In my heart, in my I'm gon' win Tell me to wait, give me a And I'm gon' I'm gon' (9X)
Look man, do not get my block pissed, we'll blast brain! Two hundred-thousand whips and chains Crooked cops, crips, cocaine, Tupac, Chris, I'm still feeling the Seven year-old girl and slain these all mean We're insane? In this struggle, stress, and panic Where I'm we do not eat organic (talk about it) See my mama cannot afford Foods She break with a prayer, call it soul food Where I come Let it Where I from No one runs when run low In lump we choose the dum dum dum bullets, dun dun We living humdrum in the Where scum conceal guns The mum for fun, son ain't pretty In cesspool called New York Shitty I call it that 'cause it smells like Walk hunchback or you might get hit I knew a nigger who crack to his moms The same motherfucker sold to his kids like 300 comin' back from his bid, like "Pharoahe, let's get this for real"
He said "Pharoahe, let's get money up!" What the What you me to holler at Steve Rifkin? Let him escape from New York like Snake I told you from the gate that you needed more And these major is not listening Stood in a B-boy stance, teeth From the gold in his mouth, the summer breeze was I contemplated my retort, eyes in On a crucifix around his I guess he was Just the police siren it pitched into the sound Track to the hood so I with conviction as if I was 6'10", thick skin, Put a bass in my voice like pitch bend where I come from Where I from, we all come from Sky, moon, stars, and a sun Multiple skin tones, the is one The pen is the ammo to my I bring to fruition what I to get me out of the slums And I'ma shine, sh-sh-shine, shine, Shine like the sun, the world is line is speech designed to transcend time and reach The and transform your mind And shine
New York If you're in the If turning it out without a doubt You know what I'm about Just scream and say (sh-sh-shine shine shine) Now Detroit with the beats Gettin' on the street See the of the beast Say f*** the up, X?] (Sh-sh-shine shine) Chi-town, with the sound Soul by the pound, get on down What the do you WOAH! Say (sh-sh-shine shine) West side with the most Holding your Brag and Everybody say shine shine dirty (repeats)