The Edge
Chico DeBarge Lyrics

Rollin' down the highway
Driving down the road

With a trunkful of work
Carrying a lot of drugs

I just lost my job
Got fired from my job

Didn't wanna be a mailroom clerk
Disliked working in the mailroom

Besides it didn't pay but dimes
The pay was low

And the boss had a disrespectful mouth
The boss was rude and disrespectful

If I wasn't on parole
If I wasn't on probation

I would've knocked the motherfucker out
I would have physically attacked him

So I'm drivin', gotta get me some fast cash
Driving to make quick money

Ain't tryin' to hurt nobody
Not trying to hurt anyone

Mama, maybe it's wrong
It might be wrong

But I gotta get the money, it's a must have
But I need the money badly

If I get caught, I go back to jail with no bail
If caught, I will go to jail without bail

It's the risk that I'm takin'
It's a risky decision

I'm convinced so, ain't fakin'
I'm sure about it, not pretending

It's the life I choose
It's the life I have chosen

Win or lose, that's the way you play life's game
Succeed or fail, that's how life works

If you play it wrong then you're the one to blame
If you make bad choices, it's your fault

If I can choose I would make a change
If I could, I would change my life

But it's the same old song that everybody shame
But most people are in the same situation

Now, I'm my own boss
Now I work for myself

And I ain't got no friction
And I have no problems

'Coz I'm a bootleg pharmacist
Because I illegally sell drugs

You don't need no prescription
You don't need a prescription to buy from me

[Incomprehensible] that's my law
That's my rule

Tryin' to get the dough and retire
Trying to make money and retire

'Coz if I stay in it too long
Because if I keep doing it for too long

The Feds gonna set my ass on fire
The government will catch and punish me

And if they come
And if they catch me

Gotta hold court in the streets
I will have to fight them in the streets

And one of three things will happen
And one of three outcomes will occur

I get away, get the chair or die cappin'
I will either escape, be executed, or die fighting

And if they catch me right
And if they catch me immediately

And I can't fight, I go back to prison
And if I can't resist, I will go back to jail

And like my mama say, you can't always bust your gun
As my mother says, violence isn't always the answer

She goes sometimes you gotta run
Sometimes you have to run away

All the odds are against me
I have very little chance of success

'Coz I'm already a felon
Because I am already a convicted criminal

I'd probably die this time in jail
I would likely not survive another prison sentence

'Coz I ain't doin' no tellin'
Because I will not snitch

I'll probably lose the girl that I love
I will likely lose my girlfriend

She'll turn her back once the money's spent
She will abandon me once I run out of money

And play it off to her friends
And pretend to her friends

Like it was a heated argument
That we had a big fight

Bad game, it's a bad game, yeah
It's a terrible situation

It's a bad game, yeah, yeah
Life is tough

It's a bad game, yeah, yeah, yeah
It's really bad

To the mother who's watching over
To my deceased mother

You know the game ain't fair
You know life isn't fair

Sometimes you can't change their mind
Sometimes you can't convince people to think differently

So, all you got is prayer
So all you can do is pray

Listen, I ain't got that much time
I don't have much time left

Only four minutes to sing to you
Only four minutes to convey my message

But I hope and pray that you will listen
I hope you will pay attention

While I try to school you
While I try to teach you

Nobody wins
No one comes out on top