Yeah South Carolina stand the f** up And if you ain't from around here I suggest you get from around here, ya'heard It's about to get real ugly [Hook] You better tip-toe when you in the Metro Boy it's gettin' wild down here (so stay away) You don't wanna be found in C-Town, with your guard down Don't you know they smell your fear (so stay away) If you wanna run your mouth then them guns come out Boy Columbia don't play no games (so stay away) Cap City, everybody rap with me Cause you know ain't a damn thing changed (so stay away) [Verse 1] Where n***as'll mean-mug ya Believe me, I seen the gutter They'll squeeze and release Leave your brains creamy like peanut bu*ter Where cigarette smoke clouds the atmosphere And where they're trying to bring bu*ton-ups back this year I'm from the land of the free, the home of the brave Where sorry n***as take a stripper home to get laid And everybody roll up on twenty-inch chrome blades I guess their light bills won't get paid I'm from the city where the cops surround you Hold you down on the ground with them cuffs around you If you try to get tough, they'll pound you Lock you in a cell, face swoll All the inmates clown you Don't be surprised if you're gonna need a ride Cause your car got tooken, left the keys inside Little kids g**nin' and they're just knee-high And if you're an out-of-towner they can see it in your eyes [Danny! talking] Yeah, you see that? That's your brains splattered all over the sidewalk Cause you just got popped Told you to stay away [Hook] [Verse 2] Last Monday I saw n***as Just runnin' down Broad River Boostin' a gas station For money and hard liquor And every cop got a canine truck Last week I saw a grandmother throwin' gang signs up Even if you held your breath 'til your face turned purple
You still can't escape gettin' chased down Percival Mexicans curse at you For steppin' on their turf, dude On Harden Street, they hardly beef Oops! That's a mistake yo, pardon me Over there, all they ever do is drink and smoke Cab drivers gettin' robbed, old women get choked Them Rosewood n***as Them up-to-no-good n***as They always plottin' on somethin', misunderstood n***as And if you ever wind up in Woodfield Watch your back homie, cause you could get k**ed [Danny! talking] Yeah, peace to Ill Shawn Stay out of Woodfield, he'll tell you all about it When they pull out the AK it goes "thump-thump-thump" When they pull out the AK your heartbeat goes "thump-thump-thump", n***a I'm tryin' to tell ya [Hook] [Verse 3] So Metro! Stand up Yo we pop a lot of junk like Fred Sanford trucks Police always got our hands in cuffs n***as still walk around with their pants leg up Middle-aged women look like Michael Jackson does And you can't get a deal unless you rap about clubs Grimey n***as givin' daps and hugs Sayin' "that's what's up" Then they stab you in the guts Bums piss in a cup, give 'em a minute and DAMN! Now they settin' up lemonade stands Motels double as who*e houses So n***as on the block can get their rocks off Next thing you know they're in the clinic with their socks off Shoes off, green face Better stay away, it's a mean place [Danny! talking] I'm tryin' to tell you man, stay the hell out of Columbia dog You don't even want it I wouldn't even risk it if I were you man One time somebody came here from Ma**achusetts, just visitin' And next thing you know this cat's on the back of a milk carton and stuff That's some serious stuff man I'd stay away if I were you [Hook]