intro:word i you,i miss the god word....a brother,man, he was live Raekwon:he was a powerfull general,the from his breathe was ballantine this it was the year 89' He stayed the freshest, polo boots, wallies them colorful low goose coming Medina, we boost we up in A&S, and dipping to bedstuy Native, he used to beatbox, thousands'll yo, thats before, the wu got on, him and allah and RZA, came to the one morn' A could dance to slow music, outdrink any nigga on the benches, while we reefer, he sold loosies five foot seven a legend was born, "ason" Jones I know for his and lessons a with knowledge 120, kept a flag on his chest a right hand, you quick, you remy Yo, lets toadt to the fallen, forgotten aiyo, if niggas could hear me, then up some broccoli ason, the heart of a lion, a mind the way he did it, with a mic and some i would never forget the days we to sit back days i be all up in the crib, listening, holding, align him and yo i miss this nigga and now i understand the meaning of when i kissed the nigga Interlude:ol dirty (sample) My name is ol dirty bastard, i dont hide nothing back, i barely, i mean, i come from a family,man of poor welfare, When i came out my womb i was on welfare,youknowhatimsaying so so so its like you got to keep it real
He had a of gold, intelligent soul from day one as the ferry, best friend was momma Cherry Sweet lady, BK baby, she taught How to cook, clean, the songs, say the Old school dances and O.E., Ballantine, the We sip, we sat with the O.G.'s of self, good health The fortunes that came with the game, had my insane It's like wealth ain't enough to for But if you got love in your heart, just in yourself That was the black man rap, baby Jesus in the black Few jewelry pieces his gold fangs, his fam (Brooklyn Zu) you know my was ill The first dude to say, "Yo, it real" Yeah, the lover, the father, the hustler, the rap Now he with Allah, a blessing
~Ol' Dirty Bastard Sample~] See, it's like, ok, where I from In my neighborhood, my know me See, if I try to come any different They gon' respect me no more Youknowhatimsaying? Because they -- you know Got their thing about themselves, you If you come from the neighborhood, You couldn't, you get out the neighborhood But you could never the neighborhood out of the people Youknowhatimsaying, but if you try to like and crossover To the other side, people understand that, and they don't like That's why they don't be buying music See, we keeps it real, and we always keep it real You can't what's real, youknowhatimsaying? We telling the truth, man