Moving up, East Oakland, yeah, that's Moving up, East Oakland, yeah, right Moving up, East Oakland, yeah, right Moving up, Oakland, yeah, that's right
Oakland, California, Coast life You play the game or you smoke the pipe I became a at the age fourteen No gold ropes, no diamond
But look at me now, ten years Ask any MC if I rap See I'm known in Fresno, the big O From San Diego to
They'll tell you yes, you go And I bet my life one say no Ain't nothing like a Too fan I ain't tripping, you can play it
Don't the feeling, life is me I shows in Nashville, Tennessee It wasn't "Hee Haw," so don't At the good ol' getting autographs
In Cincinnati, I you heard I got fined for the cuss true, baby, so so unique Might slap your man or just your freak
I come to town, I'm not under I want your name and your number You think I'm faking, but call We got one night to do it all
I know baby it's a pity Tomorrow night, we hit another Cold macking in the is all we do Me and the boys "The Dangerous Crew"
I used to be local I signed with Jive Too $hort then nationwide I went to Georgia the Too $hort sound I went down like Bobby
I said a rap and took me to jail Pulled out my and made bail is my story, it could not wait It all started out in the State
California, where I was born and I to play the drum in my younger days I just hit that any way I can high-stepping in the marching band
I in my drum and I started to rap Now beats I make, make my so fat It's Too $hort, on the mic Pennsylvania, can you see the
From Chicago, to From Mississippi, to Louisiana, Texas Females, me sexist
But don't love it, you know me Freak in a room trying to blow me Like engine, engine, number run a train, standing in line
If that jumps off the track Then my brother you will the clap From Colorado, to All the way back to California
In Chattanooga, know the tip Short Dog in the house, I'm that Getting clip, or pool I can't help it I'm so cool
Call me 'Dog' or me alone I'm riding in a Cadillac Chrome With Too Clean, behind the I'm riding shotgun, for real
Total boss in the back, give me They like to roll 'em fat cause you know we To the beat y'all, and it don't It goes on cause I don't stop
Now you know, but the Dog in me You make love to me and I act stingy Oh should I pay You must be tripping I didn't buy you and I ain't renting
I said "I love you" you gave me head I didn't love you we got out the bed If I could love you, you I would But what you giving, all that good
A little southern You'd better try to get from me I love money, and I can't fake it I go to Magic City and the girls dance
I'm somewhat of a by the way I rap But I'm like an Oak town mack I'm in the house y'all, I'm like peeser, Rat heads get nothing but cheese,
Or get slapped, put up your I kick you in ass with my Nike boots Some try to be just like Too $hort Can with the Dog, you'd better stay on the porch
In Minnesota, Virginia Wisconsin, I got Atlanta, Little Louisville, it don't
City, Missouri I rock the house in East St. Detroit, like Oakland It's a thing, and I'm a black man
To all my in the U.S.A. Too baby don't even play Woofers in the trunk, blasting the I cross the bridge and hit street
Years ago, I rocked that I say what's up to my from Hunter's Point We go a way back, it's always been like that In the days Short Dog was so young at the rap I'm in the
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