Blind Leading the Blind
Geto Boys Lyrics

Hey yo, check dis dope ass beat out
Hey everyone, listen to this amazing beat

Willie back in da muthafuckin house and i got my niggas
I, Willie, am back in the house with my friends

Da menace clan on dis one to help me out
The Menace Clan is here to assist me on this song

And we representin our god damn selves
We are representing ourselves proudly

Cuz how da fuck
Because how the fuck

You gona tell me how to get to where i'm goin
Are you going to tell me how to reach my destination

When you dont know where da fuck you goin
When you yourself don't know where you are going

Man das da blind leadin da muthafuckin blind
That's like blind people leading other blind people

I could'v been a leader not a follower a coach not a balla
I had the potential to be a leader, not just someone who follows or plays sports

I could've had progress
I could have made significant advancements

I could've lived wit less stress
I could have lived with less anxiety

But i took it upon myself and played da card i wuz delt
But I decided to take responsibility and work with the hand I was given

Thought about my self
I prioritized my own needs

Fuck everyone else
I didn't care about anyone else

And they said fuck me too
And they also disregarded me

But it was cool like that
But I was fine with it

See my mission was paper chasin and puttin da hood aon da map
My goal was to chase money and bring recognition to my neighborhood

Now i've done been there
Now I have experienced it

Done that
I have accomplished various things

Took one step and dew back
I took a step forward and then took a step back

For da life i wuz takin
For the life I was living

Wut da fuck wuz i thinkin
What the fuck was I thinking

Should'v slowed it down but i wuz speedin
I should have slowed down, but I was going too fast

And i wuz stuck with a code
And I was trapped with a certain way of life

And niggas waitin around to see if i wuz gonna come up befo
And people were waiting to see if I would succeed before them

But i can fold like a bitch
But I won't back down like a coward

Seen da chance to switch
I saw an opportunity to change

But i wuz brought up yo make it
But I was raised to succeed

Seen da chance to take it
I saw the opportunity and took it

Find a rule and break it
I find rules and break them

Take a badge and shake it
I take authority and challenge it

And against all odds
And despite all difficulties

Get da fuck outta dodge
I get out of a dangerous situation

But I'm a nigga wit records dat da state can't file
But I am a successful black man that the government can't control

Young, blind, and wild
I am young, naive and reckless

An uncontrollable child in da ghetto
A rebellious individual in the impoverished neighborhood

But seddling fo mo everyday
But I am striving for more every day

And when i make up my mind i'm gonna get back in line but now i'm
And when I make a decision, I will conform, but for now, I am

Blind leadin da blind
Blind people leading other blind people

In a world of wars i search for peace of mind my stabillity
Amidst the conflicts in the world, I seek inner peace and stability

Fo my niggas and me said da way life wuz supposed to be in da ghetto
For me and my friends, this is how we believe life was meant to be in the ghetto

I looked out my window wut did i see
I glanced out of my window, what did I observe

It wuz a crack head nigga starin dead at me
I saw a drug addict staring directly at me

He said can i get a muthafuckin nickle for three
He asked if I could spare some change

I told his ass to da better in his rorock swetta
I told him to go find a job and improve his situation

He got a daughter he aint fed her
He has a daughter that he hasn't provided for

He'd rather get high
He would rather get high on drugs

In his eye i see da demon
I can see the demonic influence in his eyes

I can hear babies screamin
I hear infants crying

Feenin
Desperately craving

It demeaning to see him
It is degrading to witness his situation

To be in the ghetto
To live in the impoverished neighborhood

But this is where i settle
But this is where I have decided to reside

Now wut would you do wit a strap in yo hand
What would you do if you had a gun in your hand

Gangstas do wut dey wunt to
Gangsters do whatever they want

Suckas do wut dey can
Weak people do whatever they are capable of

My role modle sips on a forty botolle
My role model drinks from a forty ounce bottle

In his footsteps i follow grab da brew and take a swallow
I mimic his behavior and take a sip of alcohol

I've been livin on da streets since da age of thirteen
I have been living on the streets since I was thirteen years old

Cuz i wuz sick of being raised by a dope fiend i so seen
Because I was tired of being raised by a drug addict, I had witnessed it all

Babies need similac money dat wuz meant for similac wuz spent on crack
Infants need money for formula, but the money intended for that purpose was spent on drugs

Now do you wanna
Now, do you want to

No i dont and its a liquor sto on every cona
No, I do not want that, and there is a liquor store on every corner

And niggas aint da owna
And black people don't own those stores

Now listen, we cant afford to send our kids to school but dey got da knowledge
Listen, we cannot afford to educate our children, but they have the knowledge

To spend dey money on da chaps when we could send our kids to college
To spend their money on luxury items when we could be sending our children to college

Now here we are: hoes, dopes, dealers, and bums
Now look at us: prostitutes, drug addicts, drug dealers, and homeless individuals

At da white man's table still beggin fo crumbs
We are still begging for scraps at the table of the white man

Niggas shoot ball
Black people play basketball

(niggas shoot da logs)
(Black people play basketball)

Nigas shoot da doves
Black people hunt doves

(niggas shoot to love)
(Black people shoot to express love)

Niggas shoot up
Black people inject drugs

(niggas shoot pool)
(Black people play pool)

But watch out cuz niggas shoot niggas too
But be cautious because black people also shoot each other

So wut da fuck am i to do when niggas fallin down like flies
So what the fuck am I supposed to do when black people are dying frequently

And dis muthafuckin money starin me in da eyes
And this damn money is tempting me

And my brother sayin come on in stop buggin
And my brother is telling me to join in and stop hesitating

But we done already lost 3 uncles and 5 cousins
But we have already lost three uncles and five cousins to violence

To da streets niggas shit deep
The streets are dangerous and chaotic

No room fo da maple leafs
There is no space for peace or tranquility

Cuz muthafuckas play fo keep
Because people are playing for keeps, not backing down

I wunt respect when i step on da field
I want respect when I enter a competitive situation

Saw a nigga dat killed i gotta kill befo deez niggas get sum bright ideals
If I see someone who has killed, I feel a need to kill them before they become threatening

And start thinkin we hoes or sumthin
And start thinking that we are weak or insignificant

So when i see dat muthafucka n*gga n*gga staight dumpin
So when I encounter that individual, I immediately start shooting