In my heart, in my I'm win anytime me to wait, give me a sign And I'm shine I'm gon' (9X)
Look man, do not get my block pissed, blast your brain! Two hundred-thousand dollar whips and Crooked cops, crips, cocaine, Tupac, Chris, I'm still the pain Seven year-old girl shot and What these all goin' insane? In struggle, stress, mayhem and panic Where I'm from we do not eat (talk about it) See my cannot afford Whole Foods She fast with a prayer, call it soul food I come from Let it Where I from No one runs when run low In lump sums we the dum dum dum bullets, dun dun We living in the slums Where conceal stun guns The mum for fun, son ain't pretty In cesspool called New York Shitty I call it that 'cause it smells shit Walk around or you might get hit I knew a nigger who sold to his moms The same sold crack to his kids like 300 comin' back from his bid, like "Pharoahe, let's get money for real"
He said "Pharoahe, get this money up!" the fuck? What you need me to at Steve Rifkin? Let him escape from New like Snake Plissken? I told you from the that you needed more marketing And these major is not listening Stood in a B-boy stance, glistening From the gold in his mouth, the summer was whistling I contemplated my retort, fixed in On a crucifix around his I guess he was Just then the police siren it into the sound Track to the hood so I spoke with as if I was 6'10", thick skin, Put a bass in my voice like pitch bend 'Cause where I from Where I come from, we all come Sky, moon, stars, and a sun skin tones, the blood is one The pen is the ammo to my I bring to fruition I write to get me out of the slums And shine, sh-sh-shine, shine, shine like the sun, the world is mine Each line is speech to transcend time and reach The and transform your mind And I'ma
New York If you're in the If turning it out without a doubt You know I'm talking about Just scream and say (sh-sh-shine shine shine) Now Detroit the funky beats Gettin' wild on the See the mark of the Say the police up, X?] (Sh-sh-shine shine) Chi-town, the funky sound Soul by the pound, get on down What the do you WOAH! Say (sh-sh-shine shine) coast side with the most Holding toast and boast Everybody say shine shine Dirty (repeats)