He said he wanna be short, he's gonna be a thug He said he wanna be short, he's gonna be a thug Was a nice middle-class thuggin' But no one knew the evil he'd do When he got a lil' bicker, cut off the final blaze While goofin' on the Newport, plottin' on another way to catch a case Was only 16, yeah, convicted as a felon With a bunch of O's again, but you the only one ain't tellin' I tell you it's a cold world, stay in school You tell me it's a man's world, play the rules and fade, fool Break rules until we major, blaze up Gettin' with hoes through my pager, well, straight's up Commit to money-makin' tactics, uh, it's gettin' drastic Niggas got automatics My fingers on the trigger, tell the Lord Made way for another straight thug, hookin' I'm gettin' some buzz, lookin' for some love from the homies Cuz shorty wanna be a thug Said he wanna be, said he wanna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Straight from the home to the pen An adolescent nigga standin' way higher than six feet ten He carried weight like a Mack truck On the bus don't play it haters If the mothafucka's that tough, then that's what A lethal weapon with the razor Slam the nigga in the smokin' video, gettin' blazed up No one can figure when the gun blast, pull the trigger Could take the life of a young nigga, now it's bigger No mother or father, you see some niggas all alone Old time is my role model, the war's on Been late for this game, till it's a part of me My heart don't beat no feet, and it ain't hard to see The future's lookin' dim I'm tryin' to make a profit outta livin' innocent I'm in the dark gettin' buzzed Lookin' for some love out with the homies Cause Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be Shorty's gonna be a thug Shorty's gonna be a thug Lil' Bad Sam, look at the young'uns Come take short, and play your part Got plenty of bad motherfuckers, you know You're only gettin' three mistakes, and then that's life, big bag It's crazy Watch the signs Dead People, 16, 60 Sixteen Some bad motherfuckers, you know Dead People, 16, 60