[Intro]
Grit your teeth
DMX
Ruff Riders
[Hook: Swizz Beatz]
La familia
If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya'
A lot of rappers been soft for a long time
Bout to put the hoodie dog on times
They said pain is back
I said, naw, Bane is back
The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on
[?] will come through your block
Make all your n***as really missing
(Where they at?)
Where they at now?
You want that new sh**, don't cha'?
You want that street sh**, don't cha'?
[Verse 1: DMX]
Man, cats nowadays be spittin' that f** sh**
Bird a** n***as spittin' that duck sh**
I'm from the old school and that there we don't f** with
Been locked down on lockdown [?] s** a dick
Four ways to get in when you fit in: floor, chair
Before you climb the ladder try to find the stairs
Just the go-getters, flow spitters
That roll with us are gorillas
Cold k**ers that blow triggers
You got n***as, but my n***as know your n***as
And what my n***as know 'bout your n***as they ho n***as
Oh no, and I call 'em "oh no" n***as 'cause the last thing them b**hes said was, "oh no" n***a
You're about to go, n***a
And the last thing your people heard was
"Amen from the past and release the birds"
We gonna' end it with the word, may God rest his soul
And though it looks like he's sleeping, to the touch he's cold
[Hook: Swizz Beatz]
La familia
If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya'
A lot of rappers been soft for a long time
Bout to put the hoodie dog on times
They said pain is back
I said, naw, Bane is back
The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on
[?] will come through your block
Make all your n***as really missing
Where they at now?
You want that new sh**, don't cha'?
You want that street sh**, don't cha'?
[Verse 2: DMX]
Gimme the second chance, so respect the stance
You plan to go reckless and you make reckless plans
So, respect that we can dance
b**h a** n***a
Motherf** you and your man, we can do it with the hands
f** I need a gun for?
I done f**ed a lot of b**hes already
So when it come to p**y you just one more
Hit 'em with the 1-4
That's when you know a n***as a b**h and he's still gonna' get the hand, but you like, "What for?"
Really? You want more?
I come through with the click, click boom - click, click, boom
Put it through your front door
Brains on the wall like paint
'cause I don't need to know what it is as long as I know what it ain't
Ain't a f**in' thing fake about me
The devil spent so much time ruining my life
What would the snake do without me?
Keep running your mouth and see what happens when a n***a keeps running they mouth
They get knocked the f** out, n***a
[Hook: Swizz Beatz]
La familia
If it ain't about the dog, we ain't feelin' ya'
A lot of rappers been soft for a long time
Bout to put the hoodie dog on times
They said pain is back
I said, naw, Bane is back
The Dark Knight blitzing with the hoodie on
[?] will come through your block
Make all your n***as really missing
Where they at now?
You want that new sh**, don't cha'?
You want that street sh**, don't cha'?
[Outro: DMX (talking)]
Real n***as recognize real n***as man
A real n***a ain't gonna go through the trouble of trying a real n***a
Cuz he know a real n***a will get down just like he get down
And he don't want that headache
He'd rather push up on a soft a** n***a
[?] it mean's something, technically, know what I saying?
He spot a b**h n***a from a mile away
And carry 'em just like, know what I mean?