Po Po
Layzie Bone Lyrics

You can run but you can't hide, they'll find ya
No matter how hard you try to escape, the police will eventually catch up with you.

When you think you got 'em shook they only, two steps behind ya
Even if you feel like you've outsmarted the police, they're never far behind and will always catch up eventually.

The po-po over here (here) the po-po over there (there)
The police are everywhere, watching and waiting for any signs of criminal activity.

Nigga runnin outta time cause po-po got you, you surrounded
When the police catch up with you, you'll have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

Lil' Ronny hit the ground runnin, when he saw the po-po comin
Lil' Ronny immediately ran away as soon as he saw the police approaching.

Always into somethin, they said he'd never amount to nothin
Lil' Ronny was always getting into trouble, and people didn't expect him to succeed in life.

Push his buttons if you wanna, nigga was crazy with a temper
Lil' Ronny was easily provoked and had a very short temper.

Been hustlin on the corner, ever since I can remember
Lil' Ronny had been selling drugs on the street corner for as long as the artist could remember.

There was a cold day in November, I remember all I seen was Timberlands
The artist remembers a specific day in November when all they could see were Lil' Ronny's Timberlands as he ran away from the police.

Saw him toss his bag of rocks as he passed me
The artist saw Lil' Ronny throw away his bag of drugs as he ran away from the police.

I ain't bullshittin with the quickness, he blew right past me (Ronny what's wrong?)
The singer was telling the truth when they said Lil' Ronny ran past them, and they called out to ask what was wrong.

Then the cops came rushin through, damn near knocked me to the ground
The police arrived soon after Lil' Ronny ran past the artist, and their arrival was so sudden that it almost knocked the artist down.

Kicked the dope to the curb swiftly as I spinned around
The singer quickly kicked Lil' Ronny's bag of drugs to the side of the road as they turned around to face the arriving police.

Picked it up, went in the house cause he done brought them coppers out
The singer picked up the bag of drugs and went inside their house to avoid any trouble with the police.

Sirens blarin everywhere, Lil' Ronny's super hot
The sound of police sirens could be heard all around, and the police were focusing their efforts on catching Lil' Ronny.

Brushed it off like, "That boy a damn fool"
The artist dismissed Lil' Ronny's actions as foolish and unwise.

Grabbed a brew up outta the cooler, and turned on the news
The artist casually grabbed a beer and turned on the TV to see what was happening with Lil' Ronny and the police chase.

What did I see? Lil' Ronny on TV (what what?)
The news was reporting on Lil' Ronny's escape attempt from the police.

To my amaze I took a sip of beer and fell in my seat (God-damn)
The singer was shocked by what they saw on TV and reacted by taking a sip of beer and sitting down abruptly.

That's when I'm thinkin to myself, "What the fuck did he do? "
The artist was trying to understand why Lil' Ronny would attempt to flee from the police in such a dramatic way.

News flash, Ronny Sanders on the 11 o'clock news
Lil' Ronny's story was so dramatic that it made the news and was being broadcast on the 11 o'clock news.

And as they makin the announcement, they tradin gunfire
The police and Lil' Ronny were exchanging gunfire during the chase.

Show these niggaz in a Regal now with one blew tire
The news story showed footage of Lil' Ronny and his accomplices in a car with a flat tire.

He wanted, for a murder? This nigga from my block
Lil' Ronny was wanted by the police for committing murder, which surprised the artist because they knew him from their neighborhood.

Aww shit, he done killed, a undercover cop
Lil' Ronny was wanted for killing an undercover police officer.

Nigga, you'd better keep runnin cause you just committed suicide
Lil' Ronny was in grave danger because he had killed a police officer, which meant that he was either going to die trying to escape or spend the rest of his life in prison.

(Suicide, it's a suicide) He goin down whether dead or alive
Lil' Ronny's fate was sealed- he was either going to die or spend the rest of his life in prison, there was no escape.

Okay we back from commercial break, Lil' Ronny ain't got no time to waste
After a commercial break, the news story continued and Lil' Ronny was still trying to escape from the police.

He runnin, yeah he runnin and Lil' Ronny runnin outta space
Lil' Ronny was running out of places to run and hide from the police.

And they trapped him by the lake, just before he jumped in
The police finally caught up with Lil' Ronny near a lake and were able to prevent him from jumping in and escaping.

He aimed at the helicopter, nigga started dumpin!
Lil' Ronny tried to shoot the police helicopter, starting a gunfight between himself and the police.

He couldn't swim, they fished him out with a net
Lil' Ronny was caught by the police and unable to swim, so they used a net to catch him.

They cuffed him up for the long one, caught him drippin wet
The police arrested Lil' Ronny and he was soaking wet from the lake.

On trial for a murder that he couldn't forget
Lil' Ronny was put on trial for the murder he had committed, which he couldn't deny or forget.

Yeah, he went to jail, but that wasn't shit
Lil' Ronny was sent to jail, but he didn't see it as a big deal because he had already accepted the fact that he was going to be punished for his actions.

He on trial now, he in denial now
Lil' Ronny was in denial about the seriousness of his situation and was now on trial for his crimes.

Got a one-way ticket to Hell, to Hell
Lil' Ronny was likely going to be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time- in other words, his future looked bleak.

Cuffed up, fucked up, got a story to tell
Lil' Ronny was in a bad situation and had a lot of problems, but he also had a story to tell as a result of his experiences.

I hope his family sent him some mail, some mail
The singer hopes that Lil' Ronny had some support from his family while he was in jail.

... They gave him the electric chair
Lil' Ronny was sentenced to death by electric chair.

And just before they sent him there
Before Lil' Ronny was executed, something else happened.

First came his brother, then came Suzie
Two people, likely Lil' Ronny's brother and his girlfriend Suzie, came to visit him before he was executed.

The bitch came in with a sub-machine uzi
Suzie brought a sub-machine gun into the prison to try and help Lil' Ronny escape.

Like, suicide, that was suicide
Suzie's actions were foolish and dangerous and would likely lead to their deaths.

Biddy-bye-bye, biddy-bye-bye, biddy-bye-bye (that was suicide)
This line repeats the previous line, emphasizing the foolishness of Suzie's actions.