Her Baby

For the past 15 years I’ve stayed clear of the subject Too many songs about f*ck cops Already flooding the public But lately when I drive home I think and I wonder Will I make it home safely Or just be another Latino man gunned down Mistaken for someone Between 5’ 3” and 6” skin brown in color Might have short hair, clean shaven or maybe a beard Doesn’t matter to them with my last name Even if I was born here 18 years old trying to make an honest living Wasn’t on this earth long Now his momma’s in the kitchen Crying begging for her son Praying that he gets to heaven Feeling like she stuck in hell Cuz the cops just killed her baby What the f*ck’s Up with calling good Americans thugs Peaceful protesters risking their lives So you can have yours Rubber bullets are mini cannon balls Just ask the young girl Who lost an eye Or the fact that tear gas is banned To be used in war Not to mention the old man Who was slammed on the side of the highway 4 troopers one senior citizen blind sided And violated This is nation wide And me I’m from Albuquerque Where the cops shoot other cops in drug spots And no one gets questioned for it 18 years old trying to make an honest living Wasn’t on this earth long Now his momma’s in the kitchen Crying begging for her son Praying that he gets to heaven Feeling like she stuck in hell Cuz the cops just killed her baby