Gold Star
He's looking down a potted road
Can't dress up when there's nowhere to go
Mama had a hard life
But now that she's gone, he don't know who to ask why
Now he focused on his little man
Runnin' the streets, selling dope was the plan
To go legit, he don't know how
He sees the news and recognizes he's gotta climb or quit now
He's gotta climb or quit now
Ooh, but he just can't quit now
It's a one-way drop from the top of his mind
Following the steps, never looking behind
Cuz one can make it sometimes
But he don't want to
Ain't no need to remind him
He the one who
Just repeats redefined
When the rubber meets the road, he's gonna be surprised
Give that boy a Gold Star
Just in case he tries hard
To get to the place where you be
Innocent faux pas
Don't know what side he's on
So lay your head back to sleep
It's tough livin' for a Gold Star
Too late to quit now
Now he's sittin pretty
Put his slippers on the line
Thinkin it's so hard
In a 6 x 9
'Till he feels the cold blade
Another life defined
Give that boy a Gold Star
Just in case he tries hard
To get to the place where you be
Innocent faux pas
Don't know what side he's on
So lay your head back to sleep
Looking down a potted road
Can't dress up when there's nowhere to go
Mama had a hard life
But now that she's gone he don't know who to ask why
Now he has to focus on his little man
Runnin' the streets, selling dope was the plan
To go legit, he don't know how
He sees the news and recognizes he's gotta climb or quit now
He's gotta climb or quit now
Ooh, but he just can't quit
Now it's too late
Took it too far
So take it further now
Take it, take it, take it down
Ooh livin' life, livin' life, livin' life
Ooh, life of crime
Life behind
Life confined
Life confined
Can't dress up when there's nowhere to go
Mama had a hard life
But now that she's gone, he don't know who to ask why
Now he focused on his little man
Runnin' the streets, selling dope was the plan
To go legit, he don't know how
He sees the news and recognizes he's gotta climb or quit now
He's gotta climb or quit now
Ooh, but he just can't quit now
It's a one-way drop from the top of his mind
Following the steps, never looking behind
Cuz one can make it sometimes
But he don't want to
Ain't no need to remind him
He the one who
Just repeats redefined
When the rubber meets the road, he's gonna be surprised
Give that boy a Gold Star
Just in case he tries hard
To get to the place where you be
Innocent faux pas
Don't know what side he's on
So lay your head back to sleep
It's tough livin' for a Gold Star
Too late to quit now
Now he's sittin pretty
Put his slippers on the line
Thinkin it's so hard
In a 6 x 9
'Till he feels the cold blade
Another life defined
Give that boy a Gold Star
Just in case he tries hard
To get to the place where you be
Innocent faux pas
Don't know what side he's on
So lay your head back to sleep
Looking down a potted road
Can't dress up when there's nowhere to go
Mama had a hard life
But now that she's gone he don't know who to ask why
Now he has to focus on his little man
Runnin' the streets, selling dope was the plan
To go legit, he don't know how
He sees the news and recognizes he's gotta climb or quit now
He's gotta climb or quit now
Ooh, but he just can't quit
Now it's too late
Took it too far
So take it further now
Take it, take it, take it down
Ooh livin' life, livin' life, livin' life
Ooh, life of crime
Life behind
Life confined
Life confined
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Writer(s): James Broadwater
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