[Intro] Check one two uh Yeah one two Yeah one two [Hook: Kev Nish] For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, stay right For the city [Verse 1: Kev Nish] We rep the people with honor Put the bomb marijuana Like my mother and father For the city We say peace to the drama Peace out to bad karma 'Cause peace is what I want For my city Ain't never become a thang Just a one love dap hug family day Give a dollar, take two, street hustlers do you Nothin' comin' 'bout food when life is past due Real dudes do the walking 'cause the streets do the talking Real mommas do both and brew a damn good coffee My city showed love to hucchi mamas and G's Ordinary afternoons sunsets and palm trees Hustle b**bs to the roxy rocked it properly Puttin' that work in for my city watch me Rap world wide all for the west side Throw your three fingers up at all times [Hook: Kev Nish] For my city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly For the city Live good, Stay right For the city [Verse 2: Prohgress] I'm from the city of angels Everybody gotta drive So the streets is dangerous Drive slow or the cops will get ya And sit back while I paint this picture It's been my home for about two decades Folks rock T and C to their tele teles Always rep L.A On they white and blue cap Two in the morning ain't a place to get your booze at [Verse 3: J-Splif] And I love my block With the dimmed out street lights Thugs do they thing under the busted a** street sign Better lock your car before it turns into a G-ride
Tourists taking pictures looking happy holding peace signs G's catching cases just a couple blocks down The LAPD got 'em serving beat down We learning ghetto law but we had to raise hell Now we all doing well tryna stay outta jail [Hook: Kev Nish] For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city Live good, Stay right We stay high, stay fly For the city Live good, Stay right For the city For the city [Verse 4: Jin] From the cities in the states To cities abroad I'm like that cool dude Benny And city of gods It's love when the city's at peace Or the city's at odds Either way I need to stay Wherever I am within a five mile radius From the night life, bright lights, and the craziness Yeah, we live it up, so give it up For-For-For-What? The urban life, far from a suburbanite A shot of Bourbon, twisting up the urban night Makes things a bit easier to tackle I'm from the orange state, now I'm in the big apple The hip-hop Mecca Bomb beats and concrete When the time wear long Johns and turn on heat Yo, the west is where it's at I'm thinking 'bout going-going back-back If I catch the 4pm to Long Beach I suppose Catch could scoop me up right before the clubs close On behalf of the Far Easty boys kings Throw up three fingers y'all and make some noise for who? [Hook: Kev Nish] For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly Stay real, for real Live good, Stay right For the city We stay high, stay fly For the city Live good, stay right For the city