The Laws, Pt. 1 Lyrics

2001, five years after birth

I saw a man drop dead

In the dirt. No hearse

Summertime but still a cold world

Hood rats and platted naps, my whole world

I ran out the house, French Toast school shirt and Dickies

Tryna play without noticing neighbors acting sleazy for gangsters

She could get the G-Eazy

It was me, my older brother, younger and older female siblings

Four of us on weekday at 7 AM just sitting

When moms and dads gone to work

Plot every way you gone do work

My brother, eldest son, second oldest child, tall

Two-toned, dark and smoked out like a Black and Mild

He stood over us and it was understood we were following him through the hood

He snatched up the rock. On our way to shoot hoops

Little did we know today, he wouldn't be the only shooter

Now, pay attention: every action has a consequence

And coincidentally, our conscience were not woke

Not conscious but we confident coming up the streets, yeah

Coming up. Pumped up. Crunked up. Them fingers up

We weren't to leave the house but if my little sister snitched

We were sure to turn that mouse's vocal cords to silencer before she ratted us out

And if you from my side, then you know The Law

Funny, though cause the law ain't never been on our side

Ain't never been on our side

But if you from my side, then you know the law

Funny, though cause the law ain't never been on our side

Ain't never been on our side

But if you from my side, then you know the law

Funny, though

Nonetheless, we were having fun

My brother busting threes automatically like an M16

My older sister breaking knees

Then pull up shooting like tommy gun

Putting shots up in ya face

When it hit, leave yo spirit stunned

But man, my shot was splashing

Draining threes on 'em

Left 'em with nightmares and "Wet Dreamz"

They know the J. Cole

Then my brother drained a three and I got mad as I could be

Then, I kicked the ball by the trees. His punches close to connecting

And, so I went to get the ball. They decided to come with me

Still don't know to date if that decision was the best one

We ended up in the abandoned school lot

Belonging to Lee Elementary

The whole block knew this lot was where they'd get you in the back

(Blah blah)

The block is hot. Another dropped. Call the cops. Find the shots

500 Degreez of that heat firing in the streets was the block's winter furnace

Weed, flipped thotties, dead bodies, cigarillos, crack bags, empty 40s

Four four's tinted and loaded and four Fords tinted and loaded with ten tinted

Busters waiting to bust at a busta or to simply break another brother

We knew we weren't to go over

But the time was just past Foldger's

What's the worst that could happen?

It's too early for racket

But if you from my side, then you know the law

Funny, though cause the law ain't never been on our side

Ain't never been on our side

But if you from my side, then you know the law

Funny, though cause the law ain't never been on our side

Ain't never been on our side

But if you from my side, then you know the law

Funny, though

Under the shaded tree, ball next to the blood on the leaves

Feet away, a sir rocked next to a quarter of Ciroc

Couldn't hold his liquor

My bro picked the rock up

We hauled back and from our backs we heard

"Aye, nigga. That's my ball. Give it up"

We turned around slowly

And saw the slug

Rode up on a bicycle knowing he would hit us

A kid, probably ten, held a piece to solve his peace

"Ay, man. You deaf? Drop the ball for it be two of y'all dropped"

My soul was drowning

Heart pounding

Only a few words sounding

He dropped it

Stepped back

Boy turned it

Cocked back

Hand on the trigger

Finger on a memory

I saw when he pulled it

And then I lost grip

My eyes closed quick

I remember thinking