Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at home plate was a uncanny era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, dreads at the top of my fade
Homicide an' Feds on the where I played, b-ball That's when I wondered was I here for the cause, or 'Cause Ray Charles could see the Was told to stay strong an' I beat the devil
'Cause yo, I used to play Apollo Balcony swing razors in the front row, then out in the streets The car show, 560's, afros Acuras Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live chicks be, bustin' out of clothes lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' they earlobes So them years go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now shorties here doe, so
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, one mo' time
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still life's ride, right
Political thugs in suits persuade us to pull In boots, yellin, "Join the armed forces" We the Vietnam War, intoxicated poisons Needles in arms of veterans instead of bigger
There's still a lot of in the carpet offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, they us They 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 tootin' nose In corners of Chicago, loaded up Llama's children an' double
We devil incarnates, for jail Shell gas company in South Africa be havin' us killed Your paper money was the of Christ An' all these shorties comin' up, just resurrect life It's like a
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, right
Used to wear rags on they hair when it was up That's we were lied to, buyin' hair products before my generation, when our blackness started disintegratin' 'Til started penetratin'
The styles come prison, they used potatoes makin' liquor Just to we some creative Turnin' into somethin', is God work An' you get nothin' without struggle an' hard
War is to my in chains From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' to know one thing The thing is to forgive, but God does Even if you or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God loves
Take one toward him, he takes two towards you Even when all fail, God support you I it, got God sun on my stomach My heart an' my lungs was affected an' gettin'
Do your body right an' it you back You only get one life, an' yo, because of I'm still blazin', out for the cause rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no laws An' it's that
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still life's ride, one mo' time
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,