Ja Rule - 25 To Life lyrics

[Wyclef talking:] Yo to my people doing time, Xzibit, Juvenile, y'all need to Nature, Ja Rule, Reptile come on bring the heat. [Xzibit] Look, I'm inhumane livin' in this house of pain stuck with a thousand street hustlers down on they luck Repeat felons caught up with the d**h I was sellin' and for the past three months yo I can still hear my victims yellin' but I can't listen to my conscience it's nonsense if I didn't shoot I'd be the n***a in the suit in the box under the ground fox chased by the hound locked permanent frown Xzibit get down by liftin' iron by the pound for the tough individual runnin' run his mouth throw some hands with the General walk one day in the shoes of a criminal d**h disease keep your luxuries to a minimal I'm not talkin' about weed, j**els, & Bentleys I'm talkin' about clean clothes, hot food, and Dentyne see what I mean livin' with the scum of the earth hit with plenty of time to adjust to life on the inside (Wyclef) [Juvenile] You got me f**ed up I'm innocent look I ain't do this sh** you don't want to hear my side but you believin' that b**h You makin' my nerves bad I need to smoke me a jo' 'cause I know y'all ain't even thinkin' 'bout lettin' me go Where my lawyer, n***a told me Juv' I can't do nothin' for ya Y'all go tell that to my mother & my father but they gon' cus y'all so don't you even bother you know that sh** ain't right that b**h didn't see nothin' 'cause it was dark at night but I guess us blacks look the same to y'all pa**in' n***as around like a game of ball This is my third felony plus my third strike man I ain't goin' home I got 25 to Life. QU New York, you try to criticize me I criticize you been the same muthaf**a since in high school any beat I shed light to with crazy wattage Blankin' out bought my first eight ball for eighty dollars learned who not to trust grew obnoxious so n***as start to hate me same time the boys in blue watch us circlin' but they don't slow down take you to court think you seein' Judge Joe Brown they just actin' Indy's throwin' Tyson back in another year f**in' with a n***a's career I co*k back at bust in the air give me space beats with plenty ba** drink my Hennessey straight 'til I hurl out third world clout I'll take n***as hearts and turn k**ers into girl scouts works of art Pica**o from the Hydro roller-slash-hustler CEO-slash-retired soldier [Ja Rule] k** or be k**ed behind the wall 40 day short still the thought of murderer true to the sport I bang with the best n***as them career criminals now I'm in with these youngins lookin' to feel me out Hollerin' 'bout how they gon' hit on me now n***as is real wild bangin' before trial new kicks new trial I don't give a f** I'm playin' the yard ox taped to my nuts ready to self destruct Lord I don't wanna die but what powered your honor to hit me with 25 I know that real recognize every hustle and die with these n***as in the struggle Ya feel me [Reptile] Oh God shells loaded in the semi auto quoted unknown cat never voted picture me on the scene huntin' for greens like Mike Meyers trick or treatin' on Halloween mashed down in the fatigues servin' the fiends k** or be k**ed metal pipes under the sleeve in the city slicker bust checks or puff cess ruffneck love liquor & act figures bloodsport on the streets no gloves pullin' knives out the 'fridge handin' out cold cuts ugh streets real thug so recognize thug close yo' eyes thug you 'bout to die thug! Call the President I'm blowin' up ya residence spill acid on the corpse to clear the evidence Protestors outside screamin' free Gotti guard your body SWAT teams is waitin' with the shotty [Wyclef]: Y'all need to [REPEAT] For all my people doin' time keep your head up Wyclef Jerry "Wonder" New Millenium new millenium come on