(Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin) (Badself) (Yeah) (Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin Everyone's got to make a livin) (Badself) Hit man (With your badself) (Yeah) (With your badself) Hit man [VERSE 1] Not to kick you down, but he's known all over town Keeps two or three pretty women around Stuff you pop out your mouth he ain't takin He got the dudes on the avenue shakin Livin on the hill he keeps up buildin and will Please understand, this man can k** at will One purpose, he know it's a payday - hey Now I'm not one for talkin, but there he is, the hit man (Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin Everyone's got to make a livin) [VERSE 2] Always walkin alone in the street through an alley He has no one he can call old pal of mine But he's a man, he uses sk** You're the target, aim, shoot, and you better believe he will If he's heated, so why don't you beat it You got no car, then brotherman, feet it Get out the way and hopefully stay And once you get there, on your knees and pray Cause you never know you might see him again And then they'll have to call your next akin What a way to go, because of what you didn't know And after all this you may say 'So What?' What? I'ma tell you somethin, please listen Once you're gone, ain't nothin you could be missin But while you're livin, there's a lot to enjoy Don't play with him, he ain't no toy There he is: the hit man (Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin Everyone's got to make a livin) You don't understand Hit man Take it down [VERSE 3] Another truck was robbed, they called him for the job This is his livin, brotherman, not his hobby Well anyway, he had to stop them Well, as we say Uptown: just lay or drop them Hang in the street day and night just because To get a lead on who it was He asks one brother, and then another But in the end only to discover >From all the different leads he picked up That it was his best friend who did the stick-up Thought real deep: I have to put him to sleep His reputation he had to keep A very cool brother with funny ways He chilled on the roof four nights and three days And it bothered me, so I asked him this He said, "When I'm high, I don't miss I'm a hit man" (Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin Everyone's got to make a livin) Cause I'm a hit man [VERSE 4] A soft-spoken guy, and that's no lie I know it's hard to believe, so please try Cause if you underestimate him it'll be doomsday for you So tell the sister at the church to pray for you So that you never ever make the mistake Cause if you do, just remember your life he'll take On a far journey with no way back And no mercy, he don't give no slack Cause he's a hit man (Children grow and women produce And men go work and some go stealin Everyone's got to make a livin) Hit man He's a hit man