Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at home plate That was a era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, with dreads at the top of my
Homicide an' Feds on the blocks where I played, That's when I wondered was I here for the cause, or Ray Charles could see the ghetto Was to stay strong an' I could beat the devil
'Cause yo, I to play Apollo Balcony seats Watchin' razors in the front row, then out in the streets The car show, 560's, afros pumpin' Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live chicks be, bustin' out of clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' they So where them go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now shorties here doe, so
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,
Political in shark suits persuade us to pull In boots, yellin, "Join the armed forces" We lost the Vietnam War, poisons Needles in arms of veterans instead of bigger
still a lot of crawlin' in the carpet offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, torture us They won't be the beast too long The wearin' police uniforms, confederate flags I burn
Beat street breakers were dancin' to the I chose An' Peachtree Atlantic was tootin' they nose In frozen corners of Chicago, loaded up Llama's an' double
We incarnates, headed for jail Where Shell gas in South Africa be havin' us killed Your paper was the death of Christ An' all these shorties comin' up, just resurrect life It's a cycle
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,
Used to wear on they hair when it was fried up That's when we were lied to, buyin' hair before my generation, when our blackness started disintegratin' 'Til awareness started
The come from prison, they used potatoes makin' liquor Just to we some creative Turnin' nothin' somethin', is God work An' you get nothin' struggle an' hard work
War is to my in chains From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' y'all to know one The hardest thing is to forgive, but God Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God
Take one step him, he takes two towards you Even when all else fail, God you I it, got God sun on my stomach My heart an' my was affected from an' gettin'
Do your body right an' it loves you You only get one life, an' yo, because of I'm blazin', goin' out for the cause rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no laws An' like that
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,