[DJ Deff Jeff Scratching]
Gotta Be, Gotta Be, Gotta Be, Gotta Be, A Better Way
[Verse 1: Ray Dog]
Illegal life got me handcuffed
And got my man snuffed
I'm shackled down, shooting guns
With the crackle sound, nickel round
If you salt you get peppered
Enough to leave your fxckin' head severed
It's me or you, it's do or die, I see your crew
Them bullets fly
Now who would try to bring out and ring out
The dog for redemption, snitchin', trynna lock down
The strongest of our henchman
[E-Devious]
I'm at the point of no return, I'm feeling lonely
Trapped up in my mind, all by myself
No body can hold me
Riding with my team, we gotta carry big toast
Cause rolling with force, if he shows, motherf**ers who can k** the most, but, professional murderers never leave a
Clue, uh, remember that, I live my life, so my n***as can see another day, but we all know there is gotta be another way
[DJ Scratching]
[Chorus: Faith Evans]
There's Got To Be A Better Way x4
[Tony Rhome]
Check it, I get this call from my man
He's trying to withstand the ghetto life, of living trife, but he don't understand
You either play the game or get out of it, no in-between sh**
What I mean is, you got to know the time that goes along
With the crime
So everything is cool, so if you get caught up now you know the rules
But some turn b**h, and wanna snitch, taking overtime, fxcking up your's and mine
You want something n***a, set your goals for it, illegally, legally, homie go for it
Cause you gotta do what you gotta do and forget how you gotta do it and who you gotta do it to
Cause every man will gamble for himself, and it's always a gamble when you gotta scramble for illegal wealth
But if you do - Be smart and stack it until one day, maybe we can find a better way
[Repeat Chorus]
[Ray Dog]
[?] I see you got a gang with body but no head
And you got a thang with hardly no led. Said you wanna
Spread gun smoke like cancer, drug financer, waiting
For a chance to, take charge, live large, every day you live there's a bullet that you dodge, you let 'em sabotage your sh** with the infiltration, and freeze your elevation, it's all set-up for you to get wet up
And when you return to the streets, keeps your head up, fed-up, enemies, bad memories, remember these g's you'd squeeze for a 7 keys, you didn't peel 'em, you left 'em breathing, now they strapped to make you feel it and get even
You didn't believe in the power of the Cheddar, now you all [?]
But maybe that way's better..