They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

The winner takes it all I don't want to talk About the things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play

You say you a wanksta, then you need to stop fronting You say you a gangsta, but you never pop nothing You say you a gangsta, but you never pop nothing, You go to the dealership, but you don't never cop nothing You been hustling a long time, but you

You broke your promise, baby You don't love, honor or obey You won't do nothing I tell you You go on mistreating me everyday You're hardly acting your part, baby You won't do nothing the preacher says You don't love me, baby You don't even wish me well

Don't have nothing for you Wouldn't it be fun Teacher said The Preacher said Wet your bed Afraid to grade Cross says floss Sun felt numb

I don't recall at all There's nothing, there's nothing there And I don't understand why I've forgotten everything about you 'Til someone says your name I've forgotten all the reasons I loved you 'Til someone tells me that you rang 'I get along without

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

No, no (say no to this) I don't know how to say no to this (Yes) say no to this (no) There is nowhere I can go (go, go, go) There's nothing like summer in the city Someone under stress meets someone looking pretty There's trouble in the air, you can

If you believe it's in my soul I'd say all the words that I know Just to see if it would show That I'm trying to let you know That I'm better off on my own I tried to be perfect But nothing was worth it I don't believe it makes me real I'd thought it'd

How do I get back to you Get back to you Tell me baby I don't know where to begin Is there nothing I can do To change the state I'm in And I know I've made a mess of it Every promise betrayed You say that I'll never change