I remember playin my guitar in the projects 
Playin in the PJ's  
A product of the environment 
Pour some liquor for those who passed away  
I told my mom I'ma get up out of da 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, yeah 
 
Mama, take these guns away from here 
Mama, I can't shoot them anymore 
Cease fire 
I feel a dark cloud coming over 
So poor, so dark 
It feels like I'm knockin on the heaven's door 
 
To Biggie Smalls and Tupac 
Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
Hip-Hop 
To Freaky Tah and Big Heavy 
Lost boy 
Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
Yeah 
And to the Princess Aaliyah 
We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
To my brother Big Pun  
Terror Squad 
We're knock, knock, knockin 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 knockin on the heaven's door 
So sing along street children 
 
We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
And to my daddy that passed away 
Rest in peace 
Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
To the God, Fred Jordan, we're 
And put the Fugees on 
Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
To my people doin time 
We're  
Locked up 
Knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
 
Crypts and Bloods, Latin peace 
Please just chill wit the violence 
Though even though I know that the bad boy move in silence 
I'm asking y'all please chill wit the violence 
Said even though I know that the gangsters move in silence 
Whoa 
We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
To my people in the Twin Tower 
We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
And to my soldiers in the Pentagon 
We're knock, knock, knockin on the heaven's door 
New York 
New York 
New York 
New York 
New York 
Mama 
To my people in the streets 
I'm talkin 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 knockin on heaven's door