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C.O.A.G. Lyrics

Like the dead end kids, we used to play in the streets
When we were young, we played outside and enjoyed our freedom.

Never worryin' about grief, football spelled relief
We never had to think about problems, playing football made us feel better.

Ronnie was the coach for us
We had a coach named Ronnie who taught us how to play.

Now on Evergreen was Larry and Mike and Lon
There were some guys named Larry, Mike, and Lon who lived on Evergreen Street.

My cousin Boo lived there too just to name a few
My cousin Boo also lived there among others.

With Sha-rone, he's bad to the bone, Boo's little sidekick
Boo's friend Sha-rone was also there, he had a tough attitude and was Boo's sidekick.

And a bad ass mouth, he used to feist it on Harmon Street
Sha-rone had a rude mouth and would cause trouble sometimes on Harmon Street.

With Zach, Leo and Ed
There were some guys named Zach, Leo, and Ed.

Me Jody and Boop by June, Rocky and then comes
By June, there were some other guys named Jody and Boop who joined. Then Rocky joined too.

Tommy and Cedric, Lamont and Greg, unique in our own right
Other guys named Tommy, Cedric, Lamont, and Greg were also there. We were all different in our own way.

At times we'd fight, but that's a-ight
We would sometimes fight, but it was okay.

Still, not realizin' we had love, it showed
We didn't realize it then, but we had love for each other and it showed.

When we played, no phony charades against
When we played together, we didn't put on fake acts against each other.

One another, now while I write this song
As I write this song, I realize that some of us are still alive and some have passed away.

It's like some are still alive and a couple are gone
It's like some of us are still alive, but a few of us have passed away.

We're born to live, a life to die
We are born to live, but we will eventually die.

Life's so damn short and I wonder why
Life is so short and I wonder why it has to be this way.

As kids, you're overlookin' death
When we were kids, we didn't really think about death.

It didn't seem important or serious, it just seems curious
Death didn't seem important or serious to us, it seemed kind of strange.

It was about, wakin' to a bowl of cereal
We were more concerned with waking up to a bowl of cereal.

Cartoons on Saturday's, karate flicks, and like
We enjoyed watching cartoons on Saturday's and karate movies.

Ridin' your skateboard, or bicycle
Riding our skateboards or bicycles was a big part of our childhood.

And went as deep as Killa Joe on the corner drinkin' Ripple
Our experiences went as deep as seeing a guy named Killa Joe drinking Ripple on the corner.

Plus, Puerto Rican kids on the block were cool
We thought the Puerto Rican kids on the block were cool.

We got along, we all knew right from wrong
We all got along and knew the difference between right and wrong.

By far, we got a dose that life was hard
We learned that life was hard from an early age.

A Spanish we were close with, was killed by a car
One of our Spanish friends whom we were close with was killed by a car.

Shocking, Alberto was hit, on the block and
It was shocking to us when Alberto was hit by a car on our block.

Death was spontaneous, his moms was clockin' him 'cross the street
His death was sudden, and his mother saw him get hit.

He just received an award
He had just received an award for playing Little League baseball.

For Little League baseball like an hour before, plus
He had received it just an hour before he was killed.

He didn't even get to see the summer set in
He didn't even get to experience the summer.

Dyin' all young at the age of seven
He died at a very young age, only seven years old.

It opened up my eyes small that the flesh was weak
His death made me realize that human flesh is vulnerable.

As a kid, thinkin' shit like that was mad deep, peep it
As a kid, I thought about things like that a lot and it felt profound to me.

Now when somebody is gone, that's when you realize how close you was
When someone dies, you realize how close you were to them.

How close you are, like a star
Even though they're gone, you still feel close to them.

Real deep it takes time to heal
It takes a long time to heal from the loss of someone close.

And still from time to time you wish you could find the way to forgive
Sometimes you wish you could find a way to forgive them or yourself.

And let him know you forgave
You wish you could let them know that you forgave them.

But they can't feel six feet deep inside the grave
Unfortunately, they can't feel anything anymore.

What's left, but attend his wake, believin' if it was you
All that's left to do sometimes is attend their wake and think about what you would want from them.

He'd do it for old time's sake, damn
You believe they would attend your wake for old time's sake.

I'm disturbed, by the news when I was told I was sittin'
When I heard the news that you had died, I was completely shocked.

Knowin' damn well Boo ain't bullshittin'
I knew my cousin Boo wasn't lying about the news.

My life flashed like big bills of cash
My life flashed before my eyes like stacks of cash.

And good times we had, now it's all so sad
I remembered all the good times we had, which made me even more upset at the news.

One of my childhood pals hit the road
One of my childhood friends had passed away.

When you take, to the streets, then you die, by the code
When you live the street life, death is a part of that code.

But in this case, who knows what went down?
In this particular case, it's unclear what happened.

Bottom line is wishin' that he still was around
The bottom line is that we all wish he was still alive.

Now he found a spot in my heart, or should I say lobotomy
He'll always have a place in my heart, kind of like a surgical procedure called a lobotomy.

Mike, know you're trapped inside of me
Mike, you'll always be a part of me.

And every other brother in Bush wick
You'll always be a brother to everyone in Bushwick.

Who rushed to your side thick, all down with the click
Everyone who knew you rushed to be by your side and support you.

Yeah, God Bless he laid to rest
Rest in peace, God Bless.

Call him Mike Boogie, that's what describes the nigga best
We all called him Mike Boogie, it suited him best.

We're born to live
We are born to live.

We're born to live
We are born to live.

We're born to live
We are born to live.

We're born to live
We are born to live.