[Intro: Angela Bofill & Nas] In our younger days we were so in love And the thought of losing you was enough Can't lose me [Verse 1: Nas] Who be the holy prophet, they watchin' with all his posture? His Rothstein goggle game be the dopest, he gots to Be from the '80s era His tint is shade Carrera, Queens forever Green pipe seats, clean Panamera Amateur Hanna-Barbera characters know they envy The illest Hennessy Black sipper with loaded semis You pick of the week, voted-in rappers you go against me You can't tantalize a call girl with just a roll of pennies Can't bait a lion in ya trap without a tranquilizer You enterin' a boxing ring with no trainer beside ya My Panerai watch glows like Avatar Caviar black diamonds, can you imagine, y'all Takin from a rich man plate? Kick in his door 'Cause his war with the bloodsu*kers of the poor The first shall be last, that's just universal law Pop the cork, the Perrier-Jouët pours, like this [Verse 2: Nas] Uh I tell a story of a prince life and all his glory It's killin' me softly Somber like the buildings in Fort Greene Hood monsters and ni**as who walk mean Hood ni**as and they just came home and they grip they chrome Can you hear me, is this thing on? Test, one, two, gimme some feedback if y'all could feel it For the home invasion dudes that be robbin' dealers Picture me runnin' inside they crib, rollin' wit' ya Mask on the face, tyin' up the sister Lookin' for the bricks to get richer Smackin' up the dude with the gun, take the jewels and the funds A dirty game when you servin' 'caine Got feds to watch, hoes to watch, checkpoints and roadblocks Police barricades, batterrams Doors off the hinges, wake up flinchin', who ratted, man? Knew who it had to been, states, feds and housin' added in Every department searchin' your apartment Ransackin' it, found four ratchets DEA jackets, we gotta escape the madness Haha, yeah, escape the madness Yeah, through the eyes of Pablo That's how I'm lookin' at you, there's an obstacle in everything It's all natural, I'm keepin' it pilin' Keepin' heat with the silencers Learnin' Greek and Italian, speak with kings while dinin' Good with hyenas, meanin' it's hood when it's time for ridin' Ties was suppliers for my days of the projects Where I resided, a phenomenon With the ambitions of a rider Pretty amazon on my arm, ni**a, I'm the flyest The flyest, haha, yeah [Outro] Lemme hear that