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Know The Ledge

Know The Ledge Lyrics

Song Know The Ledge
Artist Eric B. & Rakim
Album The 18th Letter / The Book Of Life
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[00:08.14] Sip the juice cuz i got enough to go around
[00:10.48] And the thought takes place uptown
[00:12.49] I grew up on the sidewalk where i learned street talk
[00:15.18] And then taught to hawk new york-
[00:16.63] I go to queens for queens to get the crew from brooklyn
[00:18.81] Make money in manhattan and never been tooken
[00:20.80] Go uptown and the bronx to boogie down,
[00:22.98] Get strong on the island, recoupe, and lay around
[00:24.96] Time to bulid my juice back up
[00:26.84] Props back up, suckers get smacked up
[00:29.09] Don't doubt the clout, you know what i'm about
[00:31.10] Knocking niggaz off, knocking niggaz out
[00:33.13] Shaking em up, waking em up
[00:35.16] Raking em up, breaking em up...
[00:37.22] Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[00:39.74] Let's see if i know the ledge
[00:41.53]
[00:50.10] Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here
[00:51.75] I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer
[00:53.93] Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased
[00:56.08] If i get revenge, then they rest in peace....
[00:58.01] Somebody's got to suffer, i just might spare one
[01:01.05] And give a brother a fair one
[01:02.35] Stay alert and on "p's"
[01:03.93] And i do work with these- like hercules
[01:06.26] Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw
[01:08.46] 'cause i don't like y'all, i'm hype when night fall
[01:10.75] Smooth but i move like an army
[01:12.64] Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me
[01:14.67] Putting brothers to rest like elliot ness
[01:16.82] 'cause i don't like stress
[01:18.86] Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand
[01:20.82] Nutting's gonna stop the plan
[01:22.82] I'll chill like pacino, kill like deniro
[01:25.04] Black gambino, die like a hero
[01:27.08] Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[01:29.45] Let's see if i know the ledge
[01:31.16]
[01:40.33] Shells lay around on the battleground
[01:41.79] Dead bodies are found throughout the town
[01:43.78] Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, i'm a
[01:46.05] Put it on a bullet, put it in your brain
[01:47.91] Rip the block like a buckshot
[01:49.52] Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed
[01:52.12] No remorse when a life is lost
[01:53.97] I paid my dues- paid the cost
[01:56.19] ...and my pockets are still fat
[01:58.26] Wherever i'm at, i get the welcome mat
[02:00.16] Even if my crew steep with one deep
[02:02.43] I attract attention, people like to peep
[02:04.43] So come say hi to the badguy
[02:06.55] Don't say goodbye, i don't plan to die
[02:08.72] 'cause i get loose and i got troops
[02:11.88] And crazy juice
[02:12.90] In control of many like ayatollah khomeini
[02:15.24] Hang out wit smith and wesson, don't try to play me.
[02:17.26] I'm at war alot, like anwar sadat..
[02:18.96] But no warning shot, my gun is warm alot
[02:21.00] When i cook beef, the smoke will never clear
[02:23.12] Areas in fear but this here's a fear
[02:25.74] Living life too close to the edge
[02:27.45] Hoping that i know the ledge....
[02:29.50]
[02:37.74] A brand new morn, no time to yawn
[02:39.74] Shower's on, power's on
[02:41.74] Late for school, i catch the train
[02:43.89] Girls sip "cristal" and whisper my name
[02:45.91] I push up like an exercise
[02:47.87] Check the intellect and　inspect the thighs
[02:50.06] Select the best one, pull her to the side
[02:52.25] Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride
[02:54.31] Read my resume she's know i'm 'ready cool
[02:56.37] Just meet me after school
[02:58.46] We can moan and groan until your mom come home
[03:00.53] And you be calling me al "dope" capone
[03:02.67] Sweatin' me, she didn't want to let me loose
[03:04.53] Come get me, that's if you want to sip the juice
[03:06.53] Cause the streets await me, so i take my gun off safety
[03:09.71] Cause alot of niggaz hate me
[03:10.92] Coming out of the building, they set me up
[03:12.95] Sprayed wit automatics, they wet me up
[03:14.85] In a puddle of blood, i lay close to the edge
[03:17.83] I guess i didn't know the ledge.....
[03:19.44]
[03:32.80] ﹏﹏_﹏ ^-^END^-^ ﹏_﹏﹏
[03:48.16]
[00:08.14] Sip the juice cuz i got enough to go around
[00:10.48] And the thought takes place uptown
[00:12.49] I grew up on the sidewalk where i learned street talk
[00:15.18] And then taught to hawk new york
[00:16.63] I go to queens for queens to get the crew from brooklyn
[00:18.81] Make money in manhattan and never been tooken
[00:20.80] Go uptown and the bronx to boogie down,
[00:22.98] Get strong on the island, recoupe, and lay around
[00:24.96] Time to bulid my juice back up
[00:26.84] Props back up, suckers get smacked up
[00:29.09] Don' t doubt the clout, you know what i' m about
[00:31.10] Knocking niggaz off, knocking niggaz out
[00:33.13] Shaking em up, waking em up
[00:35.16] Raking em up, breaking em up...
[00:37.22] Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[00:39.74] Let' s see if i know the ledge
[00:41.53]
[00:50.10] Corners' trifling ' cause shorty' s here
[00:51.75] I get cockd liffin' forty' s of beer
[00:53.93] Here' s a sip for the crew that' s deceased
[00:56.08] If i get revenge, then they rest in peace....
[00:58.01] Somebody' s got to suffer, i just might spare one
[01:01.05] And give a brother a fair one
[01:02.35] Stay alert and on " p' s"
[01:03.93] And i do work with these like hercules
[01:06.26] Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw
[01:08.46] ' cause i don' t like y' all, i' m hype when night fall
[01:10.75] Smooth but i move like an army
[01:12.64] Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me
[01:14.67] Putting brothers to rest like elliot ness
[01:16.82] ' cause i don' t like stress
[01:18.86] Streets ain' t a place for innocent bystanders to stand
[01:20.82] Nutting' s gonna stop the plan
[01:22.82] I' ll chill like pacino, kill like deniro
[01:25.04] Black gambino, die like a hero
[01:27.08] Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[01:29.45] Let' s see if i know the ledge
[01:31.16]
[01:40.33] Shells lay around on the battleground
[01:41.79] Dead bodies are found throughout the town
[01:43.78] Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, i' m a
[01:46.05] Put it on a bullet, put it in your brain
[01:47.91] Rip the block like a buckshot
[01:49.52] Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed
[01:52.12] No remorse when a life is lost
[01:53.97] I paid my dues paid the cost
[01:56.19] ... and my pockets are still fat
[01:58.26] Wherever i' m at, i get the welcome mat
[02:00.16] Even if my crew steep with one deep
[02:02.43] I attract attention, people like to peep
[02:04.43] So come say hi to the badguy
[02:06.55] Don' t say goodbye, i don' t plan to die
[02:08.72] ' cause i get loose and i got troops
[02:11.88] And crazy juice
[02:12.90] In control of many like ayatollah khomeini
[02:15.24] Hang out wit smith and wesson, don' t try to play me.
[02:17.26] I' m at war alot, like anwar sadat..
[02:18.96] But no warning shot, my gun is warm alot
[02:21.00] When i cook beef, the smoke will never clear
[02:23.12] Areas in fear but this here' s a fear
[02:25.74] Living life too close to the edge
[02:27.45] Hoping that i know the ledge....
[02:29.50]
[02:37.74] A brand new morn, no time to yawn
[02:39.74] Shower' s on, power' s on
[02:41.74] Late for school, i catch the train
[02:43.89] Girls sip " cristal" and whisper my name
[02:45.91] I push up like an exercise
[02:47.87] Check the intellect and　 inspect the thighs
[02:50.06] Select the best one, pull her to the side
[02:52.25] Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride
[02:54.31] Read my resume she' s know i' m ' ready cool
[02:56.37] Just meet me after school
[02:58.46] We can moan and groan until your mom come home
[03:00.53] And you be calling me al " dope" capone
[03:02.67] Sweatin' me, she didn' t want to let me loose
[03:04.53] Come get me, that' s if you want to sip the juice
[03:06.53] Cause the streets await me, so i take my gun off safety
[03:09.71] Cause alot of niggaz hate me
[03:10.92] Coming out of the building, they set me up
[03:12.95] Sprayed wit automatics, they wet me up
[03:14.85] In a puddle of blood, i lay close to the edge
[03:17.83] I guess i didn' t know the ledge.....
[03:19.44]
[03:32.80] _ END _
[03:48.16]
[00:08.14] Sip the juice cuz i got enough to go around
[00:10.48] And the thought takes place uptown
[00:12.49] I grew up on the sidewalk where i learned street talk
[00:15.18] And then taught to hawk new york
[00:16.63] I go to queens for queens to get the crew from brooklyn
[00:18.81] Make money in manhattan and never been tooken
[00:20.80] Go uptown and the bronx to boogie down,
[00:22.98] Get strong on the island, recoupe, and lay around
[00:24.96] Time to bulid my juice back up
[00:26.84] Props back up, suckers get smacked up
[00:29.09] Don' t doubt the clout, you know what i' m about
[00:31.10] Knocking niggaz off, knocking niggaz out
[00:33.13] Shaking em up, waking em up
[00:35.16] Raking em up, breaking em up...
[00:37.22] Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[00:39.74] Let' s see if i know the ledge
[00:41.53]
[00:50.10] Corners' trifling ' cause shorty' s here
[00:51.75] I get cockd liffin' forty' s of beer
[00:53.93] Here' s a sip for the crew that' s deceased
[00:56.08] If i get revenge, then they rest in peace....
[00:58.01] Somebody' s got to suffer, i just might spare one
[01:01.05] And give a brother a fair one
[01:02.35] Stay alert and on " p' s"
[01:03.93] And i do work with these like hercules
[01:06.26] Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw
[01:08.46] ' cause i don' t like y' all, i' m hype when night fall
[01:10.75] Smooth but i move like an army
[01:12.64] Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me
[01:14.67] Putting brothers to rest like elliot ness
[01:16.82] ' cause i don' t like stress
[01:18.86] Streets ain' t a place for innocent bystanders to stand
[01:20.82] Nutting' s gonna stop the plan
[01:22.82] I' ll chill like pacino, kill like deniro
[01:25.04] Black gambino, die like a hero
[01:27.08] Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[01:29.45] Let' s see if i know the ledge
[01:31.16]
[01:40.33] Shells lay around on the battleground
[01:41.79] Dead bodies are found throughout the town
[01:43.78] Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, i' m a
[01:46.05] Put it on a bullet, put it in your brain
[01:47.91] Rip the block like a buckshot
[01:49.52] Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed
[01:52.12] No remorse when a life is lost
[01:53.97] I paid my dues paid the cost
[01:56.19] ... and my pockets are still fat
[01:58.26] Wherever i' m at, i get the welcome mat
[02:00.16] Even if my crew steep with one deep
[02:02.43] I attract attention, people like to peep
[02:04.43] So come say hi to the badguy
[02:06.55] Don' t say goodbye, i don' t plan to die
[02:08.72] ' cause i get loose and i got troops
[02:11.88] And crazy juice
[02:12.90] In control of many like ayatollah khomeini
[02:15.24] Hang out wit smith and wesson, don' t try to play me.
[02:17.26] I' m at war alot, like anwar sadat..
[02:18.96] But no warning shot, my gun is warm alot
[02:21.00] When i cook beef, the smoke will never clear
[02:23.12] Areas in fear but this here' s a fear
[02:25.74] Living life too close to the edge
[02:27.45] Hoping that i know the ledge....
[02:29.50]
[02:37.74] A brand new morn, no time to yawn
[02:39.74] Shower' s on, power' s on
[02:41.74] Late for school, i catch the train
[02:43.89] Girls sip " cristal" and whisper my name
[02:45.91] I push up like an exercise
[02:47.87] Check the intellect and　 inspect the thighs
[02:50.06] Select the best one, pull her to the side
[02:52.25] Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride
[02:54.31] Read my resume she' s know i' m ' ready cool
[02:56.37] Just meet me after school
[02:58.46] We can moan and groan until your mom come home
[03:00.53] And you be calling me al " dope" capone
[03:02.67] Sweatin' me, she didn' t want to let me loose
[03:04.53] Come get me, that' s if you want to sip the juice
[03:06.53] Cause the streets await me, so i take my gun off safety
[03:09.71] Cause alot of niggaz hate me
[03:10.92] Coming out of the building, they set me up
[03:12.95] Sprayed wit automatics, they wet me up
[03:14.85] In a puddle of blood, i lay close to the edge
[03:17.83] I guess i didn' t know the ledge.....
[03:19.44]
[03:32.80] _ END _
[03:48.16]
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