (ain't heard the ballad of a dead soldier!) Heh, these niggas can't see me, half the world wanna be me Multi-millionaire, shit, it ain't fair But, nigga, you know, it's the ballad of a dead soldier!

(Going around in circles baby) (And I don't care where I go) I know, I'm going around in circles baby You know, I'm going around in circles Here I go And I don't care where you go I know, I'm going around in circles baby You know I'm going around in circles March 2nd, I was cursed I never felt felt my body hurt I'ma end up in a hearse By March 21st I know, I'm going around in circles baby You know, I'm going around in circles baby I wanna kill myself But I'm too big of a coward I have no self control I have no power You know, I'm going around in circles baby I know, I'm going around in circles baby I owe the government hella cash And I can't get it hella fast They 'gon take it out of my account And I'ma die broke I know, I'm going around in circles baby You know, I'm going around in circles baby I'ma die a broke man Not a cent in my hand 'Cause life ain't fair All kids beware You know, I'm going around in circles baby I know, I'm going around in circles baby I never met another one (Never met another one) And my face 'gon meet this gun (I don't care) And I don't care where I go And I don't care where you from Give me a sign

He wasn't lookin' for fanfare or fame But it all came around just the same. He then met a girl with desire in her eye, He gave her love, she took his name. The times they were good, the times they were bad, Most times it was just in between. The hard pill he swallowed was the times that they had, She put on display for all to be seen. Some find their solace in work or the lord, She was quite content in her dream. When his eyes they burned from the bright lime light, He found comfort in the bottle of Ol' Jimmy Beam. One day from the depths of his deep darkened hole, He reached out for something to feel. She offered back nothin' but lack of respect So he left himself out with two barrels of steel. She cried in the day, she cried in the night. She cried loudest when someone was near. Whether crying for him or she cried for herself, The bigger the camera, the bigger the tear. Most folks agree that she was living a hell And publicly she showed her pain. And never once was there a thought for herself, And the ever-growing slices of fortune and fame. Now on the coattails of a dead man she'll ride On the coattails of a dead man she'll ride. On the coattails of a dead man she'll ride she'll ride, On the coattails of a dead man she'll ride she'll ride high.

You walk into the room with your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked and you say, "Who is that man?" You try so hard but you don't understand Just what you're gonna say when you get home Something is happening but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? You sneak into the window and you say, "Is this where it is?" Somebody points his finger at you and says, "It's his" And you say, "What's mine?", someone else says, "What is?" You say, "Oh my God, am I here all alone?" Something is happening but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? You hand in your ticket to go see the geek Who wokes up too when he hears you speak And says, "How does it feel to be such a freak?" And you say, "Impossible" as he hands you a bone Something is happening, you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? You have many contacts out there among the lumberjacks To get you facts when someone attacks your imagination (imagination) But nobody has any respect, anyway they just expect You to hand up a your check to tax-deductible charity organizations The sword swallower walks up and then he kneels He crosses himself and then he clicks his high heels And without further notice asks you how it feels And says, "Here's your throat back, thanks for the loan" Something is happening, you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? You crawn into the room like a camel and you frown You put your eyes in your pocket and you put your nose into the ground There ought to be a law against you comin' around You got to be made to be wearing a telephone Something is happening and you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones? Something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?

Joey white, well he ain't got no choices Just like his daddy did, he joins the armed forces Gonna be a man, oh not a zero For uncle sam, well he'll be a hero He don't know that uncle sam is a cartoon and not a man Poor joey white Oh joey white, you better bite your tongue You don't know jack, boy You're young, dumb and full of cum Better step in line, go with the others Gonna fight for freedom, son, your country and your brothers Here's your boots and here's a gun Learn when to fight, learn when to run Poor joey white Well he got two years in the sand And it will surely change his plans for life Joey white, well he gets his orders Grab your things and we'll meet you at the border Kill 'em all, no quarter given Shoot on sight, boy, let god sort out the livin' Told ya no one's keeping score This ain't no game, well this is war For joey white Yeah from below and from the sky Hear some bullets fly Oh a scream of battle cry Bodies burn and brothers die Poor joey white Joey white, well you better run faster You can't run fast enough to avoid this grave disaster Well in a flash blood soaks his shirt Drops to his knees, now he's face down in the dirt Now his only freedom blurred Gets to leave this hell on earth still alive Now his heart's filled up with lead He got demons in his head For life

I wish I was a pilot Soaring over everyone and everything Looking at the landscape What a peaceful tiny scene Staring over the skyline Oh I feel the blue dancing on my wings Turn off the engine Imagine what tomorrow brings The time we wont delay Take it from the other side Born and lost but its a one more time To get my fill Of this old forgotten thrill, in this life I wish I was a fighter pilot Soaring over everyone and everything Well through the smoke and fire Imagine the hell I'd bring The time we won't delay Take it from the other side You're born and lost But its a one more time To get my fill Of this old forgotten thrill, in this life Well it's a cold, lost and shame Wash it all out Please wash it all away Now the story's old But its all been told Wish I And I wish I'd fly Alright I wish I was an outlaw Spend my life kicking ass and takin' names There would be no love lost Town to town killin dreams The lines they turn to gray Take it from the inside Born and lost but its a one more time To get my fill Of this old forgotten thrill, in this life A one more time To get my fill Of this old forgotten thrill, in this life Ahh

Into my mind, into the deep Taking me up to the observatory See if the moon and the stars agree To take me out Where is the answer? Where you've been hiding? What's you been running from? Two worlds colliding Everybody hides Everybody bleeds Everybody wants Everybody needs Love But maybe I ain't the one Maybe I ain't the one Look who rise and calls from the east Oh, the sky, it begs and pleads Get up boy off your knees Look around Everybody hides Everybody bleeds Everybody hurts Everybody feels Everybody cries Everybody dreams Everybody wants Everybody needs Love And I am one And I am one Everybody hides Everybody bleeds Everybody hurts Everybody feels Everybody's right Everybody's wrong Everybody's old Everybody's young Everybody's low Everybody's high Everybody lives Everybody dies Everybody cries Everybody dreams Everybody wants Everybody needs Love And I am one I am one