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Chorus: There was a man
He had a plan
He had a loaded gun in his hand X2

There was a man
With a plan
He had a loaded gun in his hand
He had a plot to kill Mission Man
Cause he didn't understand
The message I'm conveying
And what I'm saying
He thought I was betraying
The Hip Hop game
He blamed
Me for getting rid of his crack sales
And for him getting put in jail
For dealing
And stealing
Freewheeling
Free-basing
He called up my place and
Threatened to kill
And spill
My guts on the streets of Oxford
He wanted my screams to be heard
By those trying to make a difference
His message to me was this:
"Mission Man
You're a dead man
I can't stand
The way
You betrayed
The hip hop game
Now you're getting slain
I'm insane
And in jail
But I just made bail
Well
What you gonna do
Mr. Reefer's coming for you
I told you not to
Rap about harmony
And arming the
Average person with knowledge
How dare you go to college
And get an education
You've caused aggravation
To be
In me
Now prepare to see
Your destiny!"
Then he hung up and man I was scared
It didn't seem fair
That he
Tried to deny me
The opportunity
For P-E-A-C-E
And unity
I didn't take action at first
I counted on the best, but got the worst
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He came into my house
Quiet as a mouse
Careful not to disturb
No sound could be heard
'Til he crept into my room
And BOOM!
4 gunshots rang out
No doubt
He ran
I couldn't understand
Why he just shot at Mission Man
Man
Oh man
I was hit
I thought that was it
I thought I was going to die
I wondered why
Called 911, then cried
I was bleeding on the outside
And on the inside
I tried
To understand
This man's
Motive
For shooting
4 shots at me
While I was asleep
At that point I lost consciousness
And went into this
Dream phase
I played
The sound of the shots in my
Mind
Time
And time
Again
Wonderin'
What caused this man to commit this sin
That's when
I woke up
I looked up
And saw
All
Of my friends
Lamont, Josh, J.T., Eric, Charlie and Ed
Were standing over my bed
Then I got a phone call
"Mission Man your fall
Will come
It was just dumb
Luck
That you didn't get bucked
To death
But don't worry your last breath
Will come soon enough
Let's see just how tough
You really are
Let's see how far
Or how long you will live
Maybe I'll just let you live
So I can give
Mass pain
I told you I was insane!"
Pure fright overcame me
My body
Went into convulsions
My emotions
Were explosive
I had to show this
Man
That even if he can
Kill me
He won't stop the unity
That I've begun
I've already won
The war
The day I was put in the record store
I had to accomplish more
Though
And let people know
How to unify
I
Will Try
To be the guy
To influence harmony
Because we
Need to unite as people
And get rid of the evil
Anyway
The next day
I went home
And found that I wasn't alone
I saw the man who called on the phone
"Finally
We
Meet
Face to face
In the place
Of your home
I'm about to bust a cap in your dome!"
I kicked the gun out of his hand with quickness
I knew this
Was a life and death situation
But more than that I felt and obligation
To my nation
So my sensations
My senses
Rose
And exposed
My survival tactics
That is
When
He kicked me in the shin
Then
He hit me again
I fell to the ground
But I didn't stay down
He kicked at my head, but I blocked it
Then I hit
Him in his mouth
And layed him out
On the ground
I started to pound
On his chest
But what he did next
Was knee me in the gut
Threw me off and kicked me in the butt
I was stunned
But his gun
Was laying next to me
So I reached
Out and grabbed it
I had it
In my hand
I pointed it at the head of the man
He didn't move
He didn't know what to do
I threw
Him down
On the ground
My knees were on his arms
He could do me no harm
In his position
He knew that his mission
Had failed
And he didn't want to go back to jail
I was intense, staring in his eyes
He almost left me paralyzed
But I did the right and wise
Thing to do
I threw
The gun far away from me
Got up and extended my hand to the
Man who nearly killed me
He looked confused
He thought to lose
Was to die
He said "Why
Did you let me live
I don't deserve to live
So why did you give
Me another chance to live my life
When I caused you so much strife?"
That's when I told him killing
Doesn't solve anything
It goes against everything
That I sing
About in my songs
To kill you would have been wrong
"Thank you
I thought you
Were just anti-success
For the man in distress
In the ghetto
I didn't know
That you really wanted to help
I thought you were just doing for your self
But now that I've seen you help someone else
I'll change
My ways
And live the rest of my days
For the cause of unity
Between you and me
And everybody!"
chorus:
ending: The man
Who had a plan
And had a loaded gun in his hand
Ran into Mission Man
And understands
My plan