Where I was born, is promised My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of Omega marks the ending of predictability, of agility Who will it be to me and expose their futility Iron like a lion Zion stop tryin' so hard I think I smell your brain cells The family's behind you if worthy Philosophies developed deep in the streets of dirty Jersey Troops scully hats and Timberland boots No break-dancing for loot Niggas hustle and In the Garden State, it grows stink and criminals funds are minimal Oppression's
These days its for we to find peace of mind Between insanity and sanity there a thin line Some dwell in hotels with A stone age and fall a victim to the Unclean bad of Wyclef being a fiend One last kiss from my serpentine then break Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my plate Reconciliation came my enemy-friend Who family don't bend We stay till the end Now who would think that your best Would be your worst and your enemy your best friend into the air inspiration from the atmosphere I think of old ghosts, that even here Like Alex Haley notes on this Biography My family tree consists of street A ghetto land, we talk slang Stolen cars bang, like my bang-bang sh-bang For the heads, we ain't sellin' today So refrain and let my reign okay
Just the streets death can take you away It's never guaranteed you'll see the next day At night the armies of Shaton don't play So defend the family that's the code to
But if I fall and death takes me away be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay At night the evil armies of Shaton don't So the family sticks together and we never
Nah fuck Fifty-two pick up, no cops Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't no savings bonds Have the money ready, I smell fishy wife's in my custody One false and you'll find her body in the sea That's the voice of the kid, that's the I do my work and then I catch my to Jamaica Meet me in the alley, sure you bring the money ain't the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey
My circle it can't be Open, cut-throatin', promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean we've forgotten Your bootie smells and one day you will be gotten See is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in Cause I've seen fire and I've rain You claim fame, modest niggas remain I can judge a character like Ito judge a And if you bringin' threats I you sex if I ain't heard it See poppin' shit's your attitude and how you word it I've the biggest niggas on the block get murdered And deserved it Or so the beast when they served it shit is nervous So my purpose? Family, we preserve it Your number's I you like the hell fires You'll be Murder she Wrote like Chaka Demus and Pliars
Just the streets death can take you away It's never guaranteed you'll see the next day At night the evil of Shaton don't play So defend the family that's the code to
But if I fall asleep and takes me away Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put to stay At the evil armies of Shaton don't play So the family sticks together and we never
We used to jump But now we gun Bustin' off of project roof tops Sending with the blunt smoke Ock, talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock If you think lips ships Imagine full clips I a glass of Remy Martin Gettin' by the carton Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they The night pays and heavenly Ain't nothin' ah Knowledge of your family and to your B.I. You see I, on top of shit like a fly My niggas reach when they got jet down to South Beach Yo is yappin' I it in your rap and My family is so that bullshit could never happen
Just walkin' the streets can take you away never guaranteed that you'll see the next day At the evil armies of Shaton don't play So defend the family the code to obey
If I fall asleep and death me away Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to At the evil armies of Shaton don't play So the family sticks and we never betray