There lived a lil' boy who was misled
The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh
He dropped the gun, so went the glory
And people were behavin' like they ought ta good
But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
And before long the lil' boy got surrounded
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
By anotha lil' boy and this is what he said
He was runnin' top speed till he was outta breath
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova
They did the job, money came with ease
Just another case 'bout the wrong path
Shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her
Opened up the door there, guess who he saw?
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure
And this is the way I have to end this story
Knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap
Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash"
He ran by a tree, there he saw this sista
When people wore pajamas and lived life slow
He went outside but there was cops all over
I'll do years if I pull this trigga
Escaped alive though the car was battered
Knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Cop radioes it to another lady cop
Ya'll tucked in? Yeah, here we go
He robbed another and another and a sista and a brotha
Straight 'n narrow or yo' soul gets cast, good night
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Once upon a time not long ago
The kid pulled out a gun, he said, "Why'd ya hit me?"
Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered
So he let the lady go and he starts to run on
The dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun
Knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full of lead
So he cold dashed and ran around the block
"Me, You, Ty, we gonna make sum cash
Raced up the block doing 83
But she was coming and he made a left
Ain't nothing, that's right, break the ruler
Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him
Knock 'em out the box Rick, knock 'em out Rick
He told the cops, "Back off, or honey here's dead"
But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped
Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong
Looked around good and from expectations
The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic
Ran out of bullets and still had static
Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap
He said, "I need bullets, hurry up, run"
Grabbed a pregnant lady and pulled out the automatic
Ran up the stairs up to the top floor
Crashed into a tree near University
He said, "Keep still, boy, no need for static"
Then he made his move to an abandoned building
When laws were stern and justice stood
Knock 'em out Rick, knock 'em out Rick
He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream
The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream
Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded
Dave, the dope fiend shootin' dope
He decided he'd hit for the subway stations
Tried to rob a man who was a D.T. undercover
