[Intro]Yo Iz, let's do this[Verse 1: Ice-T]I am a nightmare walkin', psychopath talkin'King of my jungle, just a gangster stalkin'Livin' life like a firecracker, quick is my fuseVendettas of death back; the colors I chooseRed or Blue, Cuz or Blood, it just don't matterSucka dive for your life when my shotgun scattersThe gangs of L.A. will never die - just multiply[Interlude: Ice-T]You see they hit us then we hit themThen we hit them and they hit us, manIt's like a war, ya know what I'm sayin'People don't even understandThey don't even know what they dealing withYou wanna get rid of the gangs it's gonna take a lotta workBut people don't understand the size of thisThis is no joke man, this is real[Verse 2: Ice-T]You don't know me, foolYou disown me, coolI don't need your assistance, social persistenceAny problem I got I just put my fist inMy life is violent but violent is lifePeace is a dream, reality is a knifeMy colors, my honor, my colors, my allWith my colors upon me one soldier stands tallTell me what have you left me, what have I got?Last night in cold blood my young brother got shotMy homeboy got jackedMy mother's on crackMy sister can't work cause her arms show tracksMadness insanity, live in profanityThen some punk claimin' they're understandin' meGive me a break, what world do you live inDeath is my set, guess my religion[Interlude: Ice-T]Yo my brother was a gang bangerAnd all my homeboys bangI don't know why I do it man, I just do itI never had much of nothing manLook at you man, you've got everything going for yourselfAnd I ain't got nothing man, I've got nothingI'm living in the ghetto manJust look at me man, look at me[Verse 3: Ice-T]My pants are saggin', braided hairSuckas stare but I don't careMy game ain't knowledge, my game's fearI've no remorse so squares bewareBut my true mission is just revengeYou ain't in my set, you ain't my friendWear the wrong color your life could endHomicide's my favorite binge[Interlude: Ice-T]Listen to me manNo matter whatcha do don't ever join a gangYou don't wanna be in it manYou're just gonna end up in a mix of dead friends and time in jailI know, if I had a chance like youI would never be in a gang manBut I didn't have a chanceYou know I wish I did[Verse 4: Ice-T]I'll just walk like a giant, police defiantYou'll say to stop but I'll say that I can'tMy gang's my family, it's all that I haveI'm a star, on the walls is my autographYou don't like it, so you know where you can goCause the streets are my stage and terror's my showPsycho-analyze tried diagnosin' me, why?It wasn't your brother that brutally diedBut it was mine, so let me defineMy territory; don't cross the lineDon't try to act crazy cause that shit don't faze meIf you ran like a punk, it wouldn't amaze meCause my colors deathThough we all want peaceBut our war won't end'Till all wars cease[Interlude: Ice-T]See the wars of the street gangs will always get to me, manBut I don't wanna be down with this situation manBut I'm in here, if I had something better to do I think I'd do it But right now, I'm just down here boyI'm trying to get money cause I'm smartI'm gonna get paid while I'm out hereI'm gonna get that paper, ya know what I'm sayingIf I had a chance like youMaybe I would be in schoolBut I'm not, I'm out here living day to day survivingAnd I'm willing to die for my colors[Outro]Yo, please stop cause I want y'all to liveThis is Ice-T, peace
