[Intro: Da God] Uh-huh, whoo, just smoothing it out, now My nigga Halloween, we gon' get rich year, nigga (see) Sip on this little bit of odor, made Zone out, the lights off Ant boogie, up? Uh-huh
[Trife Da In the crib, with my wiz, my grown man on Listening to classic soul, the slow jams on Smokey Robinson, Tears of a Clown, shedding beers, almost twenty five years in the town I seen die off, like dandelions in the fall Niggaz of Chip Banks and left him lying in the hall Your boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the It's no exceptions, even the biggest gotta fall we living in denial, but these lessons are vital When marinating in the slums, you practice survival Now everybody wants to be next idol But these are than just songs pressed up your vinyl rich is a poor 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: Childs] I up hard, maybe you grew up harder But I been to many operas Or had money for doctors As harsh it sound, these a tears 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 planning to As harsh it sound, these a tears of a clown
Da God] Momma ain't raised no fool, they say we save the children But first, we save our spoons I was taught not to waste my Even if I didn't like it, every scrap on my plate got Either you ate, or you eat, the memories are bitter sweet to get teased by my friends, 'cause I had bigger feet I think about them jokes and laugh, crack a 'cause as a child, I never knew that broke was bad Growing up I was close to my dad, but that still stop a nigga From putting that coke in them 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 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, they say two heads are better one, and in the process I learned that slow progress, is better than 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 good time, by getting in the stud' Some niggaz find happiness, with a blunt and a They talented niggaz, but they need something to do It's kinda hard try'nna beyond buildings and bricks We can't condone broken homes, 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 could of been the next Jordan, who knows, the Emmitt Young Tiger Woods, or the new Arthur of tennis That's why I'm past the gimmicks, getting cash with 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 the projects We came up, Stapleton Houses, man Straight up, Theodore, Starks Enterprise