why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye just passin through to let you know that i remember the times we shared your mother prayed for us both night and day i guess this is what she feared the picture in my room keeps your image sharply in my head all in my head i just can t let go of the memories i had will this madness ever end why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye sometimes i wonder if it s better to be free or be in jail incarceration at this time to me is better than heaven or hell i often wonder if you d still be here if you had worn your vest you most likely soon see me we ll all be a memory if we don t change this mess change it or we gone y all why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye hi passing you through to let you know passing you through to let you know that i gonna tell everyone i know gonna tell everyone i know how we used to send them to the floor used to send them to the floor have we have we forgot to mourn ohh how long how long how long will they mourn ohh how long how long how long will they mourn  why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye why did my homie have to die with tears in my eyes i came to say goodbye 2