Please don't take my air jordans
by reg e. gaines

my air jordans cost a hundred with tax

my suede starters jacket says raiders on the back

I’m stylin…smilin… lookin real mean cuz

it ain’t about bein heard just bein seen

my leather adidas baseball cap

matches my fake gucci backback

there’s nobody out there looks good as me

but the gear costs money it sure ain’t free

and I gots no job no money at all

but it’s easy to steal fresh gear from the mall

parents say I shouldn’t but I know I should

gota ta do what I can to make sure I look good

and the reason I have to look real fly

well to tell ya the truth man I don’t know why

I guess it makes me feel special inside

when I’m wearing fresh gear I don’t have to hide

but I really must get some new gear soon

or my ego will pop like a ten cent balloon

but security’s tight at all the shops

everyday there are more and more cops

my crew’s laughin at me cuz I’m wearing old gear

school’s almost over summer is near

and I’m sportin torn jordans and need somethin new

tere’s only one thing left to do

cut school Friday catch the subway downtown

check out my victims hanging around

maybe I’ll get lucky and find easy prey

gots to get some new gear there’s no other way

I’m ready and willin I’m packing my gun

this is serious bizness it sure ain’t no fun

but I can’t have my posse laughin at me

I’ll cop something dope just wait you’ll see

come out at the station west 4th near the park

brothers shootin hoops and someone remarks

HEY HOMES…WHERE’D YOU GET THOSE DEF NIKES

as I said to myself…I likes em… I likes

they were q-tip white bright and blinded my eyes

the red emblem of michael looked as if it could fly

not one spot of dirt the airs were brand new

had my pistol knew just what to do

followed him very closely behind

waited until it was just the right time

made a left turn on houston pulled out my gun and screamed

GIMME THEM JORDANS … and he tried to run

took off fast but didn’t get far

I fired (POW) he fell between two parked cars

he was couging/crying/bodd dripped on the street

and I snatched them air jordans off a his feet

while laying there dyin all he could say was

please…don’t’ take my air jordans away…

you think he’d be worred about stayin alive

as I took off with the jordans there were tears in his eyes

the very next day I bopped into school

with my brand new air jordans man was I cool

I killed to get them but hey…I don’t care

cuz now…I needs a new jacket to wear