[Intro: Trife Da Uh-huh, whoo, smoothing it out, right now My Halloween, we gon' get rich this year, nigga (see) Sip on little bit of odor, made brown Zone out, the lights off Ant boogie, what up?
Da God] In the crib, my wiz, getting my grown man on Listening to classic soul, the slow jams on Smokey Robinson, of a Clown, shedding tears Popping beers, almost five years in the town I seen niggaz die off, like in the fall Niggaz heard of Chip Banks and left him lying in the Your boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the It's no exceptions, the biggest giants gotta fall 'cause we in denial, but these lessons are vital marinating in the slums, you gotta practice survival Now everybody wants to be next American But these are more than songs pressed up your vinyl Being rich is a man's dream, and we all wanna shine But we all can't green, Being rich is a poor man's dream, and we all shine But we all green...
[Chorus: Solomon I grew up hard, maybe you up harder But I ain't been to operas Or had money for doctors As harsh it sound, just a tears of a clown I up hard, maybe you grew up harder The is I'm too strong to hold down I know the ledge, and I ain't planning to As harsh it sound, these just a of a clown
Da God] Momma ain't raised no fool, they say we gotta the children But first, we gotta save our I was taught not to waste my if I didn't like it, every scrap on my plate got chewed Either you ate, or you didn't eat, the memories are sweet Used to get teased by my friends, 'cause I had feet I about them jokes and laugh, crack a smile as a child, I never knew that being broke was bad Growing up I was close to my dad, but still didn't stop a nigga From putting coke in them bags That was the past, now, I'm riding the oak in the dash Got jealous hating, big time, hoping I crash I can't blame 'em, and on the same note, I can't 'em Let a nigga disrespect my shit, I'm flame 'em That's to my son little Jay, my little homey Ask niggaz how your boy get down, ain't phony
[Trife Da Yeah, they say two heads are better than one, and in the I learned slow progress, is better than none That's why I'm still here persuing my goals, baking bread In the bakery, if I ain't out, doing no I hit the block, in a blue, and front with the crew And show niggaz a time, by getting drunk in the stud' Some niggaz find happiness, with a and a brew They talented niggaz, but they just something to do It's kinda hard try'nna beyond buildings and bricks We condone broken homes, when our children is sick Try'nna survive off the and milk from the WIC And all the good ones we got, be killed in the mix He could of been the next Jordan, who knows, the next Young Woods, or the new Arthur Ashe of tennis That's why I'm looking past the gimmicks, getting cash Dennis Criminal grind, we gonna the business
Yeah, you see that big thing pull up Don't be mad at us, man, be glad, we done made it from the We done came up, Houses, man Straight up, Theodore, Starks Enterprise