What Can I Do? (Edited)-Ice Cube

[ti:What Can I Do? (Edited)] [ar:Ice Cube] [al:Lethal Injection (Clean)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]What Can I Do? (Edited) - Ice Cube [00:03.95]In any country prison is where society sends it's failures [00:08.56]But in this country society itself is failing [00:31.62]Today how ya like me now I'm in the mix [00:34.13]It's nineteen - eighty - six and I got the fix [00:36.47]With the chicken and a quota got the bakin soda [00:39.07]Let the water boil workers all loyal [00:41.50]Dropped out the twelveth cause my wealth is shorter [00:43.41]Than a midget on his knees now I slang ki's [00:46.21]Infest my hood with crack I'm the mack [00:48.26]It Take a Nation of Millions to Hold Me Back [00:50.99]Too big for my britches and I got b**ches [00:53.68]Now I'm hittin switches niggaz want my riches [00:56.19]Used to get 18 when my G was alive [00:58.46]Now a ki' is 13-5 [01:00.45]Eighty-nine's the number another summer [01:03.50](Get down ) Police ain't get no dumber [01:05.88]Streets dried up used to think it would last [01:08.45]But being a kingpin is a thing of the past [01:11.24]They tried to blast me for slangin a boulder [01:13.58]Now I got my a** in Minnesota [01:15.71]Got my own crew it's on brand new [01:18.31]Damn what can I do [01:20.72]Today [01:28.55]What help can I do [01:30.47]Today [01:40.14]Already done stacked me half a meal ticket [01:42.24]Bought a house next to Prince now I can kick it [01:45.19]Now I got ends wavin to my friends [01:47.55]Rollin in a Benz goin to see the Twins [01:50.00]Play at the 'dome; police are tappin my mobile phone [01:53.66]I'm almost home [01:54.86]Gettin excited indicted [01:57.07]Spent a grip and a year tryin to fight it [01:59.37]Lawyer got paid; plea no contest [02:01.48]Cause everything I own got repossessed [02:04.93]Now take a look at the dust [02:07.00]And I'm happy cause I only got 36 months [02:10.01]I never picked up a book [02:11.74]Cause my arms are 16 inches ni**a look (OOOH) [02:15.02]Can't wait for ninety-two so I can get with my crew [02:17.82]And see what can I do [02:19.55]Today [02:29.23]Phucked up in the pen now it's ninety-fo [02:31.82]Back in L A and I'm bailin through the do' [02:34.00]Everybody know I gotta start from scratch [02:36.55]So where the work at and niggaz smirk at [02:38.98]Me sayin ain't nuttin poppin from here to the L B [02:42.48]What you tell me [02:43.90]No it ain't crackin everybody's jackin for a Coupe [02:47.02]Since they sent in the troops [02:48.76]Even though I got muscle that ain't my hustle [02:51.11]Takin a ni**a's sh*t in a tussle [02:54.19]No skills to pay the bills [02:56.32]Talkin about education to battle inflation [02:58.11]No college degree just a dumb a** G [03:01.20](Yeah you fool ) Who me [03:03.26]I got a baby on the way damn it's a mess [03:06.00]Have you ever been convicted of a felony Yes [03:08.54]Took some advice from my Uncle Fester [03:10.78]All dressed up in polyester [03:13.52]Welcome to McDonalds may I please help you [03:15.77]Yeah What can I do [03:18.31]Today [03:28.52]The white man has broke every law [03:30.02]Known to man to establish America [03:32.34]But he'll put you in the state penitentary [03:34.61]He'll put you in the federal [03:35.82]Penitentary for breaking these same laws [03:38.17]Now we gonna look and see if [03:39.51]This muthaphucker is guilty for the [03:41.32]Laws he'll put you in jail for [03:43.27]** using [03:44.14]** selling [03:45.06]Armed robbery [03:46.05]Strong armed robbery [03:47.20]Granf larceny [03:48.34]Rape [03:48.94]Racketering [03:49.72]Conspiracy to commit murder [03:51.62]Extortion [03:52.43]Aggravated assault [03:53.89]Mayhem [03:54.65]Sodomy of the black man [03:56.12]Trespassing [03:56.99]Embezzelment [03:57.90]Purgery [03:58.62]Kidnapping [03:59.35]Smuggling [04:00.35]Grand theft [04:01.36]Brandishing a firearm [04:02.87]Carrying a conceled weapon [04:04.39]Breaking and entering [04:05.55]And [04:06.06]Premeditated cold-blooded murder [04:09.77]Guilty on every charge