Papoose - Chess lyrics

[Intro - Samuel L. Jackson in "Fresh"] Now what kinda player am I? Am I an offensive man or a defensive man? That's right, I'm neither. I play my opponent If he likes to attack, I force him to defend himself If he's a cautious man, I draw him into dangerous waters See, you get so frustrated playing defensive positions You make stupid moves you would never make if you were thinking When you come here boy, check that sh** at the door [Bridge] I'm at the top of my game, cut the check Somebody better king me, I'm the best Let's play a game of checkers, better yet The game don't love nobody, let's play chess [Hook] I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again [Verse 1] I got street knowlege, that's why I outsmart em all Gotta play chess in the streets, it's the art of war Rapper get robbed, they took the j**els off your neck You call the person who you payin' to protect He got all your j**elery back, more or less But now you owe him even more, you in debt Guess who got you robbed Why don't you take a wild guess The person you pay to protect you, he playin' chess Oil price high, buildings fall, government stressed They need somebody to blame for all this mess Capture Sadam but ain't captured Bin Laden yet That's cause he doesn't exist, they playin' chess A DJ, he helps artists progress But as soon as they get in position, they forget So now he got his own artists on the set They risin' straight to the top, they playin' chess [Bridge] [Hook] [Verse 2] Life is like a game of chess, get it straight You cheated on your wife, called it a mistake I told her I hate to see a heart break You feelin' bad, lemme take you on a date I just took your queen right in front of your face Now it's easy to get to the king, checkmate One man's pain is another man's pleasure He treat you like trash, I could treat you way better Cause one man's trash is another man's treasure This is chess not checkers, chess not checkers She don't love you no more, eat dinner out the fridge +When a woman's fed up+, you see the difference kid You try to deny it but you admit what you did She know you better than yourself, there it is Females are intelligent, that's the wisdom kid They're built from the top down like a pyramid [Bridge] [Hook] [Verse 3] Life is like a game of chess, get it straight I made my first hit record, checkmate I'mma do numbers on my release date Here's another hit record, checkmate You sold millions of records, but what's next? You need a couple of bombs from funk flex A diss record'll make everybody upset But that'll make you hot, you playin' chess Used to be an artist, but now you an exec You signed a buncha wack artists at your desk You make sure they wack so you can sound fresh I guess they just your pawns, you playin' chess Record labels, y'all signing acts right and left He pop bottles and celebrate his success Y'all put him on the shelf but told him he was next He just a tax write-off, yall playin' chess [Bridge] [Hook] [Papoose] I got my rooks on the chessboard, uh I got my knights on the chessboard, uh I got my bishops on the chessboard If you play your cards right you can get yours