Dopefiend's Diner lyrics - 2pac

[Verse 1:]

Late night coolin' with my homies

Drinkin' Hennessey an' cold brew

After smokin' stopped in Oakland

Got the munchies for some soul food

So we stopped to get a bite to eat

At the local barbeque

It's just another borin' Monday

An' there's nothin' else to do

Now as we stepped out of the car I

Heard someone behind me fighting

So I turned to look and find out

What's the cause of this excitement

One brother was a dopefiend

And the other was a dopeman

And the dopeman had a AK

Said he'll spray an' he's not jokin'

Well it seems to be the dopefiend

Owed the dopeman for his product

And he swore if he did not pay

He would end up gettin' shot up

Now I could not walk away

'Cause I got caught up in the scene

Wonderin' what would happen

To this poor and helpless fiend

Well my homie Michael Cooley

Said let's go and make our order

What's the use in watchin' two men

Stand out here fight over quarters

Well I walked inside the diner

And all the dopefiends waved to me

Heard the sound of several gunshots

And I ran outside to see

[Chorus: x2]

(What's goin' on)

Another gunshot rings

(What's goin' on)

Another siren screams

(What's goin' on)

Another mother cries

(What's goin' on)

'Cause another innocent dies

(What' goin' on)

[Verse 2:]

All the people in the diner

Ran outside to see the big show

It was just another party

For them to see just who they would know

But for me I held concern

I wanted to go see the outcome

Would a mother have a son tonight

Or would she live her life without one

I made it to the streets I

Almost cried right on the spot

Not only had the fiend died

But a small girl had been shot

My heart could take no more

I felt a tear roll down my face

That was daddy's bullet

But she took it in his place

[Chorus: x2]

(What's goin' on)

Another gunshot rings

(What's goin' on)

Another siren screams

(What's goin' on)

Another mother cries

(What's goin' on)

'Cause another innocent dies

(What' goin' on)

[Verse 3:]

Tried to make way through the crowd

So I could go help the baby

She could barely speak but she whispered

"Mister can you please save me? "

So I screamed out "Someone help me! "

But I don't think they could hear

And if they did they didn't care

Oh how I hated everyone there

The baby lie here dyin'

And I wondered what could I do

The cameraman and newspapers

Had come to get their interviews

To them it's just story

And they can't see the tragedy

To them it doesn't matter

'Cause hey it wasn't their family

I don't think I'll be back

'Cause it'll never be the same here

So I wipe away the tears

And leave the scene the way I came here

Though some people say it's crazy

And the food could have been finer

I'll never forget

Never forget the night at Dopefiend's Diner

[Chorus: x2]

(What's goin' on)

Another gunshot rings

(What's goin' on)

Another siren screams

(What's goin' on)

Another mother cries

(What's goin' on)

'Cause another innocent dies

(What' goin' on)