[Intro: Ice Cube]
The motherfucking world is a ghetto
Clips and heavy metal

[Hook]
I got my stash up in a box, I keep it locked
When I got my eyes on a fox, I keep 'em locked
On patrol on my block, I keep it locked
And I'm loyal to a fault, I keep it locked
I keep it locked

[Verse 1]
We’ve got you nailed to a sign post
Have you seen this man?
Now you know he’s never been lost before
Out the back door
Like a midnight whore
But without the honor
And we don’t know why
You decided to lie
But we accept that you felt the need to defy
None the less you have a debt that we need to correct
And thus we put this plan into effect

[Hook]
I got my stash up in a box, I keep it locked
When I got my eyes on a fox, I keep 'em locked
On patrol on my block, I keep it locked
And I'm loyal to a fault, I keep it locked
I keep it locked
[Chorus]
I always told myself I’d stay true to this crew
Look what you sacrificed following that fool inside you
I knew it would get back to me, I’d be the one to make you bleed
I always told myself I’d stay true to this crew

[Verse 2]
Now we on you but we stay close
But we want to know more
Like maybe you cut in a sly partner
Acting like a grifter
But playing it like a shop lifter
But without the honor
And now you want our mercy
It’s locked away there is no key

[Hook]
I got my stash up in a box, I keep it locked
When I got my eyes on a fox, I keep 'em locked
On patrol on my block, I keep it locked
And I'm loyal to a fault, I keep it locked
I keep it locked

[Chorus]
I always told myself I’d stay true to this crew
Look what you sacrificed following that fool inside you
I knew it would get back to me, I’d be the one to make you bleed
I always told myself I’d stay true to this crew