I remember playing my guitar in the projects Playing in the PJ's A product of the environment Pour some liquor for those who passed away I told my mom I'm a get up out of the hood Mama My dad taught me the American dream baby You can be anything that you wanna be If I did it y'all could do it Yeah yeah yeah Mama take these guns away from here Mama I can't shoot them anymore Cease fire I feel a dark cloud coming over me So poor so dark It feels like I'm knocking on the heaven's door To Biggie Smalls and Tupac Knock knock knocking on the heaven's door Hip hop To Freaky Ty and Big Heavy Lost boy Knock knock knocking on the heaven's door Yeah And to the Princess Aaliyah We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door To my brother Big Pun We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door Oh Lord Oh Lord Would someone take these guns away from here Take these guns from the street Lord I can't shoot my brothers anymore I seen a thug cry I feel a dark cloud coming over me Over me It feels like It feels like I'm knocking on the heaven's door So sing along street children We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door And to my daddy that passed away We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door To the god Fred Jordan we're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door To my people doing time We're Locked up Knock knock knocking on the heaven's door Crypts and Bloods Lating peace Please just chill with the violence Though even though I know that the bad boy move in silence I'm asking y'all please chill with the violence Said even though I know that the gangsters move in silence Whoa We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door To my people in the Twin Tower We're knock knock knocking on the heaven's door And to my soldiers in the Pentagon Knock knock knocking on the heaven's door New York New York New York New York New York Mama To my people in the streets I'm talking to you now Please put down your heat Oh Lord To my brothers that's on the corner Oh God Ay get out quick or you too will be knocking on heaven's door