Sept. 11, 2016

It's Goin Down

by LeVar E. Jones (author's profile)

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It's Going Down

It's really quiet because your TV is down
You keep hearing scratching. What the hell is that sound?

You go to the door then you put your ear to the wall
You heard a rumor that it may go down at yard recall

You can't sleep and you're nervous. So you start scratching too
Thinking how are you gonna get that knife to the yard with you

You gotta strip out and cough. Show 'em the inside of your mouth
Gotta squat and bend over. Better hope that knife don't fall out

Sharp ass knives and some are made out of metal
Some melted down plastic on the playground of the devil

You walking around the yard and you can smell the tension
It's the consequences you brought by coming to prison

Your jacket buttoned up, a lot of clothes wrapped around your waist
Everything is protected, but what about your face?

Is your knife long enough to cause internal damage?
Is it sharp enough to fracture and crack someone's sternum?

When they start charging at you, some cowards will flee
Guards yell, "Get down!" Over the radio, "Code three."

Concussion grenades, block guns, and tear gas
Pepper spray in your eyes, burning the retina fast

You can't see a thing but somehow you're still swinging
Adrenaline pumping, holes in your body, now you're bleedin'

Stay prepared. Don't get caught slippin' walking around
By yourself 'cause at any given moment, it will go down

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