Ice Cube - U Ain't Gonna Take My Life Lyrics
* originally appeared as a b-side to cubes wicked singleMr. dirty harry, you look really scaryWith your .357, officer kevinSpent 11 years on the force trying to get mineHead got the flat top, boots got the spit shineDont give a ***** about my neighborhoodJust wanna do your eight hours, then hit the showersShoot a brother down adn you dont send flowersGoddamn sherrif, cant wait to tarriffA chunk of a nigga ass, but watch a nigga blastAnd get away nigga fastYou aint gonna have me face down no moreYou aint gonna have a chance to clown no moreTo the boys in blue, I got kids tooAint going out like a jigaboo, no no noOn my way to the storeYou see me in a range rover, now you gotta pull me overBut where oh where is the ticket?You got your hand on your gun cause youre wickedYou dont like the face of the original manBut you gotta treat me like an individual manTalk right and Ill talk right backShow some goddamn respect to the blackCause I gotta get back to my wifeBut Im sorry, you aint gonna take my lifeJust because you got a badgeDid you think ice cube was gonna wave the white flag?Cracker please, you can yell freezeId rather die standing up than die on my kneesYou think you can do anything you want to doTo my crew when you come through, man ***** youShooting up south centralCatch your ass slipping at a rent showCould have popped you off, one dead copBut I know you got a wife and a dog named spotI show a little mercy cause Im civilizedLooking through a niggas eyes at a much bigger prizeBut when I saw rodney it got me so hotMade me wanna go out and pop me a copCause every time you see me saggingHere comes the grand dragon, in the mother*****ing patty wagonTry to play me like a trickSometimes you act like a dick, mr. nightstickBack then, I used to throw my mack-10But nowadays you got the black skinBack then you dont like the voice of a nigga named iceBut you aint gonna take my lifeYou man lets get an understandingI know that your job is demandingBut I only got me one life to liveYou only got about six shots to giveAnd I got a big ak with a 50-round clipSo why should we trip?You aint gonna punk me, so what you trying for?Aint no job worth dying for, is it?Might pay a visit to petey wheatstrawWhen you stop me on the shore, officer of the lawAnd if I did something wrong, you can lock me upNever never never gonna sock me upSo next time you have the urge, all of the suddenTo ***** with a nigga for nothingThink about me, a brother thats 23I got a son and a j-o-bSo before you pull your gun, youd better think twicePig, cause you aint gonna take my life
