Crossroads – Bone Thugs N’ Harmony

Bone bone bone bone, bone, bone, bone, bone, bone
Now tell me whatcha gonna do
When there ain’t nowhere to run (tell me what)
(When judgment comes for you when judgment comes for you)
And whatcha gonna do

When there ain’t nowhere to hide (tell me what)
When judgment comes for you (’cause it’s gonna come for you)
Let’s all bring it in for Wally, Eazy sees uncle Charlie
Little boo, God’s got him and I’m gonna miss everybody
I only roll with bone my gang look to where they lay
When playing with destiny, plays too deep for me to say

Lil’ Layzie came to me, told me if he should decease well then, please
Bury me by my grand-grand and when you can, come to follow me
God bless you working on a plan to heaven

Follow the lord all twenty-four-seven days, God is who we praise
Even though the devil’s all up in my face
But he keeping me safe and in my place, say grace
For the case to race with a chance to face the judge
And I’m guessing my soul won’t budge
Grudge because there’s no mercy for thugs
Oh what can I do it’s all about our family and how we roll
Can I get a witness let it unfold

We living our lives to eternal our soul aye-oh-aye-oh
Pray, and we pray and we pray, and we pray, and we pray
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
And we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray
Still, we laced, now follow me roll stroll
Whether is tell of his heaven

Come let’s go take a visit of people that’s long gone
Darris, wally, Eazy, Terry, boo
It’s steadily creeping up on the family
Exactly how many days we got lasting
While you laughin’ we’re passing, passing away
So y’all go rest y’all souls

‘Cause I know I’ma meet you up at the crossroads
Y’all know y’all forever got love from them bone thugs baby
Now Eazy’s long gone

Really wish he would come home
But when it’s time to die
Gotta go bye bye
All a thug could do is cry, cry
Why they kill my dog and man
I miss my uncle Charles y’all
And he shouldn’t be gone, in front of his home
What they did to boo was wrong
Oh so wrong, oh so wrong
Gotta hold on gotta stay strong
When the day comes

Better believe Bone got a shoulder you can lean on (lean on)
Hey and we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
And we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads, crossroads
So you won’t be lonely
See you at the crossroads, crossroads
And I’m gonna miss everybody
And I’m gonna miss everybody when I’m gone
And I’m gonna miss everybody
And I’m gonna miss everybody
And I’m gonna miss everybody

Living in a hateful world sending me straight to heaven
That’s how we roll
Living in a hateful world sending me straight to heaven
That’s how we roll
Living in a hateful world sending me straight to heaven
That’s how we roll
And I’m asking the good lord with a sigh
It’s I he told me we live to die

What’s up with murder y’all, see my little cousin was hung
Somebody was really wrong, everybody want to test us dawg
Then miss sleazy setup Eazy to fall, you know why we sinnin’
And Krayzie intended on ending it when it ends
Wanna come again, again and again
Now tell me whatcha gonna do
Can somebody anybody tell me why?
Hey, can somebody anybody tell me why we die, we die?
I don’t wanna die
Oh, so wrong
Oh, wrong
Oh, so wrong
Oh, wrong
(Chorus 2x)

Crossroads is a song about being spiritually ready to meet your maker. It has a soothing rhythm and blues vibe to it that refreshes the soul, even the way it’s being rapped contributes to the melody itself, a great funeral song for someone who just went ahead of us. The song talks a lot about going to heaven or people going to heaven. There had been mention of people who presumably were people from the personal lives of the artists who had been close family to them and had gone to pass.

The song recognizes that the world is full of pain, murder, and injustice and sometimes, death itself is a viable release to the horrors of the world and so, we, the living, can find solace in that. Also, by praying every day, we can make sure that we are able to meet our Creator when our time comes. And when it does come, cremation services can be a quick, affordable and also dignified option for most of us.