Dopefiend's Diner

Late night coolin' with my homies
 Drinkin' Hennessey an' cold brew
 After smokin' stopped in Oakland
 Got the munchies for some soul food
 So we stopped to get a bite to eat
 At the local bar-b-q
 It's just another borin' Monday
 An' there's nothin' else to do
 Now as we stepped out of the car
 I heard someone behind me fightin'
 So I turned to look and find out
 What's the cause of this excitement
 One brother was a dopefiend
 And the other was a dopeman
 And the dopeman had a AK
 Said he'll spray an' he's not jokin'
 Well, it seems to be the dopefiend
 Owed the dopeman for his product
 And he swore if he did not pay
 He would end up gettin' shot up
 Now I could not walk away
 'Cause I got caught up in the scene
 Wonderin' what would happen
 To this poor and helpless fiend
 Well, my homie Michael Cooley
 Said let's go and make our order
 What's the use in watchin' two men
 Stand out here fight over quarters
 Well, I walked inside the diner
 And all the dopefiends waved to me
 Heard the sound of several gunshots
 And I ran outside to see
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)
 All the people in the diner
 Ran outside to see the big show
 It was just another party
 For them to see just who they would know
 But for me I held concern
 I wanted to go see the outcome
 Would a mother have a son tonight
 Or would she live her life without one?
 I made it to the streets
 I almost cried right on the spot
 Not only had the fiend died
 But a small girl had been shot
 My heart could take no more
 I felt a tear roll down my face
 That was daddy's bullet
 But she took it in his place
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)
 Tried to make way through the crowd
 So I could go help the baby
 She could barely speak but she whispered
 "Mister, can you please save me?"
 So I screamed out, "Someone help me"
 But I don't think they could hear
 And if they did they didn't care
 Oh, how I hated everyone there
 The baby lie here dyin'
 And I wondered what could I do
 The cameraman and newspapers
 Had come to get their interviews
 To them it's just story
 And they can't see the tragedy
 To them it doesn't matter
 'Cause hey, it wasn't their family
 I don't think I'll be back
 'Cause it'll never be the same here
 So I wipe away the tears
 And leave the scene the way I came here
 Though some people say it's crazy
 And the food could have been finer
 I'll never forget
 Never forget the night at Dopefiend's Diner
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another gunshot rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another siren rings
 (What's goin' on?)
 Another mother cries
 (What's goin' on?)
 'Cause another innocent dies
 (What's goin' on?)