CHORUS: I shot the sheriff (but I did not shoot the deputy)............................... I had to shot the sheriff it was justifiable. He mistaked me for somebody who was liable. For all tha murders 1.a and war fields, we keep makin' war sheilds. Streets keep souls, young brothers loose control. I seem to maintain through this. Watch where you kick it they'll put you in a twist. And it aint nobody like my down ass homie. And tha police always tryin' to pin some bullshit on me. I keep away from fools. They do crime and it attracts cops. Cops get guns and cuffs, and cells to stuff you in..................... Chorus......................... They tryin' to stick with some bullshit that I did not do. You know who, the boys in blue. There they go with their assumptions. Slavery's over let us have somethin'. Why you wanna pull me over? Cause I'm bumpin'? I just made a new song. My profession is music. Your profession is protection with gats. Then use it on him when he's tryin' to take my life away. I'm just tryin' to live my life today. So I keep away from fools they do crime it attract cops. Cops got guns and cuffs, and cells to stuff you in....................... Chorus.......................... I shot the sheriff. I didn't shoot the deputy, I didn't have too. Cause in this game they always tryin' to blast you. And leave it to the cops to find out who did the murder. They harass the wrong clan and arrest the wrong man. The homie Day-Dog got strapped but thats okay. Cause I'm gonna work for life, so he can see another day. A homie's a homie, a fake is a snake. Straight game from the pen from the homie Jake. So I keep away from fools, they do crime it attract cops. Cops got guns and cuffs, and cells to stuff you in....................... Chorus......................