Good Cop Bad Cop

Officer Craig came up hard

From the hood where the school always said it was smart

On the other hand, you got officer Bart

Confederate flags all in they front yard

Graduated the academy, got they own cars

To protect and serve, just playin' they part

In these mean streets, gotta stay on guard

But behind that badge, where you find they heart

Officer Bart wants to be a detective

But gladly, he never had to use his weapon

But sadly, he's eager, and way to anxious

To be like Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon

You know, where every other scene is a gunfight

If you shootin', then you gotta unload

One might say that's a little extreme

But to him, he's just playin' his role

Say it ain't so

It's an everyday conflict

Losin' your sanity, savin' your soul

You could say it's just the way that shit goes

In this crazy world on the daily patrol

Craig don't wanna be like Don Cheadle in Crash

Rather be Don Cheadle in Traffic

Can't sell out or forget where you came from

If you go undercover, that's a miss it

Ever seen Ice T in New Jackass?

Just tryin' it for today

When he can be a street king

Corrupt coppers, I hate them bastards

Bart grandad is the police captain

So law enforcement runs in his family

Bart gotta prove hisself to his parents

Dyin' to shoot a **** down in traffic

Tryin' not to say the N word, god damnit

It's hard tryna break a bad habit

But it's "Fuck the police" in the inner city streets

They don't prepare you for that in the academy

When the call came through to dispatcher

211, 187, how tragic

In the back of his mind, automatically

He assumed that the suspect was a black kid

Which made any **** fit the description

Routine stop, but he trippin'

High off authority, trigger finger itchin'

That's how a suspect turned into a victim

The law like to talk, but they don't ever listen

But this one in particular was different

Prolly woulda never went to prison

Fuck the system, he was payin' tuition

Where his daddy was, had a decent job

So he wouldn't pay in cash, had some student loans

But movin' on, he was drivin' fast

'Cause he was late for class

And here come Bart with his racist ass

Ain't no way this kid's legit

Ain't no way he drives a brand new Mercedes

He gotta be flippin' bricks

Meanwhile, Craig respondin' to a call

Officer in need of assistance

Craig fucked around, left his phone on silent

His son just called, but he missed it

He just wanna get his shift over

And make it home to his wife and children

It's quiet out this way most nights

So tonight shouldn't be much different

Bart got behind the Benz

Call for backup, the kid's a suspect for now

Bart's fears turned to aggression now

So he's steppin' out with his weapon out

The driver on the phone and he sent text message out

Like "Dad, I think I'm finna get arrested now"

Terrified, but the cop felt threatened somehow

There's some details, guess we left 'em out

And Craig should arrive any second now

First, he gotta check his son's message out

He stepped out his squad car petrified

Because the suspect is someone that he recognize

They both scared of each other

Now that's sayin' something

Thought the phone in his hand was a handgun

College student shot dead in the head once

When it was said and done, that was Craig's son