Johnny was a good boy But got messed up by the wrong crowd Everybody liked him And he made his mother proud But Johnny had a habit And it wasn't smoking crack In the wrong place at the wrong time He took a bullet in the back
Johnny was Johnny was
Johnny was a gangster Just 13 with a 45 He was living in a neighborhood where you fight to stay alive Johnny wouldn't listen He was told to get away Now he's learned his lesson Look what happens when you stay