Children's Story [Italian translation]

Once upon a time not long ago

When people wore pajamas and lived life slow

When laws were stern and justice stood

And people were behavin' like they ought to good

There lived a little boy who was misled

By another little boy and this is what he said

"Me and you tonight are gonna make some cash

Robbin' old folks and makin' the dash"

They did the job, money came with ease

But one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease

He robbed another and another, a sister and a brother

He tried to rob a man who was a D.T. undercover

The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic

He said, "Keep still, boy, no need for static"

Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap

But little did he know the little boy was strapped

The kid pulled out a gun, he said, "Why'd ya hit me?"

The barrel was headed straight for the cop's kidney

The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure

"I'll do years if I pull this trigger"

So he cold dashed and ran around the block

Cop radioes it to another lady cop

He ran by a tree, there he saw this sister

Shot for the head, shot back but he missed her

Looked 'round due to expectations

So he decided he'd head for the subway stations

But she was coming and he made a left

He was runnin' top speed 'til he was outta breath

Knocked an old man down and he swore he killed him

Then he made his move to an abandoned building

Ran up the stairs to the top floor

Opened up the door there, guess who he saw?

Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope

Who don't know the meaning of water nor soap

He said, "I need bullets, hurry up, run"

The dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun

He went outside but there was cops all over

Then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova

Raced up the block doing 83

Crashed into a tree near a university

Escaped alive though the car was battered

Rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered

Ran out of bullets and still, he had static

Grabbed a pregnant lady, pulled out the automatic

Pointed at her head and said the gun was full o' lead

He told the cops, "Back off or honey here's dead"

Deep in his heart, he knew he was wrong

Let the lady go and started to run along

Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded

Before long, the little boy got surrounded

He dropped his gun, so went the glory

And this is the way I have to end this story

He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream

The cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream

And this ain't funny so don't you dare laugh

Just another case about the wrong path

Straight and narrow or your soul gets cashed

• Artist:Tricky
• Album:Nearly God