What Can I Do? (Remix)

In any country, prison is where society sends it's failures

But in this country, society itself is failing

Hell yeah, uh

Ta dow, uh

Ta dow, uh

Ta dow, uh

Tadow, how ya like me now? I'm in the mix

It's 1986 and I got the fix

With the chicken and a quota, got the bakin' soda

Let the water boil you, workers all loyal

Dropped out the twelfth 'cause my wealth is shorter

Than a midget on his knees, now I slang keys

Infest my hood with crack, I'm the mack

It take a nation of millions to hold me back

Too big for my britches, and I got bitches

Now I'm hittin' switches, **** want my riches

Used to get 18, when my G was alive

Now a key is 13, 5, 89's the number, another summer

Get down police ain't gettin' no dumber

Streets dried up, used to think it would last

But being a king pin is a thing of the past

They tried to blast me for slangin' a boulder

Now I got my ass in Minnesota

Got my own crew, it's on brand new

Damn, what can I do? Ooh

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now? Fool

Already done stacked me half a meal ticket

Bought a house next to Prince, now I can kick it

Now I got ends, wavin' to my friends

Rollin' in a Benz, goin' to see the twins

Play at the dome, police are tappin' my mobile phone

I'm almost home, gettin' excited, indicted

Spent a grip and a year tryin' to fight it

Lawyer got paid plea, no contest

'Cause everything I own, got repossessed

Now take a look at the dust

And I'm happy 'cause I only got 36 months

I never picked up a book

'Cause my arms are 16 inches, **** look

Can't wait for '92 so I can get with my crew

And see, what can I do

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow,  what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now?

Fucked up in the pen, now it's 94

Back in LA, and I'm ballin' through the do'

Everybody, know I gotta start from scratch

So where the work at, and **** smirk at

Me sayin aint' nuttin', poppin' from here to the L.B.

What you tell me?

No it ain't crackin', everybody's jackin' for a coupe

Since, they sent in the troops

Even though I got muscle, that ain't my hustle

Takin' **** shit in a tussle

No skills, to pay the bills

Talkin' about education to battle inflation

No college degree, just a dumb ass G

Yeah you fool, who me?

I got a baby on the way, damn it's a mess

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? Yes

Took some advice from my Uncle Fester

All dressed up in polyester

Welcome to McDonalds, may I please help you?

Yeah, you can help me punk

Give me all of the money or I'm dumpin'

That's on my momma

Ay homeboy, while you at it, gimme large fries, a strawberry shake

A Big Mac, 'cause this Mack 10 fo' life

Can I roll wit you?  What can I do?

Now I'm on the run, with a gun

And this fool I don't know, pedal to the flo'

Swervin', servin', all the pigs

Just because they tryin' to split my wig

I'm in custody, L.A.P.D

One more felony, strike number 3

25 to life in cell block two

It's true, that's what I gotta do, ooh

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, what can I do?

Ta dow, how you like me now?

West side

(What can I do? What can I do?)

Ice Cube

(What can I do? What can I do?)

What can I do, ooh

In any country, prison is where society sends it's failures

But in this country, society itself is failing