Yeah.. Mark, Mark, Mark the Shark
Here we go.. pay attention boys and girls
Dig it
Now let`s set the scene, the year is eighty-two
I gotta make a stop at the boom spot then go get some brew
A quart of Olde E, no time to sip so I chug
Puff a blunt as a chaser now it`s time to bug
Got the raven two-five, inside of my denim
Some said I was the child with the devil in him
But all that bull I ain`t tryin to hear
It`s all about gainin respect from my peers
So give me what I worked so long and hard for
Cause you`ll never meet a brother more hardcore
A good head on my shoulders but I`m ghetto bound
I got heart, step to this, and catch a beatdown
Walkin with a chip, tryin to knock it off
Steppin like a champ with loot in my pocket
So, punks plays hard, understand that they givin though
respect by a brother whose lifestyle is livin low
Yeah.. here we go, dig it
Well as life moved on, things got more hectic
Things were worth more than just respect
I would snatch money bags and boost at Macy`s
And never get caught, when the cops would chase me
See I was livin life like a comic book villain
Gettin in trouble when I shoulda been chillin
For nine-to-five workers it was hell
Cause when they got paid, I got paid as well
Cashin checks and now tax at gunpoint
I did it for the money, excitement and fun point
the finger or talk to the law and I`ll blast ya
Play Silence of the Lambs when they ask ya
It didn`t matter cause my moms was scared of me
And she was never there to take care of me
Some said I was livin too fast, I had to SLOW down
Livin like a kid in the shadows - I`m low down
Yeah.. rough!
Check it out..
We gonna break it down one time this lil` funky break here
Here we go - take me back to school, dig it
Check it out, check it out
Locked up for the first time I gotta play the tough role
I`m doin ten for a body up North yo
I`m forced to shank this kid with a ice pick
A little brother never steppin from conflict
Some wanna test me and some wanna own me
I`m still snuffin out chumps to be known B
I gotta live for self and that`s scary
You see I only feel safe in solitary
I never regret or feel guilt, cause I was forced to
take what I had play bad because you
never understood me or what I came past
Don`t you know those other kids takin the same path
But I can handle it, well in stride
The only difference is I`m locked inside
Take it like a champ, and I`ll never show no frown
Cause I`ma be the hardest kid you ever seen low down
Yeah
Don`t feel no mercy, don`t feel pity
A man`s gotta do what a man`s gotta do, peace
