Remeber back in da time
When da only sign we had was picket
But now in '94 it be

This way somethin' come wicked
Gangs killin' others fo colors
Thangs that we wear fo fashion

Other brothers take it fo a reason
To be blastin' what da cuff is goin' on
Not soft like buttercupus but

Had enough of singin' dat same song
See I stayed across da street from da projects
Took out yo momma trash and groceries

To her trunk to keep my pockets
Fat like cellulite only been to jail one week
Fo some shullbit and I pray to God I won't repeat

I shoulda pulled it when I had da chance to
No I shouldna did dat 'cause if I did dat
Yall would not hear dat fat %#@!

Dat keeps you on yo tippy -
Toes like dat sellout not callin' no names
But really who's bad

I go through obstacles like a whole box
Of condoms you can't forget
Where you come from

Take a good look in the mirror and tell
Me do you like what you see
Masters of deception corruption and evil

But you're always quick to point the finger
At me
Won't somebody tell me


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I just don't understand

The ways of the world today
Sometimes I feel like there's nothing
To live for

So I'm longing for the days of yesterday

What gave you the right to misjudge me

And write me off on the wall
Acting as if you understand me
In reality you just don't know me at all

Sometimes I can't help but wonder
If this was how it's meant to be
But if you search deep enough in your soul

You'll always find a slight reminder of me
Won't somebody tell me


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A-yo

If we could all agree to lettin'
Our souls become free of that sweet
Bitterness then whose chest would

Have the most seeds
I keep misfocusin' my needs
And this stress on my back

With them caps they be blastin'
Into my knap sack
Ain't no accidental deathtraps

My mishap is the fact that
I'm destined to snap
It's when I feel as though my body's

Able to go my mind is ready to flow
Did you know first you catch
And then I throw

It's my own sense of time
If I'm late it's 'cause I'm endin' my day
Just when the sun shines

And still gently advising the arisin'
Of the moon as it rolls around
Into my soundproof dimension


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