I wrote this song pissed off at the Iraq War, certain provisions of the patriot act and the state of affairs, in the African-American Community I live in and in the other communities. Specifically I am adressing the need for young adults, and adults who joing gangs, sell drugs and commit acts of violence. They do this not to be thought of as cool for the most, but more so because they have to survive, withing the existing parameters of their immediate and respective communities. A lot of youth especially those who are not from North America, have a false perception of how hard (in their eyes easy) it is to sell drugs, etc.
I have told people in the past being a 'criminal' isnt't easy, nor is being a drug dealer! Your life is always in danger, you never technically have a day off and just because you stop (officially) doing, whatever it is you were doing in the streets, stopping 'whatever' doesn't guarantee you safe passage, to roam or move about the country, or within their immediate community. Just because at some point you decide to leave the 'game', it doesn't mean people will immediately absolve you of previous acts of malfeasance/crimes for lack of a better word!