I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
Well, my father told me
"Son, you had better get a gun" Well, my first friend went down
When I was 17 years old
Well, my first friend went down
When I was 17 years old Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy
He gotta go Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age
Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy
He gotta pray Well, now rules are alright
If there's someone left to play the game
Well, now rules are alright
If there's someone left to play the game All my friends are going
And thing's just don't seem the same
Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe