[Dre]
Remember back in the time
When the only sign we had was pickets?
But now in `94, it be this way, somethin` come wicked
Gangs killin` others fo` colors
Thangs that we wear fo` fashion
Other brothers take it fo` what reason? To be blastin`
What da kcuf is goin` on?
Not soft like buttercups but
Had enough of singin` that same song
See, I stayed across the street from the projects
Took out yo` momma trash and groceries to her trunk
To keep my pockets fat, like cellulite
Only been to jail one week fo` some shull-bit
And I pray to God I won`t repeat
I shoulda pulled it when I had the chance to
No, I shouldn`t a did that, cuz if I did that?
Y`all would not hear that phat shit
That keeps you on yo` tippy-toes
Like that fella, not callin` no names
But really, who`s bad?
I go through obstacles like a whole box of condoms
You can`t forget what you come from
[T-Boz]
Take a good look in the mirror
And tell me, do you like what you see
Masters of deception, corruption and evil
But you`re always quick to point the finger at me
Won`t somebody tell me
1 - I just don`t understand
The ways of the world today
Sometimes I feel
Like there`s nothing to live for
So I`m longing for the days of yesterday
[T-Boz]
What gave you the right to misjudge me
And write me off on the wall
Acting as if you understand me
In reality, you just don`t know me at all
[Chilli]
Sometimes I can`t help but wonder
If this was how it`s meant to be
But if you search deep enough in your soul
You`ll always find a slight reminder of me
Won`t somebody tell me
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[Left Eye]
A-yo, if we could all agree
To lettin` our souls become free
Of that sweet bitterness
Then who`s chest would have the most seeds?
I keep misfocusin` my needs
And distress on my back with them cats
They be blastin` into my knapsack
Ain`t no accidental deathtraps
My mishap is the fact that I`m destined to snap
It`s when I feel as though my body`s able to go
My mind is ready to flow, didn`t you know?
First you catch and then I throw
It`s my own sense of time
If I`m late, it`s `cuz I`m endin` my day
Just when the sun shines
And still gently advising the arisin` of the moon
As it rolls around into my soundproof dimension
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