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Road To Perdition


Rollin' thru the 'hood
in his signature gangsta lean
Ridin' dirty with a Mag clip,
blowin' out his favorite Tupac scheme

Poetic justice he never liked,
his 9-mil wrote his Caesar Palace demise own
Raised on a rough road ---
Hell was always gonna be his retirement home

He embraced the thug life,
he pushed white powdered dreams
After he took everything you had,
he kicked you to the curb like you were trash

If you came back to him wanting more,
he'd tell you it's not like it was before
His advice to you was to get pissy mad,
then do what you got to do, and start breaking bad

He loved to cheat and lie,
he loved being a wise guy
He loved tossin' the bones,
he loved giving you the jones
He loved the do or die,
he loved sending you to the bye and bye
He loved to spray the ammunition,
he loved drivin' down the road to perdition

He raised his kids to be like him,
to never show anyone any mercy
Said if they every had to work a prison clock,
they'd be the ones ruling the cell block

He told 'em to feast on the weak,
and to permanently cripple the strong
He said never ever be on your knees
begging and pleading for sympathy 

He taught 'em to love to cheat and lie,
taught 'em how to be a streetwise guy
Taught 'em to love to toss the bones,
taught 'em how to give you the drug jones
He taught 'em to love to do or die,
taught 'em how to send you to the bye and bye
Taught 'em to love to spray the ammunition,
taking a few more with him down the road to perdition

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016




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Date: 10/12/2016 4:26:00 AM
Heart of a street poet brother which carries the voice of inner city youth and some small town ones as well. Peace and many blessings to you my friend.
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 10/13/2016 3:08:00 PM
Ty for the kind words, Steven. I hate the violence in the inner city, but I try to show the moral depravity of it, and where those who live that way, where I believe they're going. Love the support. Much love and respect to you, brother.
Date: 10/11/2016 6:08:00 PM
Should try and sell this as a 'Rap song' to Snoop dog RW. (romantic warrior). Makes me glad I live in Australia... Guns are illegal here. Still, it doesn't stop the few bike clubs we have in dealing with arms. I see you have written a couple more so I'm off to read them now... Cheers RW. /|\
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 10/13/2016 3:10:00 PM
Yeah, Rick. It seems violence can strike anywhere w/guns. Ty for the words of support, I'm not a big fan of rap though. So no soup for the Doggy! Ha ha ha. Peace out, brother. Much love mate.

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