[Intro: DMX] There we go, okay, okay Don't do me greasy You know what a dog needs? Do you really know what a dog needs? A dog needs a b**h (What? What?) A dog needs a b**h (Come on!) Not just any b**h, but a real b**h That's gon' hold that dog down [Verse 1: DMX] Baby, I am what I am, I'm gon' be who I be Everything from chasing a cat to pissing on a tree Let me see what I gotta to see Do what I gotta to do, dog for life, but keep it true Every once in a while I'll break out the backyard to roam And get reckless, but I still know that home is home And when I get there I'ma sit there Take a sh** there, put my dick there Do I handle my business? sh** yeah I'ma run 'til I bust my gun and empty the clip Then when I come home, and gotta go, just give me the whip I ain't got time for the lip, just open the fence Let me go, I'll come back, I ain't got time to convince Ever since I was a pup I've been stuck with the street sh** Keep the heat sh**, f** it, n***a gotta eat sh** I pa** on a weak sh**, if it's out there I want it All at one time, so when it's my time I've done it [Verse 2: Aaliyah] I know you'd k** for me, you'd die you me I know you like to rip and run the streets But I get nervous sometimes, baby, I can't help to think You might not make it home to eat, I barely sleep Could you pick up a phone and call me at home And let me know you ain't in some heat? And don't go crying, you're grown You know I'm looking out for you ‘Cause you be looking out for me, me, me [Hook: Aaliyah] Yo you can go with your dogs If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece So you can go with your dogs If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece 'Fore you go bending the law If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece I know you up in it all, if you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece [Bridge: Aaliyah] And, oh boy, I know you got to do what you do You're making moves I'm making moves, yo, we cool Lay on your paws, I got your back if you fall Nothing's too big Nothing's too small, just go ball [Verse 3: DMX] Dog tags around my neck, the streets are mine I might leave the heat behind ‘Cause in the streets I'm fine That's why a n***a sleep 'til nine, out by ten Back by ten, sleep 'til nine, do it again If you love something, let it go If it comes back to you it yours If it doesn't, f** it, you never know You got me, I got you, dog with a dog Ride 'til we die, if it's on then it's on [Hook: Aaliyah] Yo you can go with your dogs If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece So you can go with your dogs If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece 'Fore you go bending the law If you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece I know you up in it all, if you make this promise to me You make it back in one piece