[00:03.66] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[00:05.42] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[00:20.99] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[00:25.43] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[00:30.85] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[00:37.24] In the city
[00:41.78] One Friday, little Emmitt reached his limit
[00:44.53] School was wack, he wasn't with it
[00:46.32] His man told him that he could make some dough
[00:49.04] Deliverin' packages for Mac Money Joe
[00:51.70] So he said, "Cool, yo, I need a hustle
[00:54.48] Yo, hook me up, plus I need a pistol or
[00:57.17] A 380, a two-two or a 25
[00:59.92] I'm gonna get large kid, I'm all the way live"
[01:02.63] But he was sadly mistaken
[01:05.32] Now he's locked up, he's doin' time and he's thinkin'
[01:07.11] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[01:12.59] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[01:16.22] In the city
[01:23.43] One Saturday, sweet Renee ran away
[01:25.27] Couldn't take moms yellin', didn't wanna stay
[01:27.95] Her girl told her, that she could get quick cash
[01:30.72] Goin' on dates for Pimp Daddy Nash
[01:33.42] She said, "Well, I don't know, I gotta meet him
[01:36.18] You say he's fly, mmm? I gotta see him"
[01:37.99] The next thing you know she's out late nights
[01:40.60] Makin' dollars for Nash, wearin' her skirts tight
[01:44.23] Now she's a victim of the system
[01:46.16] Man, what happened to her dreams and her ambition?
[01:48.86] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[01:54.29] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[01:59.72] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[02:04.28] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[02:07.88] In the city
[02:15.16] Old Mr. Fillmore, he owns a grocery store
[02:16.93] It's a small little shop, the children call him 'Pop'
[02:20.53] But, of course, he keeps a shotgun
[02:22.34] Just for protection 'cause he's got a little grandson
[02:25.97] On Sunday, while he was there cleanin'
[02:27.75] He heard the front door slam, a lady screamin'
[02:30.49] He grabbed the shottie and walked out from the back
[02:33.28] All he saw was two kids, wearin' black ski masks
[02:35.93] He fired, they fired, all at the same time
[02:38.66] Now there's a funeral on Wednesday, a quarter to nine
[02:41.30] Sights in the city got people cryin'
[02:46.87] Sights in the city got people dyin'
[02:51.38] In the city, in the city, in the city
[03:04.01] In the city, in the city, in the city
[03:33.07] In the city, in the city, in the city
[03:33.90] In the city, in the city
[03:48.45] Many sights and sounds in the city, knahmsayin'?
[03:51.14] People dyin', innocent victims
[03:54.75] The babies ain't got no future
[03:56.57] What are we gon' do?
[03:58.47] Brothers can't make a buck
[04:00.24] Mmm, just some of the sights and sounds, that's all
[04:06.57] Guess, I'm just gonna get mine
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