Brother Blue

[Verse 1] I can't hear my parents are speaking I don't know what my teachers are teaching Everyone I know says school is bull But they the ones getting in trouble and breaking rules I'm getting D's and F's While other brothers catching 1 to 3 for theft They say it's all about making that dough But they ride in low riders and pimp ho's But I ain't got money or hot heat Except for my brother's stash under his car-seat I hear about that story "From Rags to Riches" They used to be poor, but now they got a lot of bitches I hear the younger kids gotta hold a lot of coke In order to prove themselves to older folks Homeboys just trying to get their ways To get cash flow and whatever pays In fact yesterday I saw Taylor stick-up a liquor store Now he got big bucks and a lot of slut whores Then he said kid don't be a snitch Left the crime scene and his posse ditched I can make big bucks if I could be that guy I just gotta gut-up to say hi I don't know if he even skips, or attends school Maybe I can get a job or two And I'll be down with his crew No pool, just a puddle of chances Living in the ghetto, I gotta work my finances [Verse 2] Down the street I was walking I hear a lot of chatter and talking And here's Taylor with his bitches and guns Acting slick, he has thick chicks and a lump sum I ain't fronting, so I try to say a little something Set things straight, by that time I was at the gate So I gut-up and say " hey, nice stick-up at the shop You were pretty sneaky not getting assed-up by any cops" And he talks about me not snitching Said I was cool, I just needed a bit mincing Then I talk about how I could help stick-up or be down I'm trying to act serious, not play a clown (Yeah) And by the time the bell rang I was a-okay in the gang, down to hang I'm ready to bust shots and go like bang! Then he said tomorrow to meet at the b-ball courts To get some gloves and a backpack Jan sport So now I'm down for getting ill and crime And he told me the time half past nine [Verse 3] So it was nine and I left out my window Heading for the courts after playing Nintendo By the time I got there, Taylor was on the benches Gave me a nine, and said trust my senses I looked back and said where's the rest of the crew? And he said they'll be here soon And he said we going to shoot a guy named Blue To me it sounded real familiar But right now the goods need to be delivered So we waited as time passed by And here was our guy He slammed the door of the honda, and took a few steps We gripped our guns, and readied to get big reps I didn't have guts until now We pulled the trigger and went like Pow! Some guys ran out the shoe-store Right after the dude's blood rushed the floor And the day after the shit was all over the news Fast forward like a week, my name's on the street, G Peeps look to me, and girls wanna meet me Now I got a rep, and I have big booty bitches The only thing left to get is a car, I got hit those groovy switches But now by the time I get home Besides my mother and my thoughts, I'm all alone I haven't seen my brother in ten days He's usually back in 3,4,5, I don't think he's okay And now, this thought just happened spark On the TV, I think I saw his car parked On the same block, just a brother in shock What's my mother to do? When she find's out I shot my own brother blue?