Badlands

(McNeal/Jay G/Papalexis/Larossi/Benn/Yacoub/Swing)

I'm talking about the badlands

Ain't nothing but a sadland

I don't blame it on the city

But the badlands put its mark on you

I see Johnny at the corner

As the Popsicleman

All of a sudden he's got a gun in his hand

Now Johnny's in a wheelchair

'Cause of the Popsicleman

At the wrong place at the wrong time

Now he understands

I need to find some peace of mind

I need a rest, I need to unwind

This hangin' and bangin' goin' on

This ain't no hell, this is my home

Talking about the badlands

Ain't nothing but a sadland

I don't blame it on the city

But the badlands put its mark on you

Bad Land!/You gotta know the streets muthaf-a/It can't be no one

time beef muthaf-a/Can you feel me really/I hope you rocking mic's

/than you ain't slinging ****/Check the masses who major in the

gunblast on yah filthy rich ass/cause you ain't never cut class/

But they did/now they're f-n' underrated/Y'all showed no love/so

now their hearts are full with hatred/And ain't trying to throw no

joints, or no bullsh.../Just drink liquor, smoke hydro and just pull

sh.../Stay jigg without the man, stack the grand/cause the plan done

work/Now we're duckin' from Uncle Sam/Blam! Take that on yah

way out/Stay out. Yah days out - lights out!/Back to my hideout/You

inside out makes the inside edition/A scar is my tradition/Doin' you

in intermission

Swing appears courtesy of Dr. Records

"A lot of sad things has happended to people that I know and

grew up with. Some of them are no longer with us. Everytime

I go back to N.E.OKC it dawns on me how sick it is that it has

to be this way. I'm happy that Swing laid his fat rap on this

song and that he voiced his opinion since he is from New York."