[ti:What Can I Do?] [ar:Ice Cube] [al:The Essentials (Explicit)] [by:v_ttzhang] [offset:0] [00:00.00]What Can I Do? (Explicit) - Ice Cube (艾斯·库伯) [00:01.61]Lyrics by：Ice Cube/Arthur Ross/Leon Ware/Victor Nathan Taylor/Mychal Kae Simmons [00:01.94]Composed by：Ice Cube/Arthur Ross/Leon Ware/Victor Nathan Taylor/Mychal Kae Simmons [00:03.37]In any country prison is where society sends it's failures [00:07.99]But in this country society itself is failing [00:31.36]Today how you like me now I'm in the mix [00:33.67]It's 1986 and I got the fix with the chicken and a quota [00:37.33]Got the baking soda let the water boil workers all loyal [00:41.01]Dropped out the twelveth [00:42.14]Cuz my wealth is shorter than a midget on his knees [00:44.70]Now I slang keys [00:45.97]Infest my hood with crack cuz I'm the mack [00:47.98]Take a nation of millions to hold me back [00:50.41]Too big for my britches and I got ******* [00:53.26]Now I'm hittin' switches ****** want my riches [00:55.78]Used to get 18 when my G was alive now a key is 13-5 [01:00.48]'89s the number another summer [01:03.61]Police ain't get no dumber [01:05.60]Streets dried up used to think it would last [01:07.93]But being a king-pin is a thing of the past [01:10.56]They tried to blast me for selling a boulder [01:13.07]Now I got my *** in Minnesota [01:15.50]Got my own crew it's on brand new [01:17.98]Damn what can I do [01:20.10]Today [01:39.95]Already done stack me half a mill ticket [01:41.96]Bought a house next to prince so now I can kick it [01:44.66]Now I got ends wavin' to my friends rollin' in my Benz [01:48.30]Goin' to see the twins play at the dome [01:50.75]Police are tappin' my mobile phone [01:53.22]I'm almost home [01:54.45]Gettin' excited indited spent a grip and a year tryin' to fight it [01:58.83]Lawyer got paid plea no contest [02:01.80]And everything I own got repossessed [02:04.38]Now take a look at the dust [02:06.39]And I'm happy cuz I only got 36 months [02:09.51]Never picked up a book [02:11.12]But my arms are 16 inches ****** look [02:14.38]Can't wait for '92 so I can get with my crew [02:17.22]And see what can I do [02:19.04]Today [02:28.78]Phucked up in the pen now it's ninety-fo [02:31.29]Back in LA and I'm bailin' in the dough [02:33.65]Everybody now I gotta start from scratch [02:36.01]So where to work at and ****** smirk at [02:38.48]Me say ain't nuttin' poppin from here to the LB [02:41.94]What you tell me [02:43.46]No it ain't crack and everybody's jackin' for a coupe [02:46.56]Cuz they sent in the troops [02:48.17]Even tho I got muscle that ain't my hustle [02:50.95]Takin' ****** **** in a tussle [02:53.63]No skills to pay the bills [02:55.34]Takin' 'bout education to battle inflashion [02:58.04]No college degree just a dumb *** G [03:00.85]Yeah you ***** who me [03:02.58]I got a baby on the way damn it's a mess [03:05.25]Have you ever been convicted of a felony yes [03:07.99]Took some advice from my uncle fester [03:10.34]All dressed up in polyester [03:12.91]Welcome to McDonalds may I please help you [03:15.50]**** what can I do [03:17.73]Today [03:27.60]The white man has broke every law known to man to establish AmeriKKKa [03:31.79]But he'll put you in the state penitentary he'll put you in the federal [03:35.12]Penitentary for breaking these same laws now we gonna look and see if [03:39.06]This muthaphucker is guilty for the laws he'll put you in jail for [03:42.67]**** using **** selling armed robbery strong armed robbery grand [03:47.10]Larceny rape racketering conspiracy to commit murder extortion [03:51.94]Aggravated assault mayhem sodomy of the black man trespassing [03:56.64]Embezzelment purgery kidnapping smuggling grand theft brandishing [04:01.19]A firearm carrying a conceled weapon breaking and entering and [04:05.54]Premeditated cold-blooded murder [04:09.07]Guilty on every charge
