[Saukrates]
Kalifornia
I first saw my baby on the Subway train
On my way home from a cue in White Plains
A pretty young thing, brown eyes and skin clean
With the poise of a queen though she was only 15
And I was 16, my mind was in a swirl
And by the looks of this girl, I was a peasant
Who did not have a chance or a prayer in the world
Just another nigga with them rasta curls
So she on the train did avoid me
Sick to her brain assumin` I would most likely be
A hustler, I said fuck it, she could never like me
Or much less love
I knew she was special, never all of the above
And then I closed my eyes to envision me and her as one
On a California beach in the sun
When I opened my eyes, yo, the train ride was done
I glanced her way, only to receive nothing in return
Knowing that one day I would earn
A chance with this woman trapped in a teen`s body
I would play America, you could be John Gotti, I`m sayin...
I was trapped when I turned my head
CHORUS [Saukrates]
You`re My Lady <-- D`Angelo
Kalifornia, Kalifornia
You remind me, You remind me
You`re My Lady <-- D`Angelo
Kalifornia, Kalifonia
You remind me, You remind me
You`re my lady <-- D-Angelo
Kalifornia, Kalifornia
You remind me, You remind me
You`re My Lady <-- D`Angelo
Kalifornia, Kalifonia
You remind me, You remind me
[Saukrates]
A whole year went by without seeing her once
It seemed that ev-ery day was as long as a month
And now it seemed days eternally, it`s she I want
But also to be an MC is what I wanted
To earn a dollar, every other girl seemed sour
The only thing I pictured in my mind was my with Kalifornia sunshine
I told my niggas in time, that girl would be mine
They called me crazy, assumin` that I was mad lazy
And lacked the monetary
Assets, plus my style was not sanitary
`Cause everybody knew she was fly with fitness
Being witness to her once a year was cool
Fuck Christmas
When I brought it up my niggas dismissed
Ignoring the mockery
I kept it locked in my mind tightly
Kalifornia you remind me
Yo, I didn`t have my niggas behind me
But then, you were taken anyway
Forcing me to postpone plan A
Kali-forn-i-ay...
CHORUS
[Saukrates]
From a distance
Analyzed my prey with persistence
Comin` up with a system
It was straight, a phone call around eight
Conversate for a while to find up
The whole time it was a mutual attraction
And that news was old
I`m in bliss apparently she was watchin` me
And expected we to probably be
As coherent as the East Coast and West Coast be
A B-Boy`s dream, the serene yin to my yang that was ragin`
I was amazed, this was all happenin` before a nigga got paid
And after the storm cleared from his parade
Now, there ain`t such a thing as stress
She got my back, and with that
I know how it`s blessed
A nigga who figured that the search wouldn`t start
For another few years I would just stay apart
In love with the Triple X, Heiny and Hennessy
But now you remind me, Kalifornia memory...
CHORUS
Saukrates
Niggas of sin, Figures of Speech
