These Walls

[Chorus: Big V] These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin [Verse 1: B. Stille] As darkness approaches, and I'm fumblin' through the blunt roaches Its lookin' hopeless, totally unfocused, stumblin' onto the front porch Posted with my closest associates, we were so broke Though a couple of us had sold dope, still humble enough to be po' folk We comin' up to be grown folk, ain't dumb enough to be slow poke Know the hours of death they grow close, so we give our lives to the utmost Plus, here's a extra point, visualize the goal post No, we not eatin' duck roast, but we live our lives to the utmost Cause those pressure points are the corners that we cut close Turn most civilized yeagas to cutthroats And it's these men they send upstate by the truckloads And herd 'em in to the Pen' like buffalos, I'm sayin' [Chorus: Big V] These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin [Verse 2: Big V] The game was sold, not told to me Heartache won't let go of me Games say that I'll live and lie But I'll try Every which-a-way tell you the angles I done tossed and turned And hit and missed, pissed cause of that didn't amount to this Gettin' it ain't got a damn thing to do with keepin' shit Workin' damn hard to get it, plans of not partin' with it Life got a way of showin' you shit you can't bear to see Tough keepin' float, settin' sail through a sea of Gs Somethin' should happen on this night I lay me down to sleep Wasn't happy with my friend, pray the lord my soul to keep [Chorus: Big V] These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin [Verse 3: Scales] I'm 'bout 3000 miles from Graceland, 'bout a county from Macon But you would think I'm arm reach from Satan I got a strange way of tellin' the truth Most felons do stuff between hearin' your story and tellin' it too Stuck between numb and feelin' it I'm right between calm and militant, on the search for deliverance I'm three days from beatin' my case at the arraignment This shit's basic, get to jail, get the statement [Verse 4: R. Prophet] Born with the heart of a soldier Right now I'm stuck behind bars but daddy told ya I chose to march with Martin carryin' posters They lock me down, but they usually hang us folks up It's so tough, white man tryin' to control us And mold us, assimilate our cultures, they doped us Hell naw, I'm stayin' focused, I won't corrupt with evil I'm forever fightin' for my people, for equal (Fight for your rights) [Chorus: Big V] These walls are closin' in How long am I supposed to grin? I've lost my will to win Forgive my sin [Outro: Robert F. Kennedy] "Ladies and gentlemen I have some very sad news for all of you Could you lower those signs, please? Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight"