[ti:Bricks]
[ar:Wale]
[al:The Gifted]
[offset:0]
[00:00.77]Bricks - Wale
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[00:11.88]Turn a brick to a stone but you think we don't have a soul
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[00:17.76]As a kid need to grow  the powder's weight in gold
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[00:24.53]Getting blowed
[00:25.25]Thinkin I'm so glad that I can't rap 'cause I can't move no dough
[00:28.13]But I do know a few niggas that did and a few niggas that still
[00:32.02]And a few niggas that's through or a few niggas that's dead
[00:35.55]So f**kin 9 to 5  they clockin and tryna to survive
[00:37.74]Cop a brick and supply 'cause nobody offerin jobs
[00:40.58]Bricks build  buildings build  houses build neighborhoods
[00:43.82]Better ripped than turned into a baller or a Davis shirt
[00:46.96]Understated to say it hurts  I was optimistic
[00:49.49]Tryna see my gang and whippin plain English that I was flippin
[00:52.73]This college went out of his dollar pension
[00:55.34]'Cause after 4 or 5 you don't got to have a college ticket
[00:58.38]Bounce
[00:59.10]But them niggas tryna hold my head and work this out
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[01:07.12]Countin numbers up in my head tryna build this house
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[01:12.63]Mama told me if I made my bed then I gotta lay down
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[01:18.52]But I never seem to keep these words all up out my mouth
[01:22.11]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[01:24.76]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[01:27.98]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas thinkin bout
[01:30.76]Many niggas on the scene  ain't gotta dream it now
[01:33.51]Tulio getting blowed
[01:34.89]Thinkin I'm so glad that I can't rap 'cause I can't move no dough
[01:38.02]But I do know a few niggas that did and a few niggas that still
[01:42.11]And a few niggas that's through or a few niggas that's dead
[01:45.40]Look  little niggas will shoot you  they got nothing to say
[01:48.09]'Cause local celebrities only bout a brick away
[01:50.51]If you still whip em he getting those from whippin yay
[01:53.88]And you got no paper  you been so patient  come get some weight
[01:57.09]Just think about it  come see your products
[01:59.71]And you weekend shoppin  show people no people problem
[02:02.35]I can see the problem  you nigga don't have no conscience
[02:05.46]Can't shoot  can't blow but can rap
[02:07.09]Young nigga don't have no option
[02:08.76]Turn a brick to a stone tryna feed for my homie
[02:10.80]From the powder to the power and the power turn to gold
[02:13.73]Turning head with yo whip
[02:15.10]Is it worth what you did
[02:16.75]A brick is a brick and a brick you can build
[02:19.51]Turn a brick to a stone tryna feed for my homie
[02:22.51]Trenches on the full  turn reefer to a homie
[02:25.29]Turn the powder into power and the power to the homies
[02:28.40]A brick with a brick to a brick you can throw
[02:31.15]Build bricks
[02:32.06]Bricks
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[02:37.80]Bricks
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[02:43.52]Bricks
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[03:05.20]Many years old  feds lookin for my moms
[03:09.42]10 to 11 held my first gun
[03:11.85]First time I held bricks I was getting construction
[03:14.85]Tell me you puff a medical  gave him my introduction now
[03:18.00]16  get them bricks for the 16
[03:20.64]Course I'm rappin bitch but now wrappin bricks for 16
[03:23.40]I was 17 ridin and then is all good
[03:26.02]18 and 19 payin nothing over 20
[03:29.29]And 1008 divided by 4 is 2-52
[03:32.19]If you know what that mean you noticed it now
[03:34.04]And if you don't learn how to divide nigga
[03:35.71]I'm talkin bricks  no jump shots
[03:38.60]I call it work  no punch clocks
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[03:43.20]But them niggas tryna hold my head and work this out
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[03:50.26]Countin numbers up in my head tryna build this house
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[03:54.67]Mama told me if I made my bed then I gotta lay down
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[04:01.62]But I never seem to keep these words all up out my mouth
[04:05.13]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[04:07.85]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[04:10.80]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas thinkin bout
[04:13.71]No niggas on the scene  ain't gotta dream it now
[04:16.27]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[04:19.23]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas talkin bout
[04:22.01]Bricks bricks – it's all them niggas thinkin bout
[04:25.31]Many niggas on the scene  ain't gotta dream it now
[04:28.00]Million to a stone  the stone to the sour
[04:30.36]The show in the hood and you know that you could
[04:33.41]The powder and the crack and the crack to the suns
[04:36.32]Dollars in the bag and the glocks in the front