I Won't Go Out Like That

Trigger went into Dorchester
Just to kill O'Keefe
He drove up from New York to do
What needed to be done
No, he did not need the hassles
Nor the headaches, or the grief
He ran around the housing projects
Brandishing a gun

But I won't go out like that
Only on my own terms, I will
Control what I can control
'Til they take this life from me
I won't go out like that
Never listen, never learn
That's what got me this far
And it's how it has to be

Down by the river, there forever
Near the esplanade
The river, street, and the prison that were there
All shared a name
Please remember Trigger did not
Kill the prison guard
When he could've put a bullet
There and then right in his brain

But I won't go out like that
Only on my own terms, I will
Control what I can control
'Til they take this life from me
I won't go out like that
Never listen, never learn
That's what got me this far
And it's how it has to be

Well then one of them would stare down
And other one is only there to guard

And you can make a break for freedom
And find out this did not have to be this hard

The only good news is that
Everyone involved this time around gets to go home

And when you get there don't forget
Wherever he is, he is always all alone

And whatever happened to my best friend?

They finally tracked him down and they found him
You just knew that they'd prevail
And then they hooked him up and they dragged him down
Justice could be a bitch
But if some other killed your brother
While you did a stretch in jail
Would you just smile and wave politely
When the guard just flipped the switch?

But I won't go out like that
Only on my own terms, I will
Control what I can control
'Til they take this life from me
I won't go out like that
Never listen, never learn
That's what got me this far
And it's how it has to be

That's how it has to be
That's how it has to be
For now