Brothers playing ball, an argument begun One pulled out a knife, one pulled out a gun Children playing, with no life up ahead A shot rang out, now a child is dead Family members suffering, behind the use of guns The shedding of blood, for what a bullet has done Retaliation is rising, in our land Listen my people, that's not god's plan Brothers, you know bullets don't have no names (Brotherly love, sympathize) Yeah yeah yeah, brothers, let's stop all this madness and pain (Stop the madness, stop the pain) Let's change Brother, do you know what you have done? Realize you have taken someone's son Its a shame, your taking lives, and causing so much pain To others, for your hurt, they're not to blame! Oh! Can't understand, you call yourself a man, with a gun in your hand Killing people in the land! Brothers, you know bullets don't have no names (Brotherly love, sympathize) Yeah yeah yeah, brothers, let's stop all this madness and pain (Stop the madness, stop the pain) Let's change Mother, I see the tears falling from your eyes I sympathize as I realize, that you have lost Someone so dear, and so precious to you This destruction has to stop for me and you Oh! I can't understand, you call yourself a man, with a gun in your hand Killing people in the land! Brothers, you know bullets don't have no names (No names, no names no, no names, no they don't) Brothers, let's stop all this madness and pain (We need to stop the madness, right now! C'mon c'mon) Let's change Killing each other, without concern or discretion Giving our kids, the wrong impression Where's the guidance, when life is not fun A young child walking, carrying a gun Life has to get better, we're almost to the end Can't imagine the pain, when losing a friend Mothers sitting home, trying to figure out The losing of loved ones, what's it all about? What's it all about? C'mon c'mon Brothers, you know bullets don't have no names (No names, no names no, no names, no they don't) Brothers, let's stop all this madness and pain (We need to stop the madness, right now! C'mon c'mon) Let's change Father, please forgive me, because they know not to know what they do No, c'mon, Bloods and Crips, stick together, stick together Stop the madness stop the pain, lets change People all over the world, DC, Chicago, New York, Detroit, LA Everybody. What we gotta do, is just try, try, try