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| [00:09.92] | Where I was born, nothing is promised |
| [00:11.65] | My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of Nostradamus |
| [00:14.40] | Omega marks the ending of predictability, birth of agility |
| [00:18.09] | Who will it be to test me and expose their futility |
| [00:20.98] | Iron like a lion from Zion stop tryin' so hard |
| [00:23.58] | I think I smell your brain cells fryin' |
| [00:25.48] | The family's behind you if you're worthy |
| [00:27.52] | Philosophies developed deep in the back streets of dirty Jersey |
| [00:30.47] | Troops with scully hats and Timberland boots |
| [00:33.15] | No more break-dancing for loot |
| [00:34.86] | Niggas hustle and shoot |
| [00:36.03] | In the Garden State, it grows stink weeds and criminals |
| [00:38.99] | Government funds are minimal |
| [00:40.63] | Oppression's subliminal |
| [00:41.70] | These days its hard for we to find peace of mind |
| [00:44.04] | Between insanity and sanity there lies a thin line |
| [00:46.64] | Some dwell in hotels with Jezebels |
| [00:49.45] | A stone age and fall a victim to the Plague |
| [00:51.99] | Unclean bad dreams of Wyclef being a fiend |
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| [00:55.27] | One last kiss from my sweet serpentine |
| [00:57.34] | Eliminate then break |
| [00:59.08] | Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my nickel plate |
| [01:02.65] | Reconciliation came from my enemy-friend |
| [01:05.23] | Who said family don't bend |
| [01:06.87] | We stay silent till the end |
| [01:08.04] | Now who would think that your best friend |
| [01:10.27] | Would be your worst enemy and your enemy your best friend |
| [01:13.59] | Stare into the air inspiration from the atmosphere |
| [01:15.66] | I think of old ghosts, that ain't even here |
| [01:18.62] | Like Alex Haley take notes on this Biography |
| [01:21.18] | My family tree consists of street refugees |
| [01:24.12] | A ghetto land, where we talk slang |
| [01:26.54] | Stolen cars bang, like my chitty bang-bang sh-bang |
| [01:28.63] | For the heads, we ain't sellin' cocaine today |
| [01:31.81] | So refrain and let my family reign okay |
| [01:34.90] | Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
| [01:36.94] | It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
| [01:39.55] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [01:42.26] | So defend the family that's the code to obey |
| [01:44.72] | But if I fall asleep and death takes me away |
| [01:47.42] | Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
| [01:50.28] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [01:52.78] | So the family sticks together and we never betray |
| [01:55.64] | Nah fuck that |
| [01:56.30] | Fifty-two pick up, no cops around |
| [01:58.24] | Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't want no savings bonds |
| [02:00.84] | Have the money ready, I smell something fishy |
| [02:03.53] | Your wife's in my custody |
| [02:04.90] | One false move and you'll find her body in the sea |
| [02:06.94] | That's the voice of the kid, that's the kidnapper |
| [02:08.59] | I do my work and then I catch my ticket to Jamaica |
| [02:11.60] | Meet me in the alley, make sure you bring the money |
| [02:14.61] | This ain't the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey |
| [02:17.05] | My circle it can't be broken |
| [02:18.18] | Open, cut-throatin', provokin' |
| [02:19.45] | Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and |
| [02:22.10] | Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten |
| [02:24.76] | Your bootie smells rotten and one day you will be gotten |
| [02:27.20] | See joker's is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained |
| [02:29.92] | My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in vain |
| [02:32.58] | Cause I've seen fire and I've seen rain |
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| [02:36.18] | You claim fame, while modest niggas remain |
| [02:37.86] | I can judge a character like Ito judge a verdict |
| [02:39.60] | And if you bringin' threats I give you sex if I ain't heard it |
| [02:42.70] | See poppin' shit's about your attitude and how you word it |
| [02:45.20] | I've seen the biggest niggas on the block get murdered |
| [02:47.94] | And they deserved it |
| [02:49.11] | Or so the beast said when they served it |
| [02:50.85] | That shit is nervous |
| [02:51.96] | So what's my purpose? |
| [02:52.92] | Family, we must preserve it |
| [02:54.05] | Your number's retired |
| [02:54.86] | I hope you like the hell fires |
| [02:56.54] | You'll be screamin' Murder she Wrote like Chaka Demus and Pliars |
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| [02:59.28] | Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
| [03:01.62] | It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
| [03:04.13] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [03:06.83] | So defend the family that's the code to obey |
| [03:09.69] | But if I fall asleep and death takes me away |
| [03:12.08] | Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
| [03:15.02] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [03:17.44] | So the family sticks together and we never betray |
| [03:20.08] | We used to jump rope |
| [03:21.67] | But now we gun hope |
| [03:22.89] | Bustin' shots off of project roof tops |
| [03:24.52] | Sending signals with the blunt smoke |
| [03:26.35] | Ock, don't talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock |
| [03:28.17] | If you think lips sink ships |
| [03:29.59] | Imagine full glock clips |
| [03:30.97] | I hold a glass of Remy Martin |
| [03:32.50] | Gettin' milks by the carton |
| [03:33.63] | Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they important |
| [03:36.08] | The night pays and heavenly ways |
| [03:39.03] | Ain't nothin' free ah |
| [03:40.56] | Knowledge of your family and steppin' to your B.I. |
| [03:42.80] | You see I, stay on top of shit like a fly |
| [03:45.29] | My niggas reach when they got beef |
| [03:47.26] | Then jet down to South Beach |
| [03:48.28] | Yo mouthpiece is yappin' |
| [03:49.50] | I hear it in your rap and |
| [03:50.88] | My family is thick so that bullshit could never happen |
| [03:53.18] | Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
| [03:55.69] | It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
| [03:58.30] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [04:01.12] | So defend the family that's the code to obey |
| [04:03.68] | If I fall asleep and death takes me away |
| [04:06.06] | Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
| [04:09.00] | At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
| [04:11.44] | So the family sticks together and we never betray |
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