[Intro]
He got blood on his hands
Lotta years dark
Skeleton's hanging out to dry, he just mumbles now
[Verse 1]
Throughout prohibition of bars, I speak easy
Raised from crude to engage in feuds, not seek treaty
I keep repeating "peace, peace" till the streets heed me
My wealth is word and self is certain, the meek need me (need me)
If I'm a bridge you burned, it's now in turn troubled waters
To clear my course I got lost, still the gutter taught us
When in charge, men knew when to charge, ain't had to utter orders
Mighty freeze to 90 degrees, wasn't cutting corners
One of the poorest, too young to forage, needin' couple quarters
Eatin' cups of porridge thanks to loving daughters in the rugged forest
Saw us hunted, punished by the world, girls reward us
Gotta burn when in turn, we learned to treat 'em [?]
Know swine with pighead is excitable, runnin' boorish
Some cops deplore us, sure we won't make it to court if they caught us
Our color brown, so they try to cut us down when they saw us
My brother knew to be true, how my mother would [?] us
Seems a decision how musical wisdom is in shortage
So for more, be sure put my core in every chorus
Though proper rules is dropping jewels, not being hoarders
I rep this definition of the hood and its thesaurus
[Hook]
All them years couldn't shine
It's our time, let's eat
All them years couldn't shine
It's our time, let's eat
Let's eat
(It's our time, let's eat, where you was at?)
[Verse 2]
I was in a hole, you don't know the half
Most likely to succeed, was voted last
If you need markers out the darkness, I wrote a path
Merging lines, curved science, promoted math
To the vast, why is truth esoteric?
Indeed, if mislead the youth, I expect demerit
Dedicate my life to studying, every lesson, I share it
When one of my tribe died, was only debt to inherit (that's all)
Ain't no frontin' in my background
You listen to lies, no surprise you despise how facts sound
When hungry, used to cook it up 'til they cracked down
In the house, I'm always takin' it, I'm from that town (Brooklyn)
(You find these words)
[Verse 3]
Started at birth, was part of the earth, virtues of virtue
Immediately speedin', all meetings was occured as a curfew
Wanna do dirt hurt, put somethin' in a hearse's rehearsal
Post serving the public, covet them years workin' to hurt you
Had enough parts in the dark, only pickin' the lightest
They just runnin' they lip, I'm comin' to grip with my vices
Still give a fuddle, same struggle when wicked entices
So I share some powerful words I heard when listenin' ciphers (And you knew power!)
Was from the brokest neighborhood, but you can get a fix
Coulda easily been hittin' that instead of pitchin' this (Amen)
I know this tzar named himself Scar cause he was sick of tricks
The cycle, we'd have cracked it if girls was attracted to quickest wits
Many nights dingy, life was stingy with the jubilance
Way the powers made it hard to make a dollar had us too incensed
Know what was crazy, only saw a baby as a new expense
This place is the worst, gave insatiable thirst, nothin' you could do to quench
When in doubt, flew to my pursuit, stumbled on the first few attempts
We know where life begins, but here, gettin' ends is when it do commence
Gettin' ends is when it do commence
Like your rappin' blackened, just happened to spice it up on occasion
From where good is sus, it was too rough of behavin'
As if I ain't bleed enough, this is another abrasion
Now just spreadin' wisdom with hopes you suffer contagion (Amen!)
Hopes that you suffer contagion
I did it for my people, not the amens (Amen!)
Amen
I did it for my people, not the amens
Hit a stride, I'd be satisfied when my day ends
Amen, amen
[Outro]
Hey man, knock that shit off! Hey man, knock that shit off! Let's talk about how to make some money!
