[Intro: Da God] Uh-huh, whoo, smoothing it out, right now My nigga Halloween, we gon' get rich year, nigga (see) Sip on little bit of odor, made brown Zone out, the lights off Ant boogie, up? Uh-huh
[Trife Da In the crib, my wiz, getting my grown man on Listening to classic soul, with the slow on Robinson, Tears 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 Chip Banks and him lying in the hall boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the ball It's no exceptions, even the giants gotta fall 'cause we living in denial, but these lessons are When in the slums, you gotta practice survival Now everybody wants to be next idol But these are more than songs pressed up your vinyl Being rich is a poor man's dream, and we all shine But we all green, knahImean? Being rich is a poor dream, and we all wanna shine But we all green...
Solomon Childs] I up hard, maybe you grew up harder But I ain't been to many Or had money for private As harsh it sound, these just a of a clown I grew up hard, maybe you grew up The message is I'm too to hold down I know the ledge, and I ain't to drown As it sound, these just a tears of a clown
Da God] Momma ain't raised no fool, they say we gotta save the But first, we gotta 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 feet I think about them jokes and laugh, a smile 'cause as a child, I knew that being broke was bad Growing up I was close to my dad, but that still didn't stop a From putting that 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 blame '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 little Jay, my little Ask niggaz how boy get down, ain't nothing phony
Da God] Yeah, say two heads are better than one, and in the process 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, no shows I hit the block, once in a blue, and with the crew And niggaz a good time, by getting drunk in the stud' niggaz find happiness, with a blunt and a brew They talented niggaz, but just need something to do It's kinda hard try'nna beyond buildings and bricks We can't condone homes, when our children is sick Try'nna off the cereal and milk from the WIC And all the ones we got, be getting killed in the mix He could of the next Jordan, who knows, the next Emmitt Young Woods, or the new Arthur Ashe of tennis That's why I'm past the gimmicks, getting cash with Dennis Criminal grind, we gonna smash the
Yeah, when you see that big pull up Don't be mad at us, man, be glad, we done made it the projects We done came up, Houses, man Straight up, Theodore, Toney Enterprise