Penitentiary Lyrics by Ice Cube

Penitentiary Lyrics

    "Attention all nigga rows and nigga hoes
    We've decided to rob this motherfucker the legal way
    Nobs injecting ourselves to become property on the stock
    In the penal system. In the justice system"

    Penitentiary, I hear you calling me [x4]

    [Verse 1]
    As the world turns, it burns while it's spinning
    Coming to a fucked-up ending
    I can't wait till the day everything in the hood is straight
    And I can hit the purty gates
    Until then, the pen is unfair
    Slave ships in the middle of nowhere (ma)
    I lets my goddamn hair grow (ma)
    Bellin' in court, lookin' like a scarecrow
    On Capital Hill, they them passed a bill
    Coming at me with a fucked-up deal (nah)
    The judge gave me a 'L'
    But y'all can't tell
    I wait and cry in my cell
    Convicted negro, superhero
    Speaker at our house
    Takin' lyrics in my mouth
    Bitches in the south showin' ass (mm)
    Mix a lot, got hoes puttin titties on the glass
    We blast in the west for example
    And rap about this shit over funkadelic samples
    Yo' babies see me kill a fool on TV (Wilson!)
    And straight call me a G

    [Chorus]
    Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
    Penitentiary, I hear you calling me
    Thinkin' of illegal ways to get paid
    But it ain't shit, got to be legit

    [Bridge]
    South-central L.A.
    You can buy your game from the C.I.A., hey-hey
    And South-central L.A.
    You can buy your game from the C.I.A. baby

    [Verse 2]
    When the evil outweighs the good
    And you only give a fuck about rucks
    The Earth will self-destruct (Bitch)
    Fuck the ozone layer, bitch I'm a playa (Bitch)
    Plus we got a black mayor
    I get sex when I shows flex (Booom!)
    Porbey Rolex (Booom!)
    Which hoe is next? (Booom!)
    Would you like a piece of me? Not a mate
    Calling you a hoe 'cos I'm fucking on the first day (uh)
    My world is a one-mile radius
    I swear every other hood is the shadiest (uh)
    Could the crips and bloods be all rotten
    When the trilateral commission is plottin'?
    What you gonna do when the Earth erupts?
    Some niggaz gettin' nuts outa carafel cups (punk)
    Fool you on master's woe
    But won't even think about, sucking Bob Doe (punk)
    Asshole from the Senate
    How can you relate to a project tennant?
    Motherfuck you and not the courtman, no corrections
    Tryina' get a section of this west-side connection

    [Chorus (x2)]
    [Bridge]

    Just because you gotta stay
    You ain't gotta rot away
    We gon' come and get you one day
    [repeat until fade]

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