[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 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, with the slow on Smokey Robinson, Tears of a Clown, tears Popping beers, almost twenty years in the town I seen niggaz die off, like dandelions in the Niggaz heard of Chip Banks and him lying in the hall Your boy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the ball It's no exceptions, the biggest giants gotta fall 'cause we living in denial, but these are vital marinating in the slums, you gotta practice survival Now wants to be next American idol But these are more just songs pressed up your vinyl rich is a poor man's dream, and we all wanna shine But we all can't green, rich is a poor man's dream, and we all wanna shine But we all green...
[Chorus: Solomon I grew up hard, you grew up harder But I ain't to many operas Or had money for doctors As harsh it sound, these just a of a clown I grew up hard, you grew up harder The message is I'm too strong to down I the ledge, and I ain't planning to drown As harsh it sound, these just a of a clown
[Trife Da Momma ain't raised no fool, say we gotta save the children But first, we gotta save our I was taught not to my food Even if I didn't like it, every on my plate got chewed Either you ate, or you didn't eat, the memories are 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 being broke was bad Growing up I was close to my dad, but still didn't stop a nigga putting 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 blame 'em, and on the note, I can't change 'em Let a nigga disrespect my shit, I'm gonna 'em That's to my son little Jay, my little homey Ask niggaz how your boy get down, ain't nothing
[Trife Da Yeah, say two heads are better than one, and in the process I learned that slow progress, is than none That's why I'm still here persuing my goals, baking that 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 good time, by drunk in the stud' Some niggaz find happiness, with a and a brew They talented niggaz, but just need something to do It's kinda hard look beyond buildings and bricks We can't condone broken homes, our children is sick Try'nna off the cereal 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 next Young Tiger Woods, or the new Ashe of tennis That's why I'm past the gimmicks, getting cash with Dennis grind, we gonna smash the business
Yeah, when you see that big thing 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