Released: November 4, 1997

Songwriter: Koopsta Knicca Lord Infamous Gangsta Boo Juicy J DJ Paul

Producer: DJ Paul Juicy J

[Intro: DJ Paul]
Yeah, the Three Six Mafia in the house
Letting you know
You better watch the situations you get involved in
You might get involved with the wrong people
And get into a situation you might can't get out of
Dig a hole you can't climb out you know what i'm saying
Get in it too deep

[Chorus x2]
I'm in it to deep to get out now
They always told me death was the only way out
I'm sittin' up all night
I can't never rest my head
How will my family take it if i ended up dead

[Lord Infamous]
There was a man who approached me every night
When i was resting fast asleep
He tried to get into my mind
And he promised me power beyond my wildest dreams
He said he could take me away from
The suffering, begging, and life of a teen
So i had to agree
There's one catch i must worship him throughout the centuries
But i really didn't know any better
I'm tired of the pain and the crew told me whether
He gave me things he promised to me
But i kinda believe i will suffer forever
I'm tired of this wrong but brother his powers are much too strong
Oh so bad i want to move on
But if i do my soul is gone
Liars, fornicators, all you murders, adulterers, and thieves
What you don't know
Is that you're walkin' in the same shoes with me

[Koopsta Knicca]
Nothing but a ??? worth seekin' is all i see
He sit close to me
He said she Victoria Secret
Fills up the air
Perfume smells so fucked up
Auick right here with a stare
Buck doggystyle then the chair
Turned her on her stomach as she
Moanin' from the motion
If you ready for this dick and (??)
Koop finna come a little bit closer
Rolled her on her chest before the sound went pop
Then i reached for my heart
Oh my god Koopsta just been robbed
I hope you feel me
I'm layin' naked
Lookin' at the ceilin'
And bloody me just hear more (?) from the koopstas

[Chorus]
I'm in it to deep to get out now
They always told me death was the only way out
I'm sittin' up all night
I can't never rest my head
How will my family take it if i ended up dead

[Gangsta Boo]
I'm in it to deep
To escape this kind of drama
Got crossers, playa hatas, and fakers, that equals problems
Today in this day and time
You can't read nobody's mind
These smiles turn to frowns
When they see a playa on the rise
On top of the world
Just a lookin' down and laughin' at'cha
I'll never be popular
Like that 2pac "i ain't mad at'cha"
So baby beware
This game of life is like do or die
It's hell on this earth
The only thing that's missin' is the fire
Come on baby tell me is it something that your eyes can't see
Or are you just blind
To the fact that you in it too deep

[Juicy J]
Yeah, i know what'cha mean
I had to stand on my ground
To get on the scene
Just me and brother down in the stuggle
Gettin' our serve on to the friends
And after dark
Deep in the park
Them doped up fiends will start
To light the pipe all through the night
I used to wonder what god
Please help the poor come off of their feet
Cuz there was nothin' to eat
Didn't want to jack or rob
A brother had to maintain the streets
Off in the projects
Wasn't lathargic
Cause i was tryin' to get out
Who can you trust
I had to be tough
I never ran my mouth
My and my crew would constantly hit the brew
A natural high
How can you make it in this world
But to try of die

[DJ Paul]
1991 was the year 901
Was the area code
3-8 double 1-6 was the zip
Code of all the rows of road
Now let my story be told
A young buck droppin' on in a school house
But not to learn off in the tenth grade
Tryin't o come up at last
Like a total outcast
Off all them songs i done made
Bumpin' my underground tapes
Up and down the hall
The dj paul wasn't no damn thang
But then my dogs
Tony and shista asked me to join a gang
That ain't me man
But hangin' around them fools
I had to get down and join a click, see
Cause i made so many enemies
From the clicks off in my city
Now if i told you what gang it was
Then to you i will seem more than down
But if i told you what gang i'm in
I can only do a show off in my own town
But it's all too the good
Much love to the thugs in my hood
And in my set much respect
I'm wit'cha for life
And as you could bet
We lights one up today

[Chorus...till fade]
I'm in it to deep to get out now
They always told me death was the only way out
I'm sittin' up all night
I can't never rest my head
How will my family take it if i ended up dead

Three 6 Mafia

Three 6 Mafia, originally known as Backyard Posse and Triple 6 Mafia, is an incredibly influential hardcore rap group from Memphis, Tennessee. Started in 1991 by Juicy J, D.J. Paul, and Lord Infamous—who died in 2013—Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo, and Koopsta Knicca have all been part of the Mafia.

Mystic Stylez, their 1995 debut album, inspired a lo-fi Horrorcore movement in the 2010’s; SpaceGhostPurrp, Denzel Curry, $UICIDEBOY$, and A$AP Rocky all were influenced by Mystic Stylez dark sound.

The Mafia is also known for coining the term “crunk,” a style of music famous for heavy basslines and shouted vocals.