What's Going On

Jungle Brothers

Verse 1: Mike G




It's a cryin' shame, brothers takin' life as a game



Growing up against the law, but no-one knows who's to blame



Dealin' drugs on the corner, you don't have to, but you wanna



A meal is hard to make, but you tell yourself you're gonna



Dealing 12 to 12, day into evening



I wonder how you continue to be grieving



Your meal is made and it's time to chill



You buy the black Mercedes Benz with the gold to the grill



Cruisin' up the ave while your friends get jealous



You find out, you quickly get restless



You buy a gun, it doesn't help but hurt you



Because your so-called friend rattled on you



You're in the pen serving 10 to 20



Your boy snatched your girl and put use to your money



You're out for teen, but what does it mean?



You're just a wasted, young brother who lost it all on a dream




Chorus: (sampled from What's Going On by Marvin Gaye)



What's goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I



Yeah, what's goin' on, I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I




Verse 2: Afrika, Mike G




My blood brother is bleeding, it's a cryin' shame



Out on the street tryin' to play the game



Formally an in-mate straight from upstate



Can't stop him now 'cause you see it's just too late



He's on the run and he's got a gun



Stay out his way unless you want some



See, he's gettin' older, a bit more bolder



Got his name written up in the 5-0 folder



A big Christmas list of all the crime's he's committed



He says he didn't do it, but we know he did it



Summons his lawyers, fingerprints, bung shots



Lookin' for my brother, yo, he's at the drug spots



Livin' off that cheap Chinese food



He says he only bu