You can say I'm young and green behind the ears way Too young to know the meaning of real tears I've lived in Government projects for more than half my life the stories They're all true I've managed to survive. "What did you say About, where I live it rains bullets in this environment What I Know didn't just come to me I'm a witness To civil war mentality" the first time I saw death man I was only 5 the young hood lay on the ground this picture changed my life "I ain't gonna go out that way!" "I ain't gonna go out that way!" Frustrated frustrated where I'm gonna go nobody knows Frustrated will they shoot me to death or will they stab me Instead well I just don't know Everybody knows "I ain't gonna' go out that way" "I ain't gonna Go out that way!" "what did you say about where i' live it rains Bullets in this environments what I know didn't just come to me I'm a witness to civil war mentality"