What's a Life Worth?

Yo What's a life worth to you Roll to the mini mart, skittles and a tea Spent 3 damn dollars, got shot by the police You're trained to deal with threats and you said he's menacing He's not a threat you stupid ass, he's just past 17 Im not gonna say its race, like either lame wing 'Cause they're the people who enjoy to see us hating But what i know is that this isn't prima facie 'Cause power hungry cops get itchy with their playthings And then family mourns the death the cops have meddled in A year later no charges just a settlement So whats a life worth? 3 million and 11 cents Or maybe just an interview with wolf on CNN I'm sick and tired of seeing this every day now I want us all to get along, but I don't know how So whats a life worth, wont let nobody dodge around Taxpayers money pay for cops to click clack blao People dying every day, but Whats a life worth And people suffering for pay, but Whats a life worth Suicide is still the summit Whats a life worth Said they did a number on our budget What's a life worth As if I haven't said enough, I'm talking suicide 'Cause people still don't understand why i would wanna die Well if you've done it all before with nothin else to try You would take up every offer up to leave the pain behind But the logic of suicide is not what I'm trying to find Toll Free 273-8255 I wanna know why America won't listen yet I've screamed it out super loud its like they're fucking deaf Deaf and blind Helen Keller but still try to dance Like Old Yeller I'm put down without no second chance You make suicidal people think they're lost causes Mandated therapists filled with long pauses The system made me think for years my brain is fucking broken And if i thought i couldn't make it man i wouldn't've spoken But what happens when a kids alone and stops hoping Whats a life worth to you? That kid is not a token People dying every day, but Whats a life worth And people suffering for pay, but Whats a life worth Suicide is still the summit Whats a life worth Said they did a number on our budget What's a life worth What did I say Hands up, on the ground Get on the ground