My nervous heart quickly beats
When I see gangsters roam the streets
Children hiding under bed sheets

There's dead bodies everywhere
The smell of decay in the air
No horror can compare

People are constantly pretending
It's blackmail that the're sending
The fear of death is never ending

He stands facing the sun
Then he pulls out a gun
Now you better run

Listen to what I'm saying
This guy isn't playing
So you better get to praying

Because he's about to bless you
And to bless is to kill you
He's a hitman sent against you

I wouldn't want to spend a day
Living in East L.A.
The cost of my life I will not pay

It's a living nightmare
Giving you a frightening scare
In the snakes eyes, do not stare

Because you have no chance
If you take a glance
You can't enhance

They've been marked for life
Grim waiting with his scythe
No more living in blithe

Because when gangsters run the streets
You live in fear
Darkness is always near

And they carry there knives
Ending our lives

And the cities run with blood
Mixing in with mud