Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the 80's had us all apes Youngest up to bat at home plate That was a era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, with at the top of my fade
Homicide an' Feds on the blocks where I played, That's I wondered was I here for the cause, or be-cause 'Cause Ray Charles see the ghetto Was told to strong an' I could beat the devil
'Cause yo, I used to play Apollo Balcony Watchin' swing razors in the front row, out in the streets The car show, 560's, chemical Acuras Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live chicks be, out of they clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' they So where them years go? Where the old beers an' cheers go? But now shorties here doe, so
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', packed, what's the word? The drinkers 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, enjoyin' life's ride, right
Political thugs in suits persuade us to pull In army boots, yellin, "Join the forces" We lost the War, intoxicated poisons Needles in arms of veterans instead of bigger
There's still a lot of crawlin' in the offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, torture us They won't be the beast too long The murderers wearin' police uniforms, flags I burn
Beat breakers were dancin' to the music I chose An' Peachtree Atlantic heads was tootin' nose In frozen 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 death of An' all these comin' up, just resurrect your life It's a cycle
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still life's ride, one mo' time
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still life's ride, right
Used to wear rags on they hair when it was up That's when we lied to, buyin' hair products before my generation, when our blackness started disintegratin' 'Til awareness started
The styles come from prison, they used potatoes makin' Just to we some creative Turnin' nothin' somethin', is God work An' you get nothin' struggle an' hard work
War is to my in chains Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' y'all to know one thing The hardest thing is to forgive, but God Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God
one step toward him, he takes two towards you Even when all else fail, God you I it, got God sun on my stomach My heart an' my lungs was affected an' gettin'
Do your body an' it loves 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, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still life's ride, right