Common - Speak To Em lyrics

[Hook: Lil Bibby] Let me tell you how I feel This the same life I dreamed about when we was kids And since I got a couple M's I ain't gon' preach to ‘em, but let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em [Verse 1: Lil Bibby] I say they know that I'm a loose screw, pockets on that Bruce Bruce n***a lose it all, b**h act like she never knew you So I don't catch feelings baby, I just keep it neutral Let her stay a couple nights, I hit the road, I'm through with you These n***as amateurs, f**in' on these models and these actresses I keep it under wraps cause b**hes runnin' game and I know they ain't slick She gon' meet a ball player and do the same sh** I swear this sh** is hard, gotta watch for these n***as and these broads Ain't no friends turn frauds Still waiting on the day a n***a try to pull a card Loyal to this thing of ours, my youngest down to risk it all Been a young star, back to back in them cars In the streets my life was hard so every day I thank God All praise to Allah, blessed we made it this far Studied the attraction law, she want me to hit it raw [Hook: Lil Bibby] Now let me tell you how I feel This the same life I dreamed about when we was kids And since I got a couple ills I ain't gon' preach to ‘em, but let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em [Verse 2: Lil Bibby] I remember trappin' all winter Know I kept it k**er, January to December I was in the trap all day gettin' faded Boomin' like Metro til it got raided Learn the rules to the game ‘fore you play it They gon' ask you, better not say sh** Cause what you say gon' be used in the court of law He wasn't built, got in that room and he told it all, damn Thought that was your friend right? He should help you do that ten right? He was with you smilin', riding in your Benz right? You was on top, but that sh** ain't air right Out witnessing the judge'll lose you He ain't even send you money for a pack of noodles Thought he was real but he f**in' fooled you Different hood, same story, it's the f**in' usual [Hook: Lil Bibby] Now let me tell you how I feel This the same life I dreamed about when we was kids And since I got a couple M's I ain't gon' preach to ‘em, but let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em [Verse 3: Common] Pyramids and stars on garages The Gods is plugged in the streets catching charges He used to serve from the crib and his daddy was the sergeant Black Life Matters, before we was marching My squadron stretched from 87th to the 9, real n***as on the grind With the power to refine, Know good wine and crime Expensive watches and n***as doin' time Everybody wanna shine, the young stars aligned with us We used to f** they babysitters, now these young n***as is hittas On the streets they deliver I was that n***a that rolled up and smacked n***as Now I yell “Free Allah, bless the trap n***as!" Cop lights backlit us, the spotlight Made n***as wanna clap n***as, Black bigger lifestyle From [?] to [?] livin' for the right now, my n***as never lied down Don't sleep on my city, we keep it a buck fifty That's why I f** with Bibby, hear me? [Hook: Lil Bibby] Now let me tell you how I feel This the same life I dreamed about when we was kids And since I got a couple M's I ain't gon' preach to ‘em, but let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em Let me speak to ‘em