Because

[Intro]

This song is a classic but I always felt like it needed some answers

[Verse 1: Papoose]

Because Jadakiss be spittin' that shit

Because the industry don't wanna see an artist get rich

Because most of these dudes just there for the ride

Because when the drama pop, [?]

Because they make money off of the jail

Because they want us to catch three felonies and die in a cell

Because the plan was for CDs to get rеplaced

And even though it's lovе, keep the [?] in case

Because they don't wanna see us be leaders

Because now you got the hood dyin' over jordan sneakers (wow)

Because they don't plan for a rainy day

Because nowadays, snitchin' is okay

Because Biggie and Pac was the greatest

Because they got slave minds and the owner of [?] is racist

Because they can't shoot this [?]

Because fathers gotta teach they sons how to use a condom

Because

[Hook: Anthony Hamilton]

All that I’ve been given

It's this pain that I’ve been livin'

They got me in the system

Why they gotta do me like that?

Tried to make it my way

But got sent on up the highway

Why? Oh why?

Why they gotta do me like that?

[Verse 2: Papoose]

Because they can't get jobs at all

Because Bush made a lot of money off of the war

Because heaven needed Aaliyah closer, shoutout to D

Gods gives tough battles to its strongest soldiers

Because they don't want us reading positive words

Because Jim Crow don't wanna see us learn