IATG - Roots lyrics

[Verse 1 - MC Rimmer] Every day is a growing age Life is like a book, and each day is a page Phases get deciphered See young men turn into lifers Living life is primal Put poetry and art into vinyl Trifle thru the days without thoughts Coke, b**hes and poverty is overwrought [Verse 2 - IATG] Keep seeing things in patterns like they polka dots Seeing things going awry people die lives ending for naught No help from the cops, I guess they must have forgot I hate seeing my people get shot, but I guess it's just a soft spot Life is short, you gotta live it to the fullest See my friends taking bullets all over some bull sh** See opportunities you gotta take it Ain't unity in my community I gotta make it [Verse 3 - MC Rimmer] They say stay gold But I've been bronze since I was strolled I see myself looking outside Facing high tides, and trying to decide I would I could take a break But I can't when time's running short, and I got decisions to make Life is like a game of crack Sometimes you step back, or pack a mac To stay strapped and worry less But in truth, life never rushes stress And I'm from the valley, best out in Cali I like to dress, but not talking about Bally's Just sneaks, jeans and a tee Yo G, I ain't rocking that Louis V And props to hip hop Graffitti, MCing, DJing, breaking and beatbox [Verse 4 - IATG] You can attribute my sk** to real deal rappers like Pete Rock Rest in peace Ill Will reppin' each block When I was 3 years old I knew this is what I wanted to be 13 years later and greater, I'm living the dream Not making runs to the gun store Planning ahead, making bread, so my son has more Making fat stacks never paying flat tax Other kids my age still playing jacks But I'm a regular entrepreneur, can't spell it but I a**ure you That I can sell it, I'm a mature dude, out making more loot One day I'll be going on tour too Read the brochure, my sh**'ll be in stores near you Forget the woes, you gotta make more dough Getting escrow until my neck glow, hitting listeners with the Czech flow Full drive stick shift till I die, that's how I get by, I'm forever gold forever aglow Life's a b**h and then you die, that's why we get high, cause you never know when you're gonna go