Perdoname padre, for as I was lost in this mad world
Ooh
Cool people, gather round and listen to the story that I wrote in prison
Since I didn't have nothing to do, I kept alive with a rhyme or two
Here's a story about a gangster and a priest, in other words an angel and a beast
Two opposites to say the least, one was violence, the other was peace
The gangster came out from the Pinta he was looking for some of that chiva
You wanna get high, you wanna to fly, you wanna drug so the time will pass by
And after that he went to his barrio, he hadn't seen his homies in a while
He came across a new generation, he was shocked by the population
He didn't see none of the OG's, I don't know these fools and they don't know me
Until he asked them, and they said "You ain't gonna like it but your homies are dead"
He felt alone in this small world, he didn't have no home, prison or girls
He was alone, to say the least but this is one part of the gangster and the priest
Yeah, it's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest
It looks like the gangster life is through but wait a minute I'll continue
On the other side of town lived the man with the collar, all the homies, you all met the Father
People trip 'cause he used to do miracles, you don't believe me but listen here it goes
One night he was going to the park, it was late and very dark
No one around, you could say he was alone, is that right homies, I don't think so
The gangster, yeah, remember him? Well he was searching for another damn victim
Like a wolf hunting a deer he creeped up slow until he was real near, he said
"Ey, give me a feria perra, make it quick, or I'll shoot ya"
The father looked at him straight in his eyes, without fear he asked him
"Why are you afraid to ask me if it's my money you want I will gladly give you
And if you need a homie I'm here, now you know me
So take my money, and I'll run, but don't forget you're with the Father and the son
The gangster tripped and disappeared, after a while he felt kinda weird
But it didn't stop him from coming the next night, he still dreamed of the bucks on The Price is Right
"Ese chollo, no le vale madre, si le roba a un pobre, padre" yeah
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest
Break it down (Ooh)
Yeah, let me get funky
Check it out (Oh, oh)
Shake it down, shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it d-d-d-d-down
Shake it down, shake it down, shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down
He returned, was concerned of the fact he's about to learn the priest came back
The gangster caught back up on his tracks he pointed the gun and was about to attack
When all of a sudden, you hear the father say "Drop the gun, and walk my way"
Say shawly, "I cannot rob your failure, I need it quick 'cause I need my bill yeah, so give it here just like yesterday
And make it quick and I'll be on my way", the Father grabbed him and he showed him
His own neighbourhood tat and told him, "I was once a homie too, yeah
I was hard, just like you but I found the light and I found a friend so let's take a trip up to Heaven"
They disappeared from the park that night, some people say they found the light
I guess the priest showed the gangster what love was, even gangsters need someone to love, yeah
Here's a story about the gangster and the priest (Ooh)
One was violence, the other was peace
It's the gangster and the priest, yeah (Ooh)
One was violence, the other was peace (Gangster)
It's the gangster and the priest, yeah (Ooh)
One was violence, the other was peace (Gangster, mm)
It's the gangster and the priest, c'mon
One was violence, the other was peace (Gangster, ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest, everybody (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest, yeah (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest, c'mon
One was violence, the other was peace
It's the gangster and the priest (It's the gangster and the priest)
One was violence, the other was peace (Gangster, ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest, yeah (It's the gangster and the priest)
Gangster (Ooh)
It's the gangster and the priest
Gangster (Mmm)
It's the gangster and the priest
Gangster (Oh yeah, mm)
It's the gangster and the priest
Gangster (Oh, mm)