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Family Ties Lyrics by Willie Green

...Of Heroes and Villains

2009

You tell me man, you tell me
Cause I don't fuckin know

[Verse 1 : billy woods]
They say bad news travels fast, but the reality is
Time just catches up with your ass
Nobody gets away with anything
Once, we were kings
Now n***** watch for the name when phones ring
Smoke about it
At the gates of Vienna, the Ottomans were routed
Defeat from the jaws of victory knows his history
How better to repeat it
When they cried to Jesus, your boy stayed seated
Had it all and still felt cheated
Won the game but walked home defeated
Woke in the night and stepped into woods, still with mist
The wonder of a small child distilled into bitter fifths
No stars in the city; I look at planes when I make a wish

[Verse 2 : billy woods]
In this world where gunshots briefly illuminate the dark
A wise man hardens his heart
When I say something, she says
“Don’t start. Please, for once...lie for a n**** til I look like a dunce”
God found me in a cloud of sour reefer
All I said was, “Am I my Brother’s keeper?”
At the service, “Pleased to meet ya”
End of the day, all I could offer was a guest feature
Five-hundred bones laid on top of speaker
Fifty pieces of silver, and I took it like a preacher
Three years from being twins, and when I get calls from family and friends
Ain’t much I can say, goddamn shame
Only blood I got and we’re estranged
Meanwhile, my peoples is Through the Looking Glass
After White Rabbits, Abel and Cain
Reach in the stash, twist the new strain
The Ties That Bind, digging in a n**** brain
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"Family Ties" is credited to Willie Green. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Family Ties" appears on "...Of Heroes and Villains" in 2009.

Visit the Willie Green artist page at /artist/willie-green for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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