Mama I'm in Love Wit a Gangsta
Coolio Lyrics

Hey baby, how you doin? What's goin on?
Coolio wants to know how his significant other is doing and what is happening.

I'm sittin in my motherfuckin cell, it's the same song
Coolio is in prison, feeling hopeless and stuck, and nothing is changing.

Tell my kids that I love em but don't tell em that I'm through
Coolio wants his kids to know that he loves them, but he doesn't want them to think he's given up.

Keep cryin and tell em I'll be home soon
Coolio wants his kids to keep crying because he wants them to know he will be home soon.

Oh baby I'm goin crazy
Coolio is losing his sanity because of the situation he is in.

'cause I keep seein shit that amaze me
Coolio is experiencing things that are both extraordinary and strange.

Still I had to kill a motherfucker last week
Coolio had to commit murder recently for his survival.

He thought I was a punk and tried to creep up on me in my sleep
Coolio had to kill someone who was trying to attack him while he was asleep.

I just think that I could hold or squeeze or touch or buck ya
Coolio wishes he could be physically intimate with his significant other.

but I can't, so fuck it
Coolio has given up on being physically intimate with his significant other.

I'ma behind these bars and it's burnin like nitro
Coolio is behind bars, and it feels like a burning sensation because he feels trapped and hopeless.

I might go psycho, the man on the tower got a rifle
Coolio is worried that he might lose his mind, and the person watching over him has a rifle.

Mama, I'm in love wit a gangsta (damn)
Coolio is confessing to his mother that he is in love with a gangster.

Mama, I'm in love wit a gangsta (y'know)
Coolio is telling his mother that he is in love with a gangster, and she already knows.

Mama, I'm in love wit a gangsta and I know he's a killer
Coolio is telling his mother that he knows that the person he is in love with is a killer.

but I love dat nigga
Despite knowing that his significant other is a killer, Coolio still loves him.

The kids keep askin where's their papa?
Coolio's children are asking where their father is.

I had to tell em daddy got caught by the coppers
Coolio's children have been informed that their father was arrested by the police.

It's time for me to raise em up proper by myself
Coolio's significant other is not around, so she has to raise her children on her own.

It's a goddamn struggle when a bitch ain't got no help
Raising children alone is challenging, especially when she has no help.

Now everybody tellin me that you ain't shit black
People are telling Coolio's significant other that he is not a good person.

and when you get out, you'll jack and probably go right the fuck back
People are saying that Coolio's significant other will commit crimes again after he is released.

Damn, the pressure's gettin hot and heavy
The situation is getting intense and overwhelming.

and yeah, I'm gettin sweated by your homey in the blue and white Chevy
The police are putting pressure on Coolio's significant other's friends and acquaintances to share information.

But now he's got a condo and a brand new Lexus
One of Coolio's significant other's friends has done well and bought a condo and a Lexus.

Wants me to take a trip with him down to Texas
The friend with the condo and Lexus wants Coolio's significant other's partner to take a trip to Texas with him.

The ends don't justify the means
The outcome doesn't justify the actions taken to get there.

and in another life he might've been the man of my dreams
If the situation were different, Coolio's significant other might have been perfect for her.

But you know I got your back to the motherfuckin end
Coolio's significant other knows that she will always have his back.

but a bitch can't even trip like she doen't have a friend
Even though she is supportive, Coolio's significant other still needs friends.

What the fuck you mean you need a friend?
Coolio is angry that his significant other needs a friend.

I can't be havin no niggas round my kids
Coolio doesn't want his children to be around his significant other's friends.

Don't you make me break up outta this motherfucker
Coolio is threatening to break out of prison.

and start killin motherfuckers, SHIT!
Coolio is threatening to start killing people if necessary.

I know it's rough, I know it's tough
Coolio understands that the situation is difficult.

but when you fumble in the game sometimes you get locked up
When you make mistakes, sometimes you end up in jail.

You better stay away punk ass bitch, he ain't shit
Coolio's significant other is warning his enemies to stay away because they are weak and not worth his time.

I don't want to have to kill him
Coolio doesn't want to have to kill his significant other's enemy.

'cause think about the times that we used to have
Coolio is asking his significant other to remember the good times they had together.

Don't make me reach out and touch that ass
Coolio is warning his significant other not to push him too far or he will hurt him.

You put yourself in danger when you fuck with a buster
When you mess with someone weak, you put yourself in danger.

Like shootin dice without a pistol in a circle of murderers
Taking risks without protection in a dangerous situation is foolish.

You got more class than the average-type hooker bitch
Coolio's significant other is classier than most women who are prostitutes.

Don't switch, he gotta grip but he ain't rich
Coolio's significant other might have a weapon, but he is not wealthy.

Now I gotta check but if you've got the cheque
Coolio is asking for money, but he is willing to accept anything.

Give a nigga a look and put somethin on my books
Coolio wants his significant other to put some money in his prison account.

Aiyo remember the homey with the Lexus, he took the trip to Texas
LeShaun is reminding Coolio's significant other about the friend with the Lexus who took a trip to Texas.

now he's wearin the fuckin Lexus like a necklace
The friend who took the trip to Texas is proudly showing off his Lexus as if it were jewelry.

So tell me, what's the drill, baby pa? What's a bitch to do?
LeShaun is asking Coolio's significant other what he should do in this situation.

My nigga's stretched in the pen since '92
Coolio's significant other has been in prison since 1992.

Them visits ain't doin the trick, drop fucks make me sick
LeShaun is sick of trying to maintain a relationship with Coolio's significant other by visiting him in prison.

'cause this po' puddy-tat needs a cat nip
LeShaun needs attention and love from Coolio's significant other.

And that motherfucker representin you, I think he resents you
LeShaun thinks that the person who is representing Coolio's significant other in court resents him.

He got evidence he never presents to
The person who is representing Coolio's significant other in court has evidence but is not presenting it.

the people in court, I heard witnesses abortin
The people in court are cancelling witnesses who were supposed to testify.

What's he doin about gettin you out to hold the fort?
LeShaun is asking what the person representing Coolio's significant other in court is doing to get him out of prison.

I got some ends, I'ma send you a dime and two doves
LeShaun has some money and is going to send Coolio's significant other some of it.

Mama hates you but damn I got love for a gangsta
LeShaun's mother hates Coolio's significant other, but she loves him anyway.