Verse 1:
Ok
Yea
It's true
I have been here
Many times
Prior til when
I arrived in 1985
I'm have been building
Supporters for civil right movements
But somehow in the new millenn
We are dealing with
Ghetto conditions
I protest
These grotesque
Systematically
Ruthless
Indivs remind
Me of how the south live
& all the effects of
What they've done
Not only to me
But to all of our sons
Gave us d**
By the tons
Before these guns
Where we from
We throw the work in the can
& ruuuuunnnn...
Stop with hara**ing loiters at night. (Ay)
We know you checking plates up at the light (Ay)
And we seen you take the chica out the go! (Ay)
And we watched you slide her d** on the low. (Oh)
This body is our temple
You f**ing up our mentals
Got us thinking that we owners
By housing us in rentals
But
Only thru a mortgage
Can you afford it
Life
And you know you can not grow it
If you abort it
Life
Nurture over nature or
Nature over nurture
Just give us our keys
Or we gon have to hurt cha
Just gives us my free (dom)
Or shorty gon murk ya
See me
You see king (dom)
Immortals
Never workers
Trick!
Only a few bricks
To build a house
Get some p**y
I Set a few traps
For cheese
To catch a mouse
So don't push me
Move around!
This is our hour!
The system was designed to hide the dreams of kings
& degrade black power
Shiiiid
Uh
Hook 1:
Got patience and a virtue
Please don't make me hurt chu
This city kid is cold boy
Chopping beatzfodasoul boy
f** a dollar & a dream n***a!
Who think they f**ing wit the team n***a!?
Legends and kings, the habits of
Undertakers & travelers!
Verse 2:
Now that
Perfections been perfected
Go ahead & dissect it
It d on't matter what you do
But I promise you'll respect us
If not
Take head shots
Bam
Bam
Gon bedrock
Understand fam
Nasdaq stocks
Might be
Wolf of walstreet
When the tape drops
Or
When this tape stops
Ain't
Gotta give it n***a
Known
To take props
Here's
A new flow
With Swimshorts
& a Tanktops
&
Some flip flops
This is hip hop
Let'em live lord
We can't take ops
I know
I know
I know
They know
And it ain't
Too many things
That I ain't seen before
But you gon see
Some things when you grow
On The west side of
The Go!
Out here
Dodging more
Than STDs
From all of these hoes
f**!
Things are hard enough
When every morning
You waking up
To ya momma
Catching the bus
And ya granny
Raising a fuss
In this life
Who can you trust
Think I See my dreams
I can touch
Things ain't what it seems
Think I lust
Do I lust?
For the sh**
I used to have
Even though
It's in the past
When I sit & think
About it
Gotta tell myself
To laugh
Even though it ain't funny
I f**ed off
A lot of money
Understand who you dealing with
I dun put 15 years in this
Life
Hook 2:
Got patience and a virtue
Please don't make me hurt chu
This city kid is cold boy
Chopping beatzfodasoul boy
f** a dollar & a dream boy!
Who think they f**ing wit the team boy!?
Legends and kings, the habits of
Undertakers & travelers!