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D-MAC
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[Verse 1:]
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It's kill or be killed where I'm living at
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Why you think these niggas strapped
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These weapons is for protection I know you feeling that
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Niggas eagar for stripes your life they'll be ending that
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I'm from the city where it gets grimy and gritty at
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Where if you ever did dirt niggas gon get you back
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Come up on ya slidin wherever they heard you chillin at
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We on the grind some of everybody in the trap
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And jack boys plotting on which ever niggas gettin stacks
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It's hardtimes if I was you I'd tuck ya chain
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Niggas upping them thangs
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Robbing and bustin brains
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Coroners will come clean you up until nothin remains
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But a outline of you and a couple bloody stains
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Mayne, and I don't think it's gon change
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Everyday it's a new nigga out here tryin to get a name
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ALotta niggas be living phony nothing like they claim
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A nigga like me just trying to maintain
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[Talking:]
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I'm trying man, I'm trying to keep my head on a swivel and my hand on a pistol ya know, Do what I gotta do to stay alive out here I gotta be out here you feel me
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[Verse 2:]
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I know way too many niggas that dun died where they hang at
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So best believe on deck is where that thang at
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Bustin at whoever riding by and double back
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Cause niggas bending corners and my block ain't having none of that
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They know we keep them 45s and them 9s cocked
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That's why the ghetto bird out and why 9 out
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Niggas stealing cars and robbing niggas crack games
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It's turf wars goin on letting straps bang
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Niggas taking pills and I ain't talkin vitamins
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So when they see they man they gettin him and who he riding with
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It ain't our fault we just products of our environment
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Plus jobs doing more firing than hiring
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I am in a position of street life retirement
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Knocking on raps door trying to get inside of it
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You can bet your life on it, I'm a do the damn thang
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Until then a nigga just trying to maintain
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[Talking:]
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And I will man, fuck a nigga hatin on me man a nigga can't stop me, all it do is make me go harder nigga, I'll never fall off nigga
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[Verse 3:]
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I keep the same mindstate no matter the crime rate
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They say I'm paranoid but fuck what they tryna say
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I got a couple of my homies that I'm missing
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And I feel like they'd still be here if they wasn't slipping
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So I admit sometimes yeah I be tripping
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But for the most part people will tell you I be chilling
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Mind on a million, focused I tell you
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Sprinting to success while hauling ass from failure
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And it ain't crazy how the same niggas givin you 5
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Prayin for your down fall hoping that you never shine
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I could relate shit I'm going through the same thang
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But a nigga like me just gon maintain
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[Talking:]
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And that's real talk man, in order to elevate you must eliminate
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So I got alotta fuck niggas from out my circle nigga and I'm doin me now. Maintaining nigga
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - CAN'T HOLD US ...
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