Things Ain‘t What The Used To Be

　　Things Ain't What The Used To Be - Master p

　　Things ain't what they used to be

　　Things ain't what they used to be

　　I remember back in the days

　　It wasn't like that

　　Everybody knew everybody

　　Now days it ain't like that

　　We used to stand on the corners and drink brew

　　Now days you gotta duck when they drive through

　　Cause they blastin' life is like plastic

　　But who would be

　　The next egg took out the easter basket

　　Is it you me or her or she or he

　　Who would live to see the long age of 23

　　Cause once you dead and gone who gives a damn

　　On your tombstone would read Rest In Peace Sam

　　But in the ghetto you cooked 'till you dead

　　Ain't no love when you dead

　　And gone cause you red

　　Like roaches for the gutter peanut butter

　　Your life in the gutter fool cause you fluttered

　　With this game that I spit shoot out don't quit

　　Now you a victim of society another statistic

　　I heard the gunshots rain

　　From the middle of the street

　　The gunsmoke cleared three people on the concrete

　　I mean it's crazy slippin' on daisies

　　Time to call it quits they done put a bullet in a baby

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Watch you back in the ghetto black

　　Open the box Mom's ain't nothing to eat

　　Back in the day I thought we was a family

　　My little brother on the street corner selling crack

　　Only 15 used to be a quarterback

　　I wish the law would rehabilitate my auntie

　　I came home try to visit that girl tried to do me

　　Started tweakin said that she needed crack

　　Stole my grandma's rent money out her purse black

　　I stay Tru 2 Da Game you devils' can't see me

　　I put that on my mom I put that on my gold teeth

　　My homies bangin' no respect for the American flag

　　But they kill over that blue and red rag

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　I remember back in the day smoking

　　Weed was the everyday drug

　　Now days they shoot heroin and sell blood

　　Back in the day catchin the clamps was gettin us shot

　　Now days catch the AIDS and your time will stop

　　My lil homies doin time 25 with a L

　　A victim of the system I'd rather die and go to hell

　　I try to be legit and start my own company

　　'Till these sucker want to bump into P

　　They point the finger at me

　　For tellin another what to do

　　How could another person tell you what to do

　　I could tell you to rob or steal or kill

　　Thats like pointin' the finger at Jack or Jill

　　For being the first person on this little earth

　　Is like askin' Mary why she had to give birth

　　And who would be the next victim to lose his life

　　And who would be the next one to make a life

　　But when you make a life you

　　Gotta learn to teach your kid

　　So one day they can grow up and make it big

　　But all this gangbangin' and turf wars gotta cease

　　Cause y'all know we livin in the last days G

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be

　　Times done changed things ain't what they used to be