Johnny was a good boy But got messed up by the wrong crowd Everybody liked him And he made his mother proud But Johnny had a habit And it wasn't smoking crack In the wrong place at the wrong time He took a bullet in the back Johnny was Johnny was Johnny was a gangster Just 13 with a 45 He was living in a neighborhood where you fight to stay alive Johnny wouldn't listen He was told to get away Now he's learned his lesson Look what happens when you stay Johnny was Johnny was Johnny was Johnny was