Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the 80's had us all Youngest gorillas up to bat at home plate That was a era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, with dreads at the top of my
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 could see the Was told to stay strong an' I could the devil
'Cause yo, I used to play Balcony seats Watchin' swing in the front row, then out in the streets The car show, 560's, afros Acuras pumpin' Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live chicks be, bustin' out of they lip gloss, big door knockers pealin' they earlobes So where years go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now them here doe, so
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's Island bustin', still packed, what's the The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' ride, right
Political thugs in shark suits us to pull In boots, yellin, "Join the armed forces" We lost the Vietnam War, intoxicated Needles in arms of veterans instead of bigger
There's still a lot of in the carpet offices War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, they us They won't be servin' the beast too The murderers wearin' police uniforms, confederate flags I
Beat street breakers were to the music I chose An' Peachtree heads was tootin' they nose In frozen corners of Chicago, loaded up Llama's With an'
We devil incarnates, headed for Shell gas company in South Africa be havin' us killed Your paper money was the death of An' all these shorties comin' up, just resurrect life It's like a
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, 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, right
Used to wear rags on hair when it was fried up That's when we were to, buyin' hair products Back before my generation, when our started disintegratin' awareness started penetratin'
The styles come from prison, they used potatoes makin' Just to prove we creative Turnin' nothin' into somethin', is God An' you get nothin' without struggle an' work
War is to my in chains From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm wantin' to know one thing The thing is to forgive, but God does Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, it's wrong, but God
Take one step him, he takes two towards you Even all else fail, God support you I done it, got God sun on my My an' my lungs was affected from an' gettin'
Do your body an' it loves you back You only get one life, an' yo, because of I'm blazin', goin' out for the cause Still rockin', stockin', not for the waves, no laws An' like that
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, still life's ride, right