Into his flesh the knife cuts

Inside he wants to survive

Surgeons working hard to try to keep him alive



He's only fourteen years old

Beside the bed a cop sighs

Don't think it's fair he's too young to die



Pulse slows and then his heart quits

Doctor's try to shock his life back

They're unaware that in the street he sells crack



Bullet hole through the kidneys

The man who shot him understood

If he could turn it round I'm sure that he would



In times of greed and hate

One must evaluate

The cause of all this pain

Social problems stay the same



In times of greed and hate

One must retaliate

The truth is never plain

Understand this is the strain



Tried to reach society's standard

Have wealth makes you a good man

Not in the wrong he just wants to fit in the plan



Teach our kids of wealth and power

If you happen to live on the wrong side

Got to live a life of crime just to keep you alive



Today morality has lost

Everyone's reaching for the top

We can't change the world if a bullet can't be stopped



In this age we've lost all our values

And maybe nothing can suffice

If it's true we'll crush ourselves in a self destructive vice



In times of greed and hate

One must evaluate

The cause of all this pain

Social problems stay the same



In times of greed and hate

One must retaliate

The truth is never plain

Understand this is the strain