Brother El - Pay Close Attention lyrics

[Verse One] Times so hard when - dogs eat cat food And cats don't eat cause cats can't compete It's survival on the streets A true raw deal, blame it on feel The notion to survive Hangin on to barely one life left I take a deep breath before I climb the pissy stairwell The elevator ain't worked in years Painted with the tears of a (?) rape victim And stud already out of prison So I rely, on my night vision and Watch out for stick-up, or get stuck up Change up my routine I mean Bull{sh**} ain't nothin but a word, keep my ears to the curb Brothers screamin bout, "43rd" but that ain't what I heard (yeah) Truancy officer in the parkin lot Nickname Mr. Spark-a-Lot, high as hell Just checkin off names, as parents walk by Don't even question that it's strange [Chorus] I recognize game A master, see and don't see Hear and don't hear ("you know what I mean") .. pay close attention, I recognize game A master, see and don't see Hear and don't hear ("you know what I mean") .. pay close attention [Verse Two] I feel the millenium come And we'll all become, dumb, deaf and blind I wrote this rhyme when I was walkin in the damn rain Constant pain, inflicted by injustice Don't trust this, I know what it feel like To be broke, walkin through the alley Contemplatin crimes, I'm, about five seconds off it Waitin to start it with barely enough change to make One phone call, but call who? To pull me through the muck (yeah) stomach pains Hunger cramps, my brain headaches exaggerated by Resteraunt displays all day And food smells, lie trapped between my nostrils I'm feelin hostile, I vow, not to react black And act on the basic instinct and will to live I got more to give (yeah) But the situation at the crib is a trip, I wanna flip And change my whole personality Cause I can't deal with reality .. it's just way too much [Chorus] Pay close attention, pay close attention