ARTIST(s):        2Pac
SONG TITLE:     Trapped
ALBUM:              Greatest Hits, 2Pacalypse Now
BY:                      2pacWorld.co.uk




You know they got me trapped in this prison of seclusion 
Happiness, living on tha streets is a delusion 
Even a smooth criminal one day must get caught 
Shot up or shot down with tha bullet that he bought 
Nine millimeter kickin' thinking about what tha streets do 
to me 
Cause they never talk peace in tha black community 
All we know is violence, do tha job in silence 
Walk tha city streets like a rat pack of tyrants 
Too many brothers daily heading for tha big penn 
Niggas commin' out worse offthan when they went in 
Over tha years I done alot of growin' up 
Getten drunk thrown' up 
Cuffed up 
Then I said I had enough 
There must be another route, way out 
To money and fame, I changed my name 
And played a different game 
Tired of being trapped in this vicious cycle 
If one more cop harrasses me I just might go psycho 
And when I gettem 
I'll hittem with tha bum rush 
Only a lunatic would like to see his skull crushed 
Yo, if your smart you'll really let me go 'G' 
But keep me cooped up in this ghetto and catch tha uzi 
They got me trapped.... 

Chorus 

[Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
They got me trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 
Trapped 
[Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
Trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 

They got me trapped 
Can barely walk tha city streets 
Without a cop harrassing me, searching me 
Then asking my identity 
Hands up, throw me up against tha wall 
Didn't do a thing at all 
I'm tellen you one day these suckers gotta fall 
Cuffed up throw me on tha concrete 
Coppers try to kill me 
But they didn't know this was tha wrong street 
Bang bang, down another casualty 
But it's a cop who's shot there's brutality 
Who do you blame? 
It's a shame because tha mans slain 
He got caught in tha chains of his own game 
How can I feel guilty after all tha things they did to me 
Sweated me, hunted me 
Trapped in my own community 
One day i'm gonna bust 
Blow up on this society 
Why did ya lie to me ? 
I couldn't find a trace of equality 
Work me like a slave while they laid back 
Homie don't play that 
It's time I lett'em suffer tha payback 
I'm tryin to avoid physical contact 
I can't hold back, it's time to attack jack 
They got me trapped 

Chorus 

[Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
You know they got me trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 
Trapped 
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
You know they got me trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 

Now i'm trapped and want to find a getaway 
All I need is a 'G' and somewhere safe to stay 
Can't use tha phone 
Cause i'm sure someone is tappin in 
Did it before 
Ain't scared to use my gat again 
I look back at hindsite the fight was irrelevant 
But now he's tha devils friend 
Too late to be tellin' him 
He shot first and i'll be damned if I run away 
Homie is done away I should of put my gun away 
I wasn't thinkin' all I heard was tha ridicule 
Girlies was laughin', Tup sayin "Damn homies is dissin you" 
I fired my weapon 
Started steppin' in tha hurricane 
I got shot so I dropped 
Feelin' a burst of pain 
Got to my feet 
Couldn't see nothin' but bloody blood 
Now i'm a fugitive to be hunted like a murderer 
Ran through an alley 
Still lookin' for my getaway 
Coppers said Freeze, or you'll be dead today 
Trapped in a corner 
Dark and I couldn't see tha light 
Thoughts in my mind was tha nine and a better life 
What do I do ? 
Live my life in a prison cell 
I'd rather die than be trapped in a living hell 
They got me trapped 

Chorus 

[Uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
They got me trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 
Trapped 
[uh uh, they can't keep tha black man down] 
You know they got me trapped 
[Naw, they can't keep tha black man down] 
Trapped


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