Mr. Officer

[Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir No, no, no [El Dorado] It's the police, comin straight from the underground A young brotha got it bad cuz I'm brown You wonder why I can't get no peace, asleep I'm makin more than the chief of police I creep, on the plan, 20 inch rims You gon' always have haters when you're havin divadins Here come the po-po, still roll slow mo' About to blow some hydro inside a optimo The president choke and smoke on the sticky I told this fool I'm rappin, why he pattin on my Dickies? Next'll be me, cuz I'm a teenager With a little bit of platinum and a pager Tappin my phone, lookin for the product Thinkin every balla is servin narcotics You rather G, me in a ? Than me rollin in a 300 and 300 Benz She never knew what hit her Beans pulled the trigger I lost another nigga Pour out a little liquor [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why did you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir No, no oh [Captain Save M'] You know I heard some disturbing news, a situation Heard about them panelopie po-po's actin bad across the nation There's a particular situation that got me feelin sad It had the whole family askin God, why did it happen? Young and innocent, it gets so tense, is what I mention Never had the chance to live out a lifelong dream before it ended They say we shouldn't fade a white man's laws, at all times Whatever dude, the po-po's always have somethin else in mind I was ridin in a Caddy 500, bumpin Will Smith, gettin jiggy When I looked up in the rearview and spotted - Damn, it's a piggy License suspended, warrant checks, verbal altercation Officer Dolittle, ???????? JuJu's and Wam-Wam's is all we had to work with, chancin & hollerin Wish I had the chance to screw the marbles and hire Johnny Cochran I'm just a black man in this white man's world, like 'Pac say Wassup y'all, shouldn't play, cuz we can't save 'em from the yay [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir (save me) Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why do you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir (why do you wanna see me) Oh no, no We ain't sayin that all cops are bad I think the good cops hate the bad cops sometimes But you know this has to stop You feel me? [El Dorado] Ebony, heavenly, sent from up above Blessed me with my flesh, that's respect with love Hey ballas, this brotha spiked the set-backs They only around to get you down, so don't sweat that Let that, a change gon' come Reminiscin the days of old when all the negros sunk It don't matter where you're from They still do what's bad Walkin with a stack, got 'em lookin for my rag I dash from the police, arrest resisted Apprehend my shin, to the pen is the mission You wonder why I'm trippin (don't trip, stay cool) They made me wanna act a fool, they way they shot up Boo When too young, reduce a life to a gun A flat tire cost you when you're livin in the slum Make me wanna holla, the way they do my life And it really ain't right [Michel'le] Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I didn't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer Why did you wanna see me in a coffin, sir? Mr. Officer, Mr. Officer I don't wanna be layin a coffin, sir So why do you do what you do? (why) As we make the world go 'round (we make the world go 'round) So why do you do what you do? Because you know... We make the world go 'round So Mr. Officer (Mr. Officer) Please Mr. Officer (oh please Mr. Officer) Mr. Officer (please Mr. Officer) Don't take my life, no no