[Intro: Da God] Uh-huh, whoo, smoothing 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, what up?
[Trife Da In the crib, my wiz, getting my grown man on Listening to classic soul, with the jams on Smokey Robinson, of a Clown, shedding tears Popping beers, twenty five years in the town I seen niggaz die off, dandelions in the fall Niggaz heard of Banks 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 gotta fall 'cause we in denial, but these lessons are vital When marinating in the slums, you gotta survival Now everybody wants to be next American But are more than just songs pressed up your vinyl Being rich is a poor man's dream, and we all wanna But we all can't green, Being rich is a poor dream, and we all wanna shine But we all green...
Solomon Childs] I grew up hard, maybe you up harder But I ain't been to many Or had money for doctors As harsh it sound, these just a tears of a I grew up hard, maybe you up harder The is I'm too strong to hold down I know the ledge, and I planning to drown As harsh it sound, just a tears of a clown
[Trife Da Momma ain't raised no fool, they say we save the children But first, we save our spoons I was not to waste my food if I didn't like it, every scrap on my plate got chewed Either you ate, or you eat, the memories are bitter sweet Used to get teased by my friends, 'cause I had bigger I think about them jokes and laugh, crack a 'cause as a child, I knew that being broke was bad up I was close to my dad, but that still didn't stop a nigga From that coke in them bags That was the past, now, I'm riding the oak in the dash Got jealous niggaz hating, big time, I crash I can't 'em, and on the same note, I can't change 'em Let a disrespect my shit, I'm gonna flame 'em That's word to my son Jay, my little homey Ask niggaz how boy get down, ain't nothing phony
[Trife Da Yeah, say two heads are better than one, and in the process I that slow progress, is better than none That's why I'm still here persuing my goals, baking bread In the bakery, if I out, doing no shows 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 happiness, with a blunt and a brew They talented niggaz, but just need something to do It's kinda hard try'nna look buildings and bricks We can't condone homes, when our children is sick Try'nna survive off the and milk from the WIC And all the good we got, be getting killed in the mix He of been the next Jordan, who knows, the next Emmitt Young Woods, or the new Arthur Ashe of tennis That's why I'm looking past the gimmicks, getting cash Dennis grind, we gonna smash the business
Yeah, when you see that big pull up Don't be mad at us, man, be glad, we done it from the projects We came up, Stapleton Houses, man Straight up, Theodore, Starks Enterprise