Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at home plate was a uncanny era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, with dreads at the top of my
Homicide an' Feds on the blocks where I played, That's when I was I here for the cause, or be-cause 'Cause Ray Charles see the ghetto Was to stay strong an' I could beat the devil
yo, I used to play Apollo Balcony seats Watchin' swing in the front row, then out in the streets The car show, 560's, chemical pumpin' Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live be, bustin' out of they clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big knockers pealin' they earlobes So them years go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now them here doe, so
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,
Political thugs in shark suits persuade us to In boots, yellin, "Join the armed forces" We lost the Vietnam War, poisons in arms of veterans instead of bigger fortunes
There's still a lot of in the carpet offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, they us They won't be the beast too long The murderers wearin' police uniforms, confederate I burn
Beat street breakers were to the music I chose An' Peachtree Atlantic was tootin' they nose In corners of Chicago, loaded up Llama's children With an'
We devil incarnates, for jail Where Shell gas company in Africa be havin' us killed Your paper money was the of Christ An' all these shorties comin' up, just resurrect your It's a cycle
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still life's ride, right
Used to wear rags on they hair it was fried up That's when we were lied to, buyin' hair Back my generation, when our blackness started disintegratin' 'Til awareness started
The come from prison, they used potatoes makin' liquor to prove we some creative Turnin' nothin' into somethin', is God An' you get without struggle an' hard work
War is necessary to my in From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' y'all to one thing The hardest thing is to forgive, but God Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God
Take one step toward him, he two towards you when all else fail, God support you I done it, got God sun on my My heart an' my was affected from an' gettin'
Do your body right an' it you back You only get one life, an' yo, because of I'm still blazin', out for the cause Still rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no An' like that
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,