England's not America..Why make england that way ? Children fighting from the day they're born ..the sound of gunshots everyday.....
So you wanna be a gangsta ? Gangbangin in da hood ? With yo ******* and drug money ? Families murdered in cold blood ?
The life of a gangsta ! Do you want what it's about ? Not knowing when a driveby Is gonna take you out ?
Hangin with yo homeboys Is that your idea of fun ? Dealing in the crack ******* Killin brothers with your gun ?
Where you raised in the ghetto ? Sick of poverty .. decay Is crime the only answer ? If you want to break away
So you become a gangsta And be the badass every day Do you think that you could handle it If your friends got blown away ?
What if.... Suddenly you're out there ..alone but with your gun Another gang has spotted you...there's nowhere you can run! You have to take your chances .. squeeze off , maybe 2 or 3.. And the litter on the pavement ..is the last thing that you see !
Live a life of violence .. Is that what you wanna do ? One day you are the mainman Next ..they've got the jump on you ?
So what if you're a gangsta ! And the life you start to doubt You're older , you got children And decide that you want out ?
But when you are a gangsta It does'nt go away ... You helped create the **** you're in And the **** is here to stay !
Still wanna be a gangsta ? I hope you've thought it through Theres no sanctuary in violence Death's the ticket out for you
So think about your future The decision is yours to make Look what's happened in America Don't make the same mistake !!
I wrote this after watching a documentary about gang culture in America , and i look at the youth in England of today.. who seem to think that its cool to be a Gangsta ! I hope that my poem paints a picture on the realities of gang life.