This song goes out To everybody who didn't make it To see 2010 We gon live for you Take these bars and play'em in the cemetery Put the ashes on the speaker if they wasn't buried Ask me if life is short I say very This is the 2009 Obituary Take these bars and play'em in the cemetery Put the ashes on the speaker if they wasn't buried Ask me if life is short I say very This is the 2009 Obituary Keep ya head up don't let me see it drop In 2009 we lost the king of pop Born August 29th, 1958 Lead singer of the Jackson 5 they was great Then he went solo, started to rise Thriller best sellin' album of all time Michael Jackson His words carried us His music broke down racial barriers Acquitted of the savagery humanitarian Raised over 300 million in charity The cause of his death We heard all the lies But let the truth be told it was a homicide Farrah Fawcett Her smile was graceful She played Jill Munroe on Charlie's Angels Born February 2nd in 47 Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee blesses Her son came to her funeral in handcuffs The cause of her death She died from cancer Take these bars and play'em in the cemetery Put the ashes on the speaker if they wasn't buried Ask me if life is short I say very This is the 2009 Obituary Steve McNair Was an NFL quarterback Walter Payton Award, Super Bowl, all of that Born January 14th, 73 In a place called Mount Olive, Mississippi Was the leadin' all-time passer in Tennessee For the Titans he was ignitin' the legacy The cause of his death Shot by his mistress She killed him and killed herself senseless Arturo Gatti He was a professional boxer When he fought his opponent needed a doctor Born April 15th, 72 Had 31 knock outs lost a few The cause of his death They say his wife strangled him Then they say it was suicide It's kinda strange when they still investigatin' The story gets worse They found blood stains on the strap of her purse Take these bars and play'em in the cemetery Put the ashes on the speaker if they wasn't buried Ask me if life is short I say very This is the 2009 Obituary John Rivas better known as Mr. Magic A legend in hip-hop his death was tragic Born March 15th in 56 The magic disco showcase was the shit He paved the way so Mick shows could be The he launched Rap Attack in 83 With young DJ Marley Marl and Fly Ty They founded the Juice crew they was on the rise The cause of his death It was a heart attack Had to put his heart in his music to spin like that Yeah R.I.P. Vernon Forrest R.I.P. Patrick Swayze R.I.P. Edward Kennedy R.I.P. Mike Beck pour some Hennessy R.I.P. Brittany Murphy R.I.P. Roc Raida R.I.P. Chris Henry I hope y'all all in a place much greater R.I.P. to Dolla From the west to the east R.I.P. Ed McMahon DJ AM rest in peace 2009 Obituary I swear I hope I don't have to do this again next year