U Ain't Gonna Take My Life - Ice Cube

* Originally appeared as a B side to Cube's "Wicked" single 

Mr. Dirty Harry  you look really scary 
With your .357  officer Kevin 
Spent 11 years on the force trying to get mine 
Head got the flat top  boots got the spit shine 
Don't give a fuck about my neighborhood 
Just wanna do your eight hours  then hit the showers 
Shoot a brother down adn you don't send flowers 
Goddamn sherrif  can't wait to tarriff 
A chunk of a nigga ass, but watch a nigga blast 
And get away nigga fast 
You ain't gonna have me face down no more 
You ain't gonna have a chance to clown no more 
To the boys in blue, I got kids too 
Ain't going out like a jigaboo, no no no 
On my way to the store 
You see me in a Range Rover, now you gotta pull me over 
But where oh where is the ticket? 
You got your hand on your gun cause you're wicked 
You don't like the face of the original man 
But you gotta treat me like an individual man 
Talk right and I'll talk right back 
Show some goddamn respect to the black 
Cause I gotta get back to my wife 
But I'm sorry, you ain't gonna take my life 

Just because you got a badge 
Did you think Ice Cube was gonna wave the white flag? 
Cracker please, you can yell freeze 
I'd rather die standing up than die on my knees 
You think you can do anything you want to do 
To my crew when you come through, man fuck you 
Shooting up South Central 
Catch your ass slipping at a rent show 
Could have popped you off, one dead cop 
But I know you got a wife and a dog named Spot 
I show a little mercy cause I'm civilized 
Looking through a nigga's eyes at a much bigger prize 
But when I saw Rodney it got me so hot 
Made me wanna go out and pop me a cop 
Cause every time you see me sagging 
Here comes the Grand Dragon, in the motherfucking patty wagon 
Try to play me like a trick 
Sometimes you act like a dick, Mr. Nightstick 
Back then, I used to throw my