2006 THIRD PLACE

WHAT ABOUT PEACE?
Nick Johnson
17 years old, Virginia

I don't know much about peace//
I been in too many street fights you see, we only stop when somebody bleeds//
I done seen dudes loose teeth over minor beefs//
Just cuzz' the little baggie of weed had to many seeds//
I ain't gonna mention my mans down the street that hold heat//
Make him mad you liable to get lifted off your feet//
So what about peace I say we need to get started now//
Make all the gangsta's drop tre-pounds//
Stop putting momma's babies bodies in the ground//
What about peace?//
Can I have peace?//
Can you just give up and accept defeat?//
Lay down the piece//
Forget about your heat//
Until that happens we will never know peace//