Nature Of The Business Lyrics - My Soul - Coolio

It's the roll of the dice 

That you can't afford to lose 

It's the nature of the business 

It's the smugglers blues 

I got a little proposition, homey, check it out, we gonna put it down 

'Cause you and I go way back and I know you done been around 

These peeps that I know done put me up on some shit 

Nigga, we could all come up loc, we could all make a grip 

Now I ain't talkin' 'bout no bullshit ass flippin' Z's 

I'm talkin' Trump type access, they comin' off a gang of keys 

Now what excuse you got to play? 

You got a wife and baby on the way? 

Well, that makes it mo better, we gon' work this shit together 

We gonna stack enough loochie to get your girls gear from Gucci 

And send your baby to college and ain't no gettin' caught 

'Cause we gon' use the type of knowledge 

That they never tripped off of befo' 

They ain't even ready for this hellified shit we got in store 

(That's right) 

And I know you the G to hook up that manpower 

Shit half your folk folk done taught Pillsbury how to push flour 

(Right) 

Now all we gotta do is make sure this shit go through, partna 

Now call your crew 'cause we got work to do 

It's a fifty-fifty chance that you can get stuck 

And then snake eyes or craps and we shit outta luck 

(It's the roll of the dice) 

(That you can't afford to lose) 

But if we make this shit work the whole crew gon' come up 

With thousands in the bank and gold Daytons and phat chronic blunts 

(It's the nature of the business) 

(It's the smugglers blues) 

Next level in the game, homey, it's time to get this shit movin' 

We been up'ed fifty keys on spec and now we got some shit moving 

(Right) 

We got the contacts in Vegas that's where we go got our troops 

They'll be the ones in the casino dressed in blue suits 

And afta Shorty Vic, and Spider done picked up the shit 

They gon' lay low a few days to make the trip look legit 

(That's right) 

But, just in case them niggaz get any fucked up ideas 

We gon' send Wino and Big Homie to watch our back with the pick up gear 

(Right) 

And then them niggaz gonna take the midnight train to Dallas 

(Dallas) 

We got to hook up in baggage claim with Ras Kass's, sister Alice 

The cool thing about her is that if she get caught 

It's still all in the family so she ain't gonna sell a nigga out 

Aight, then, maybe we should get a U-Haul pack that shit in a mattress 

Nah, they best go Greyhound, that's still the best mo-fuckin tactic 

And all we gotta do is hold our breath about three more days 

And cross our fingers and hope nobody get popped along the way 

You can make this quick lick and be set up for life 

But if your ass get stuck, I hope it ain't your third strike 

(It's the roll of the dice) 

(That you can't afford to lose) 

And them things you last expect, sometimes have their way 

But I hope you understand if you caught then you ain't got shit to say 

(It's the nature of the business) 

(It's the smugglers blues) 

It's the roll of the dice 

That you can't afford to lose 

It's the nature of the business 

It's the smugglers blues 

Everything is goin' according to plan 

This shit is on its way to the man, to the man 

Sittin next to the goddamned man 

(Right) 

But there's one thing you should know 

There's some bustas on the bus talkin' loud 

And drinkin' and actin' the fool that shit ain't cool 

(Say what?) 

Now, I don't want to have to switch this loc 

So, send some bodies to the next stop 

To get this under control 

(They on their way) 

But be aware that 

They all wearin' navy uniforms 

And they got medals and patches and shit 

and I think they say Desert Storm 

And they got "Gung Ho" written all over they chest 

So tell Lek Ratt, D-Dog, P.S. to wear they vest 

It's gettin' kinda cold out here so I'ma have to be gone 

Wait, here that? Hold up I think somethin's going wrong 

(What's Up? what's goin' on, man?) 

(What, what the fuck happening 

Aw, shit, my nigga, I'ma have to race- shit 

I think somebody set us up, there's feds all over the place 

That's the name of the game, that's the way the game go 

Sometimes you rise high and sometimes you sink low 

(It's the roll of the dice) 

(That you can't afford to lose) 

If you make it back to the hood then I'll see you around 

But if they got somebody watchin', then stay your ass outta town 

(It's the nature of the business) 

(It's the smugglers blues) 

It's the roll of the dice 

That you can't afford to lose 

It's the nature of the business 

It's the smugglers who lose 

It's the roll of the dice 

That you can't afford to lose