Message To The Soldier - Ice T

Yo  Ice  you been down with the struggle for a long time  man... 
Why don't you drop some knowledge for these brothers who 
want to get involved in this war... 

Take notes: real gangstas wear trench coats 
Grey suits  black ties and they seek votes 
And you're not to be misled 
They'll kill you in your fuckin' bed 
They don't sell dope  yo  excuse me  yes they do 
But they don't look that much like me or you 
But if you pull up the sheets and expose them 
They'll crawl up like snakes and show fangs of venom 
Now I've been soldier for years 
Representin' the tattooed tears 
Other brothas locked up with no choice 
Left in the bowels of devil with no voice 
My phones are tapped, my crib is bugged 
My car is tailed from club to club 
And this ain't no fuckin' joke 
They want to see a nigga broke 
You can't slip, if you slip you're out 
You gotta know what you're talkin' about 
Drop science every chance you get 
Hit direct and indirect, speak in code 
Cause you're never alone 
That's why I use this low tone 
Follow this and you might grow older 
This is a message to the soldiers... 

Now they killed King and they shot X 
Now they want me, you could be next 
All you gotta do is speak too loud 
All you gotta be is be too proud 
Cause once you let'em know 
Who you are and where you're at 
You better watch your back 
Cause you might think you're just dope 
While you're livin' in a sniper's scope 
I'm not tryin' to scare you 
But there's a danger if you get too deep 
Some nights I don't sleep 
All you wanna do is tell the truth 
All you wanna do is save the youth 
Ice Cube knows, Souljah knows, P.E. knows 
They throw death blows 
And if you got kids or a girl that's true 
They'll move on them too 
But when I'm gone I need you to carry on 
You gotta be strong and fight for our salvation 
But