A little tough love. Never hurt nobody. Never saw this coming,. This side of me. I know where you're goin'. With your sugar-laced talkin'. And it wasn't too hard to see.
I got put on the set, smokin Jimmy Jacks in a shack. with my nigga Coolio, got me to' the fuck back. High as a UFO, standin in my drawers. in the hall, talkin to the walls.
[WC]. Uhh, yeah! What's crackin y'all? Dub C. Still chasin this cheese, puttin it down. Whassup Nate?. [Chorus: Nate Dogg]. Nigga I ain't rich yet, I'm still stackin G's (dem dolla dolla dollars).
Bang that shit. . No nice, I'm not nice. I'm not nice. But Fantasia without no makeup on. On the mike, I'm an ugly gare site. . Noid, I got these niggaz all paranoid.
Swollen eyes that bleed for you. Cold steel bars I'm watching thru. . You've been baptized in a lake of tears. Crucified yourself with your own fears.
Guardians of children. All sinners and saints. The walls of the temple are beckoning. Centuries of torment of unending pain. The cries of the tortured are deafening.
City of blue tile.. Figure in ceramics.. Where we reach out.. Grab for porcelain.. . But it's too fragile to hold.. And it shatters in our hands.. In time the seasons will seal these shards..
Now its time to wrap our fears in the night. And on the first day I'll dress this city in flames. After the things you say. You hate me for being this way.
Hold you hand to the fire. And your eyes to the sky. They're just different shades of cellophane. Taped against the lights.. Faulty seams, drawn on plastic leaves.
Now its time to wrap our fears in the night. And on the first day I'll dress this city in flames. After the things you say. You hate me for being this way.
{"Automatic defense procedures initiated."}. . I got dope! Bap!. Grand Hustle nigga (Hustle Gang nigga!). Yeah yeah yeah! Bap! (Hey! Hey!). Get dough or die nigga (broke niggaz eat your heart out!).
Polite to say that I drifted away and I never though I'd care. Along the way I've made mistakes but I made them over there. If I told you twice I'd beat it, what you never thought I'd beat.
You say I'm paranoid. Isn't that what you said. You say it's my imagination. And I'm fucked in the head. P-p-p-paranoid. And it's easy to see. Well is it really paranoia.
Can't you understand. What makes a man. Hate another man. Help me understand. . People are people. So why should it be. That you and I should get along awfully.
Upon my word what does it mean?. Is it love or is it me. That makes me change so suddenly. From looking out to feeling free?. . I sit here lying in my bed.
I see people. All kind of people. I see 'em everyday. Wealthy people. Downtrodden people. People still fighting their way. . Some take a shower. Some take a bath.
Remember when I told you. You were pretty lost. It seems you had it up to here. You just paid the cost. . All I have, all I need. All you got is providence.
I turned around to see the clown. He made no sound, his face was down. He was crying, dying to laugh another smile. Down the empty avenues. I stood inside his worn-out shoes.
It's easy on the man who tries. It's easy when he tries to buy surprises. Ravens in the black sky. . It's easy when the angel cut her hair. And said despair you've got the righteous.