El invisible noose around my neck Tightening up with each problem Giving up aint so easy Hard to go on That's life Status quo If you stay I'm gonna go Inner city crime peak higher Heroin, coke, pot desire Killing each other for a fix Cops dealing the dirties tricks That's life It's easy Conform It's easy D. Boon is dead Minutemen warn civilians, yeah The thinkers are coming Pasadena gangs when he was young Lock a race into the ghetto System lies never let go One lie leads to another No one sees defeated brothers