[Intro: Da God] Uh-huh, whoo, just it out, right now My nigga Halloween, we gon' get rich year, nigga (see) Sip on this bit of odor, made brown out, turn the lights off Ant boogie, up? Uh-huh
Da God] In the crib, with my wiz, getting my man on Listening to classic soul, with the slow on Smokey Robinson, Tears of a Clown, tears Popping beers, almost twenty five years in the I niggaz die off, like dandelions in the fall Niggaz heard of Chip and left him lying in the hall boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the ball It's no exceptions, even the biggest giants gotta 'cause we living in denial, but these are vital When marinating in the slums, you practice survival Now everybody to be next American idol But are more than just songs pressed up your vinyl Being rich is a poor man's dream, and we all shine But we all can't green, Being rich is a poor man's dream, and we all wanna But we all green...
[Chorus: Solomon I grew up hard, maybe you grew up But I ain't been to operas Or had for private doctors As harsh it sound, these just a of a clown I grew up hard, maybe you grew up The message is I'm too strong to hold 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 no fool, they say we gotta save the children But first, we gotta save our I was taught not to waste my Even if I didn't like it, scrap on my plate got chewed Either you ate, or you didn't eat, the memories are bitter to get teased by my friends, 'cause I had bigger feet I about them jokes and laugh, crack a smile 'cause as a child, I never knew that being was bad up I was close to my dad, but that still didn't stop a nigga From putting that coke in bags That was the past, now, I'm with the oak in the dash Got jealous niggaz hating, big time, hoping I I can't blame 'em, and on the same note, I can't 'em Let a nigga disrespect my shit, I'm gonna 'em That's word to my son Jay, my little homey Ask how your boy get down, ain't nothing phony
[Trife Da Yeah, they say two heads are than one, and in the process I learned slow progress, is better than none why I'm still here persuing my goals, baking that bread In the bakery, if I ain't out, doing no I hit the block, once in a blue, and front the crew And show niggaz a time, by getting drunk in the stud' Some niggaz find happiness, a blunt and a brew They talented niggaz, but they just something to do It's kinda hard look beyond buildings and bricks We condone broken homes, when our children is sick Try'nna survive off the cereal and from the WIC And all the good we got, be getting killed in the mix He could of the next Jordan, who knows, the next Emmitt Tiger Woods, or the new Arthur Ashe of tennis That's why I'm looking past the gimmicks, getting cash Dennis Criminal grind, we gonna smash the
Yeah, when you see big thing pull up Don't be mad at us, man, be glad, we done made it from the We done up, Stapleton Houses, man Straight up, Theodore, Starks Enterprise