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Devil's Advocate

He was a real nigga, stayed on the block pitching\nHe and his crew would rock jeans that said stop snitching\nHe wasn’t the violent type but he would see evil on all kind of nights\nAnd chose to remain the silent type\nI’m not saying call the cops, the beast won’t help\nBut shit in the hood we police ourselves\nHate on no man trying to increase his wealth\nBut don’t turn your back on your neighbour when they need your help\nAnd he did that night that they robbed that old lady\nThey ain’t mean to kill her but the bitch went crazy\nSeen the whole thing and just shut his blinds\nBut he couldn’t get the image of her busted spine from his blunted mind\nTime passed and the summer was sick\nThat was until his little brother got hit\nNow he’s out for answers but niggas stick to the script\nSo when he asked what happened ain’t nobody seen shit\nAnd there’s only so long you can play devil’s advocate\nBefore the snake comes back and now your back is bit\nHalf the worrying, half the risk\nBut a whole world of problems come from playing devil’s advocate\nHe was the youngest VP of a Fortune 500\nPorsche out front, Armani suits by the hundreds\nHis bosses screwed over anyone that they wanted\nThe type to fuck the wife and then fire the husband\nThe ruthless titans of industry\nThere’s lawyers and accountants are more organized than the Genovese\nMade plenty enemies but his logic was\nIf these people were smart then they’d be as rich as me\nHis ambition blinded him so\nHe was a good man once but loot divided his soul\nNow his company is floundering, about to be jobless\nHe’s under investigation for trading on stock tips\nReporters out back sifting through garbage\nGot a lien on his house, they trying to take where his mom live\nWent to his old boss who’s met at the door\nHe said, «I'm sorry son, we’ve never met before.»\nNever turn a blind eye to the evil that’s upon you\nCause if you do believe me that shit will haunt you\nI remember a few years back I witnessed a heinous act\nAnd I did not react, I sat back and just let it happen\nI just sat there stunned, I should’ve helped but I guess I was young\nI guess I was dumb, felt like a punk\nThe stench of guilt hung on my skin for weeks like a skunk\nAnd to this day I see the face of a stranger\nWho was drowning and I could’ve been her anchor\nIf I had to do it all again I would’ve stood tall and lent her my hand\nI would’ve fought like a man, I would’ve come to her rescue and done all I can\nBut the fucked up thing is I’ll never get that chance\nNever never never