When Thugz Cry

Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my guns to keep If I die before I wake I pray the Lord, my soul to take As God as my witness When Thugz Cry Sometimes it's hard [Verse 1] Born thuggin' and loving the way I came up Big money clutchin, busting while evading cocaine, bust my po's rushing Semi-clutching into insanity, they shot at my cousin now we bustin' at they whole family The coppers wanna see me buried, I ain't worried I got a line on the DA cause I'm fucking his secretary I black out and start cussing, bust em and touch em all They panic and bitches duck and I rush em and fuck em all I'll probably be an old man before I understand, why I had to live my life with pistols close at hand Kidnapped my homies sister, cut her face us bad, they even raped her so we blaze they pad Automatic shots rang out, on every block They putting hits out on politicians even cops, I ain't lyin' They got me sleeping with my infrared beam And in my dreams I hear mother fuckers screamin', what is the meaning? When Thugz Cry [Chorus] Oh why should you send your child off too die In the streetz of chalk where they lie And no thugz cry when thugz cry Dear God Oh why does it have to be this way, I Children of today won't stay wise Let the children hear when thugz cry Dear God, alright [Verse 2] Maybe my addiction to friction got my buggin' Where is the love? Never quit my ambition's to thug Ain't shed a tear since the old school years, of elementary Niggaz I used to love, enclosed in penitentiaries Still homey keep it real, how does it feel to lose your life over something that you did as a kid You all alone, no communication, block on the phone-a