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