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Where I was born, nothing is promised |
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My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of Nostradamus |
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Omega marks the ending of predictability, birth of agility |
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Who will it be to test me and expose their futility |
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Iron like a lion from Zion stop tryin' so hard |
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I think I smell your brain cells fryin' |
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The family's behind you if you're worthy |
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Philosophies developed deep in the back streets of dirty Jersey |
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Troops with scully hats and Timberland boots |
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No more break-dancing for loot |
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Niggas hustle and shoot |
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In the Garden State, it grows stink weeds and criminals |
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Government funds are minimal |
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Oppression's subliminal |
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These days its hard for we to find peace of mind |
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Between insanity and sanity there lies a thin line |
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Some dwell in hotels with Jezebels |
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A stone age and fall a victim to the Plague |
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Unclean bad dreams of Wyclef being a fiend |
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One last kiss from my sweet serpentine |
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Eliminate then break |
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Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my nickel plate |
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Reconciliation came from my enemy-friend |
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Who said family don't bend |
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We stay silent till the end |
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Now who would think that your best friend |
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Would be your worst enemy and your enemy your best friend |
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Stare into the air inspiration from the atmosphere |
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I think of old ghosts, that ain't even here |
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Like Alex Haley take notes on this Biography |
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My family tree consists of street refugees |
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A ghetto land, where we talk slang |
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Stolen cars bang, like my chitty bang-bang sh-bang |
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For the heads, we ain't sellin' cocaine today |
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So refrain and let my family reign okay |
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Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
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It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So defend the family that's the code to obey |
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But if I fall asleep and death takes me away |
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Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So the family sticks together and we never betray |
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Nah fuck that |
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Fifty-two pick up, no cops around |
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Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't want no savings bonds |
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Have the money ready, I smell something fishy |
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Your wife's in my custody |
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One false move and you'll find her body in the sea |
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That's the voice of the kid, that's the kidnapper |
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I do my work and then I catch my ticket to Jamaica |
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Meet me in the alley, make sure you bring the money |
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This ain't the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey |
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My circle it can't be broken |
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Open, cut-throatin', provokin' |
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Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and |
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Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten |
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Your bootie smells rotten and one day you will be gotten |
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See joker's is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained |
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My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in vain |
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Cause I've seen fire and I've seen rain |
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You claim fame, while modest niggas remain |
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I can judge a character like Ito judge a verdict |
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And if you bringin' threats I give you sex if I ain't heard it |
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See poppin' shit's about your attitude and how you word it |
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I've seen the biggest niggas on the block get murdered |
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And they deserved it |
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Or so the beast said when they served it |
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That shit is nervous |
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So what's my purpose? |
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Family, we must preserve it |
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Your number's retired |
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I hope you like the hell fires |
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You'll be screamin' Murder she Wrote like Chaka Demus and Pliars |
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Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
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It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So defend the family that's the code to obey |
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But if I fall asleep and death takes me away |
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Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So the family sticks together and we never betray |
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We used to jump rope |
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But now we gun hope |
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Bustin' shots off of project roof tops |
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Sending signals with the blunt smoke |
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Ock, don't talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock |
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If you think lips sink ships |
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Imagine full glock clips |
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I hold a glass of Remy Martin |
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Gettin' milks by the carton |
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Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they important |
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The night pays and heavenly ways |
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Ain't nothin' free ah |
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Knowledge of your family and steppin' to your B.I. |
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You see I, stay on top of shit like a fly |
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My niggas reach when they got beef |
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Then jet down to South Beach |
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Yo mouthpiece is yappin' |
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I hear it in your rap and |
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My family is thick so that bullshit could never happen |
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Just walkin' the streets death can take you away |
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It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So defend the family that's the code to obey |
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If I fall asleep and death takes me away |
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Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay |
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At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play |
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So the family sticks together and we never betray |
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