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[00:38.75]Right, so let me take you back to where this story began
[00:44.04]Little Jody, cousin Cody and their best friend Ben
[00:46.68]They used to play and pretend, like they had money to spend
[00:49.05]But in reality a dollar wasn't common for them
[00:51.69]With daddy locked in the pen, the others gone from the start
[00:54.32]Family's broken apart, Jody's mother used to beat him
[00:57.28]'Til his skin turned dark, yeah, she was bad on that grog
[00:59.83]Made him sleep in the backyard with both of his dogs
[01:02.18]That's why he started smoking, feel like his only escape
[01:04.86]She used to beat him, 'cause she only saw his father's face
[01:07.23]But he was only a kid, 14 years old
[01:09.87]Try to keep a warm heart in a world so cold
[01:13.37]His cousin Cody didn't have it much better
[01:15.26]But he was making that cheddar however he could, but never
[01:17.96]Forget where he came from, see he had to be strong
[01:20.26]'Cause his mother's getting sick and doesn't have to long
[01:23.25]And so he had to step up, no relyin' on luck
[01:25.56]He's robbin' anyone he sees just to make a quick buck
[01:28.72]Their buddy Ben wasn't known to be calm
[01:30.89]First person that they thought of when they heard a car alarm
[01:33.73]He was always in a daze, couple pills up in his palms
[01:36.15]See, his mother was an addict with a needle in her arm
[01:39.34]Yeah, the three shared that same struggle
[01:41.48]Destined for the high life for gettin' into trouble
[01:44.43]And they did, on this particular day
[01:46.82]Cody thought of an idea with guaranteed pay
[01:49.74]But the plan to little Jody didn't seem okay
[01:52.00]But his older cousin Cody just convinced him to stay
[01:54.78]He told him, "This is what will separate the boy from a man"
[01:57.17]So he carried on and listened to the rest of the plan, he said
[02:00.42]"Yo, it's really quite simple
[02:02.23]Run up to the seccie, put that gun up to his temple
[02:05.42]Right? And me and Ben will take the register
[02:07.51]He makes a move, you take your shot, and show him that you better, brah"
[02:10.59]Okay, and so off they went
[02:12.41]It was a long, quiet ride with a strong sweaty scent
[02:16.13]Little Jody was shakin' up in his boots
[02:17.87]He thinks if he shoots, then he might just compromise the loot
[02:21.35]But it's too late for second thoughts
[02:22.93]They all jump up at the car and just to say for the doors
[02:25.92]And Jody cocks his gun, points it straight to the guard
[02:28.19]Says, "If you cooperate, then this don't gotta be hard"
[02:30.99]Says, "If you wanna go home, simply lay on the floor
[02:33.40]Don't move until all of us are out of the door"
[02:36.23]Ben and Cody's got the money, everything seems smooth
[02:38.46]Until he seen that seccy's arm slowly start to move
[02:42.36]But Jody can't pull that trigger
[02:44.09]Instead, he takes a bullet wound straight to his liver
[02:47.72]And it was no surprise
[02:49.08]They grabbed the money in a hurry, left him there to die
[02:51.48]He doesn't wonder why, he just looks up to the sky
[02:54.56]And smiles in pride, he's happy he can finally die
[02:58.03]'Cause he could never do it himself
[02:59.43]He never thought that a soul would even dare to help
[03:02.04]And so we pray that he rest in peace
[03:04.87]But we're just happy that he finally made it out of the streets
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