Drama
Ice T Lyrics

Cruisin' for a bruisin', I'm talkin' no crap
I am looking for a fight, and I won't back down.

Pipe bomb in my trunk, got a nine in my lap
I have dangerous weapons with me.

I'm layin' for a sprayin', tonight there's no playin'
I am prepared to shoot my enemies, no games tonight.

The posse's most strapped, tonight the crew's weighin'
We have the most weapons, and we're ready to use them.

Dust is burnin', the steering wheel's turnin'
I'm driving fast and recklessly.

I'm out a week, I'm already earnin'
I've been committing crimes for only a week, but I'm already getting money.

Suckers crossed, tonight it's their loss
My enemies are in trouble tonight.

Payback time, boy, life's the cost
They will pay for what they did, even if it means their life.

Gauges out the window, one lay cross the roof
I'm shooting my gun out of the car window, and I'm shooting at someone on the roof of a building.

They all die if them suckers ain't bulletproof
If they're not wearing bulletproof vests, they're going to die.

I'm rollin' death tollin', of course the car's stolen
I'm driving and killing people, and the car I'm driving is stolen.

But I'm blind to what's wrong, all I want is what's golden
I don't care about what's right or wrong, all I care about is making money.

A fool in a fight, too dumb to know right
I'm a foolish criminal who doesn't care about doing things the right way.

Fuckin' blue lights, read 'em their rights
The police are here, and they're going to arrest them and read them their rights.

I copped an alias bailed out in an hour or less
I gave a fake name to the police to get out of jail quickly.

I keep a bank for that don't know about the rest
I keep my real identity and my criminal activities a secret from the bank.

Copped another piece, hit the dark streets
I got another gun and went back out to commit more crimes in the dark.

Rollin' once again, fuck the damn police
I'm driving around committing crimes again, and I don't care about the police.

Called up my boy Joe, a roof job pro, 459 on his mind car stereos
I contacted my friend Joe, who knows how to burglarize houses, and we're going to steal some car stereo systems.

He said the spot was sleep, he cased the joint a week
Joe said that the house we're going to burglarize is a good target, and he's been watching it for a week.

3 a.m. on the dot, inside we creep
We entered the house at exactly 3 a.m. without making any noise.

Got Alpines, Fishes, JVC's, Motorola Phones, Sony Color TV's
We stole various electronics, such as car stereos, phones, and TVs.

Had the ride packed up 'til we heard "freeze"
We had all the stolen items in the car and were about to drive away when we heard the police tell us to stop.

4 in the morning, lights in my face
It's 4 a.m., and the police have their lights shining in my face.

That's the time, you know the place
This is a common time and place for police to catch criminals.

Cuffed in the room with the two-way glass
I'm in a room with a two-way mirror, and my hands are handcuffed.

Detects in effect, cold doggin' my ass
The detectives are interrogating me aggressively.

"What's your date of birth?", "What's your real name?"
The police are asking me personal information.

I stuck to my alias, I know the game
I'm sticking to my fake name for the sake of the criminal game I'm playing.

If they don't know who you are, then they don't know what you've done
If the police don't know my real identity, then they can't connect me to previous crimes I've committed.

"You're just makin' this harder on yourself, son"
The police are telling me that if I don't cooperate, things will be harder for me.

I know this shit by heart, I'm too clever
I'm an experienced criminal, and I know how the police operate.

"Have you ever been arrested before?"
The police are asking me about my previous arrests.

"Nope, never"
I'm lying to the police about my criminal record.

DA reject all over his face
The prosecutor is disappointed that I won't confess to my crimes.

You see, no confession, no case
Without a confession, the prosecutor can't build a case against me.

Then my boy started illin', talkin' and tellin'
My friend Joe started acting crazy and confessing to our crimes.

Son of a bitch, he was a snitch
Joe betrayed me and told the police everything.

Under I went, I caught a case and a half
I got sentenced to a long time in jail.

He dropped the mallet, then the judge laughed
The judge sentenced me to a long prison sentence and found it funny.

Now I'm in the penzo, chillin' like a real pro
I'm in prison acting like I'm experienced and tough.

I can't move until the man says go
I'm powerless because I'm in jail.

A puppet of the big game, an institutional thing
I'm a prisoner, and the prison system has control over me.

I wouldn't be here if I fed my brain
If I had educated myself instead of turning to a life of crime, I wouldn't be in jail.

Got knowledge from school books, instead of street crooks
If I had learned from books in school and not from criminals on the street, things would be different for me.

Now all I get is penitentiary hard looks
I'm getting looks of disgust and aggression from other prisoners in jail.

The joint is like an oven of caged heat
The prison is hot and uncomfortable, and the prisoners are all angry and aggressive with each other.

You're just a number, another piece of tough meat
In prison, you're just a nameless criminal, like everyone else, and you have to fight to survive.

Killers and robbers are all you great
The only people you can associate with in jail are murderers and thieves.

Act soft you will get beat
If you show any weakness in prison, other prisoners will take advantage of you and hurt you.

On death row they got their own hot seat
Prisoners on death row are isolated and monitored more closely.

For those who feel that they are truly elite
People who think they are better than others are often the ones that end up in jail.

The last thing you see's a priest
Before you get executed, you see a priest to receive last rites.

The lights dim, your life ends
When they execute you, the lights go out and your life is over.