No ego trippin', just growin' old All up when i'm feelin' cold 'cause pain up on my soul seems to be all i feel Watchin' my family fall apart, was all i never wanted to see 'cause i got love for one another I'd k** for my only brother, even though he might be wrong At times i'm gon' do what i got to do to come through every scary moment Just brought us closer which kept us down Remember them days when southwest atlanta wasn't even 'round So out the reds to wet it And say they actin' brains, relaxin' And steady stackin' and pistol packin' And trackin' is tired I set it off! I don't be sittin' in a trap slangin' lil' peewees Tell mike, "damn i'm 'bout to mess up my re-up money" See, i used to wear my shoes until i couldn't no more Now i hit the store, when the lace get old I wear calhoun jeans 'cause i don't like calvin I relate to my folks To make you think this 'bout my third album This supposed to be the times when the moon and the sky turn purple So watch this full circle Black wire touch red Red wire touch black Me and big slate got this drop wit some gator backs And i'm thinkin' 'bout how much i make He get the rims, i get the system and we leave him the tapes Ya know what i'm sayin' Who gives a damn about catchin' a charge It's been a while since i seen my boys One time for my potnas who got out today Back on the grind, did that time, got that hide-away Okay (that's right) I just got to say Two times for the crook who just got away It done got so quiet now, i can here a rat piss
On cotton, one apple sport the whole Barrel rotten What it mean when you see the sun and the moon shinin' At the same time This god's way, you dug your own grave The righteous path was laid But you chose to go astray Ay, out the war sh** Wakin' up in a cold sweat Through the same ol' skit Genocide >from the inside, look a pit You lie, never k**ed nobody Let's take it to the ol' school No you can't Hands shakin' like a dog sh**tin' fish hooks Don't stare Can't help the crooked look It came with the face I used to steal from my folks But now i'm straight Went through the neighborhood rat's pockets books Ooh You missin' somethin' of value We have you, got you Jumpin', dumb b**h, you gets nothin' Nobody knows the trouble i have seen My homeboy md write me from the ? 24-7, hell or heaven, it ain't no tellin' Will it be mo' sunshine for the due time felon They gave him 10, do 3, self year, probation Law leaders not, unto no temptation Yall know how it be You make a monkey move, lay yourself on the street You'll understand me They don't care nuttin' 'bout you In that cold cell Can't do nuttin' but take what them folk give me I'm dead serious Them folk givin' away time Just to show us the good lord keep lettin' the sun shine One time for them n***as who got out today And my folks on stokes ?? just westward on olympian way Uh-huh And i just got to say Two times for the crook who just got away "uh-huh.. believe that.." "uh-huh.. believe that.."