Sights In The City-Courtney Pine/Carleen Anderson/Guru

[ti:Sights In The City] [ar:Guerilla Black] [al:Best Of Carleen Anderson] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Sights In The City - Courtney Pine/Carleen Anderson/Guru [00:00.19]Sights in the city got people cryin' [00:02.85] [00:15.73]Sights in the city got people cryin' [00:18.95] [00:20.73]Sights in the city got people dyin' [00:23.84] [00:25.92]Sights in the city got people cryin' [00:28.52] [00:31.09]Sights in the city got people dyin' [00:33.66] [00:34.33]In the city [00:41.54]One Friday little Emmitt reached his limit [00:44.32]School was wack he wasn't with it [00:46.69]His man told him that he could make some dough [00:49.23]Deliverin' packages for Mac money Joe [00:51.48]So he said cool yo I need a hustle [00:54.22] [00:54.76]Yo hook me up plus I need a pistol or [00:57.25]A 380 a two two or a 25 [00:59.45]I'm gonna get large kid I'm all the way live [01:01.87] [01:02.52]But he was sadly mistaken [01:04.43]Now he's locked up he's doin' time and he's thinkin' [01:07.04] [01:07.58]Sights in the city got people cryin' [01:10.75] [01:12.45]Sights in the city got people dyin' [01:15.52] [01:16.03]In the city [01:22.55] [01:23.09]One Saturday sweet Renee ran away [01:25.64]Couldn't take moms yellin' didn't wanna stay [01:28.12]Her girl told her that she could get quick cash [01:30.71]Goin' on dates for pimp daddy Nash [01:33.16]She said well I don't know I gotta meet him [01:35.82]You say he's fly mmm I gotta see him [01:38.53]The next thing you know she's out late nights [01:40.84]Makin' dollars for Nash wearin' her skirts tight [01:43.90]Now she's a victim of the system [01:46.09]Man what happened to her dreams and her ambition [01:49.01]Sights in the city got people cryin' [01:53.16] [01:54.25]Sights in the city got people dyin' [01:58.72] [01:59.43]Sights in the city got people cryin' [02:04.67]Sights in the city got people dyin' [02:07.33] [02:07.94]In the city [02:14.97]Old Mr Fillmore he owns a grocery store [02:17.36]It's a small little shop the children call him pop [02:19.84] [02:20.62]But of course he keeps a shotgun [02:22.14]Just for protection 'cause he's got a little grandson [02:25.74]On Sunday while he was there cleanin' [02:27.93]He heard the front door slam a lady screamin' [02:30.63]He grabbed the shottie and walked out from the back [02:32.98]All he saw was two kids wearin' black ski masks [02:36.00]He fired they fired all at the same time [02:38.56]Now there's a funeral on wednesday a quarter to nine [02:41.07]Sights in the city got people cryin' [02:44.64] [02:46.07]Sights in the city got people dyin' [02:49.45]In the city [02:53.13] [02:54.70]In the city [02:59.47] [03:00.09]In the city [03:04.12] [03:05.03]In the city [03:09.33] [03:10.33]In the city [03:14.86] [03:15.39]In the city [03:19.15] [03:20.70]In the city [03:25.08] [03:25.93]In the city [03:30.14] [03:31.14]In the city [03:34.96] [03:36.25]In the city [03:40.63] [03:41.33]In the city [03:46.43] [03:48.07]Many sights and sounds in the city knahmsayin' [03:50.93]People dyin' [03:51.58] [03:52.92]Innocent victims [03:54.06]The babies ain't got no future [03:55.53] [03:56.67]What are we gon' do [03:58.07]Brothers can't make a buck [03:59.21] [04:01.66]Mmm just some of the sights and sounds that's all [04:03.90] [04:05.85]Guess I'm just gonna get mine