[00:06.15]Martina:[00:06.36]Once upon a time not long ago[00:07.71]When people wore pajamas and lived life slow[00:13.17]When laws were stern and justice stood[00:13.98]And people were behavin' like they're oughta good[00:14.88]There lived a little boy who was misled[00:15.66]By another little boy and this is what he said:[00:16.59]'Me and you tonight are gonna make some cash[00:19.98]Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash.'[00:20.73]They did the job, money came with ease[00:22.47]But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease[00:26.55]He robbed another and another a sister and a brother[00:27.75]Tried to rob a man who was a duty undercover[00:28.74]The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic[00:30.21]He said 'Keep still, boy, no need for static'[00:31.05]Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap[00:32.40]But little did he know the little boy was strapped[00:33.39]The kid pulled out the gun, he said 'Why'd ya hit me?'[00:34.68]The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney[00:35.64]The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure[00:36.75]'I'll do years if I pull this trigger'[00:37.95]So he cold dashed and ran around the block[00:38.79]Cop radios it to another lady cop[00:47.94]He ran by a tree, there he saw the sister[00:51.48]A shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her[01:12.39]Looked around due to expectations[01:13.14]So he decided he'd head for the subway stations[01:14.70]But she was coming and he made a left[01:15.48]He was runnin' top speed till he was out of breath[01:16.47]Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him[01:18.03]Then he made his move to an abandoned building[01:18.99]Ran up the stairs up to the top floor[01:19.83]Opened up the door there, guess who he saw?[01:21.51]Dave the **** fiend shootin' ****[01:21.93]Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap[01:24.48]He said 'I need bullets, hurry up, run!'[01:25.20]The **** fiend brought back a spanking shotgun[01:26.01]He went outside but there was cops all over[01:27.39]Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova[01:28.23]Raced up the block doing 83[01:28.74]Crashed into a tree near a university[01:29.58]Escaped alive though the car was battered[01:30.48]Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered[01:31.50]Ran out of bullets and still he had static[01:32.43]Grabbed a pregnant lady, got out the automatic[01:33.42]Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full o'lead[01:34.56]He told the cops 'Back off or the honey here's dead'[01:40.59]Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong[01:46.71]So he let the lady go and he starts to run on[01:47.70]Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded[01:48.48]Before long the little boy got surrounded[01:49.32]He dropped the gun, so went the glory[01:50.13]And this is the way I have to end this story[01:51.06]He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream[01:51.99]The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream[01:53.34]This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh[02:49.35]Just another case 'bout the wrong path[02:50.07]Straight and narrow while your soul gets cash