Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy tapes, the 80's had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at home plate That was a uncanny era, in my Yeah, X Clan hair, with at the top of my fade
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 told to stay strong an' I could the devil
'Cause yo, I used to play Apollo Balcony Watchin' swing razors in the front row, then out in the The car show, 560's, afros Acuras pumpin' Super Cee an' Casanova
chicks be, bustin' out of they clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' they So where them years go? Where the old gold an' cheers go? But now shorties here doe, so
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, right
Political thugs in shark persuade us to pull In boots, yellin, "Join the armed forces" We lost the Vietnam War, intoxicated Needles in arms of veterans of bigger fortunes
There's still a lot of crawlin' in the offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, torture us won't be servin' the beast too long The wearin' police uniforms, confederate flags I burn
Beat street breakers dancin' to the music I chose An' Peachtree Atlantic heads was they nose In frozen corners of Chicago, up Llama's children With an'
We devil incarnates, headed for Where Shell gas company in South Africa be us killed Your paper money was the of Christ An' all these comin' up, just resurrect your life It's a cycle
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, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, right
Used to wear rags on they when it was fried up That's when we were lied to, buyin' hair Back before my generation, our blackness started disintegratin' 'Til started penetratin'
The styles come from prison, they potatoes makin' liquor to prove we some creative Turnin' nothin' somethin', is God work An' you get nothin' without struggle an' work
War is to my in chains Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' y'all to know one thing The hardest is to forgive, but God does Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, wrong, but God loves
one step toward him, he takes two towards you Even when all else fail, God you I done it, got God sun on my My an' my lungs was affected from an' gettin'
Do your body an' it loves you back You get one life, an' yo, because of that I'm blazin', goin' out for the cause Still rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no An' it's that
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, right