[00:00:00] Edge Of Sanity - Kool G Rap [00:00:12] I'm on the verge of commitin murder [00:00:14] My girl is gettin on my last nerve and I don't wanna hurt her [00:00:18] She wants me to get a job [00:00:20] I get harassed cause I'm laying on my a** like a big slob [00:00:23] But everywhere I go I get rejected [00:00:26] They won't hire a motherf**ker with a jail record [00:00:29] So the least I could do is look presentable [00:00:32] But I'm labelled by the city as a criminal [00:00:35] They won't give me no slack Jack [00:00:37] And I got one strike against me already because my skin is black [00:00:41] See I'm irrelevant to Help Wanted signs [00:00:43] And they wonder why niggaz commit crimes [00:00:47] My girl pays the rent gas and light [00:00:49] Goes to class at days and works at night [00:00:52] I'm trying to get some money I can hand to her [00:00:55] But I ain't with bein a motherf**kin janitor [00:00:58] Plus I got my little ni**a [00:01:00] And I'm tryin my best to be the right kind of father figure [00:01:04] But my hands is startin to shake [00:01:06] I'm tryin to hold my head because I'm reachin for the thirty-eight [00:01:09] I pick it up man f**kit [00:01:12] I gotta go out and hit the street and get some ducats [00:01:15] Lookin for somethin to hit [00:01:18] I throw on my hood cause I'm about to do some stupid sh*t [00:01:21] I step in the Seven-Eleven [00:01:23] Come fast with the cash or get your a** sent to heaven [00:01:26] He must hit the alarm cause I'm perspirin [00:01:30] Cause now I'm hearin motherf**kin sirens [00:01:33] I tried to run out three thousand decent [00:01:36] Next thing I know I'm sittin in a f**kin precinct [00:01:39] For tryin to feed a family [00:01:40] I need rubber balls cause I'm fallin off the edge of sanity [00:01:50] Edge of Sanity [00:01:55] Edge of Sanity [00:01:56] What a f**ked up night [00:01:58] And I'm mad because the cop [00:01:59] Put on the handcuffs too f**kin tight [00:02:01] Central Bookin is where they sent me [00:02:03] So they could take a couple of pictures [00:02:06] After they fingerprint me [00:02:07] Then they put me in a cell [00:02:09] And it was all full of niggaz that was dirty and stinkin as hell [00:02:13] Four hours passed already so now I'm yawnin [00:02:16] And I'm hopin to see the judge in the mornin [00:02:19] Finally they call my name and I get up with speed [00:02:22] To appear before the judge and make a plead [00:02:25] I saw the judge he was a brother [00:02:27] He said "How do you plead " I said [00:02:29] Not guilty motherf**ker [00:02:30] Then I got kicked out of court sent to the Island [00:02:33] Where they got all of these young brothers wildin [00:02:36] And all I seen was teenagers [00:02:39] And brothers just slicin one another with straight razors [00:02:42] I saw this ni**a he was stone tall [00:02:44] I said "Yo I gotta make this motherf**kin phone call" [00:02:48] He said "These whores are mine and you ain't widdit" [00:02:50] And put his face all up in mine so I hit it [00:02:53] C O 's came niggaz started to zing [00:02:56] Now I gotta do about three days in the bank [00:02:59] I did my time and now I'm back from my vacation [00:03:02] Right on track they put me back in populations [00:03:05] I got dressed and hit the mess hall [00:03:07] Then when I came back [00:03:08] Finally I got to make my phone call [00:03:11] My girl is bringin out the man in me [00:03:13] Cause she's yellin and sh*t [00:03:15] While I'm hangin on the edge of sanity [00:03:21] Edge of Sanity [00:03:27] Edge of Sanity [00:03:32] Edge of Sanity [00:03:38] Edge of Sanity [00:03:40] I'm sittin Up North and doin three to nine [00:03:43] And it feels like my whole life is bein left behind [00:03:45] I'm goin crazy in this place [00:03:48] And I'm countin the days cause I'm about to be a mental case [00:03:51] My little son is gettin bigger [00:03:53] And he picked up the phone one day [00:03:55] And thought I was some other ni**a [00:03:57] Yeah that b**ch is tryin to play me like a sucker [00:03:59] Cause on the down and low