[Chorus:]
A good man is gone, a good man is gone gone gone, a good man is gone, a good man is gone gone gone if he had


[Verse 1:]
I ain't shoot him I ain't kill that kid the police did it in front of 20 witnesses (nypd) that was a good man now that man dead they thought his phone was a gun so they shot him in his head who gonna police the police for what they did he had a job no felonys and two kids (he was a good man) shid tell the system to go da hell they been killing us out here way before sean bell (that's the truth) ya proably thought I was talkin bout sean bell but I was talkin about this other kid his name was jamell (rest in peace) he wasn't no thug son I went to skool with him he was like cornbread the whole hood was coool with him(he was) then the police shot him in the projects they said they thought they saw a shiny object (that was a phone) that kid ain't deserve to get shot he wasn't on it like me he wasn't livin like pac (damm)


[talking: Uncle Murda]
That was a good man (pause) an the nypd killed him cause they thought his cellphone was a gun that's how it is in my hood that's what we gotta deal with in my hood(and I wonder what he would say)I wonder what he would say (pause) if he was here today(somebody got the devil to pay)


[Verse 2:]

[talking: Uncle Murda]

Damm he was a good man that's the game though I wonder what's gonna happen with his little brother I hope he aight damm man you heard he was just tryin feed his family everybody tryin feed their family in the hood(and I wonder what he would say)I wonder what he would say though (if he was hear today)if he was hear today(somebody got the devil to pay)

[Verse 3:]

Let me tell you bout his o.g ^!$$% name dave he was a thug but now he tryna change his ways (he found god) he done killed mad ^!$$%s back in the days now he in the hood sayin put them guns away (stop the vilonce) this ^!$$% dave really changed his life he be tryna talk to the youth tryna save their life (everyday) I can't believe that's killer dave preaching he say he tired of all the vilonce he be seeing (uhh) he tellin them about things he did when he was younger explaning why it's not cool to shoot another brother (that's not cool) they no offical so they listening man they respect what he sayin when he kickin it man (they respect it) look they know he a g they know he put work in (they no) but you know they say the devil always working (satin) one of the kids he talkin too he killed his cuzin shawty shot dave in the head and took of running (damm)

[talking: Uncle Murda]

Ain't that sumthin man it's like the devil always workin because dave was tryna do good but his past caught up to him man like I'm confused I don't know if dave going to heaven or hell like and that's for real man like u kno damm yo I think he was a good man though (and I wonder what he would say)I wonder if dave would forgive that kid (pause) I don't kno I don't know (somebody got the devil to pay) whoo