“36 Bullets”

He just wanted to go back home

Martin had a dream
Wu Tang screaming C.R.E.A.M.
I’ve got some of my own
And someone to hold
But is it really worth dreaming anymore
I wonder about it
As I walk out the door

I love my girl
And I’m scared
What if one day I’m not here
What if they catch me on my way home
What if they caught me right now
Damn, is that them over there?
Don, do-don’t get scared

Officer, I think you want that man running over there
Nah, I didn’t rob nobody
I’m just on my way home to my lady
What if they scream —
GUN!!
Knowing I never had one

Lights flash
Guns blast
Bullets fly
Life spills
From my eyes
Media is quick to criminalize
The civilian becomes the bad guy