Lyrics
Our age five years up
We was young bucks scrubbin' each other's back in the bathtub
Baby said to send you to bed
But she'll make me stay up so she can
Give a young playa some vicious head
Early symptoms of a
Time of night, gigantic factor from the
Carquinez Bridge team
Some had it all though
But less unfortunately
You had a alloy spoke Mongoose and I had a Huffy
You owned a green machine
Three different lunch pails
I had a go-kart that I built from a bunch of used nails
We grew up in the church together nigga, Sunday school
Now I heard that you off into jackin' nigga, that ain't even cool
I used to be conrad and fucked around and went bad
Barkin' up on the wrong tree talkin' about runnin' up in my pad
Niggas have hateful thoughts
But they can't stop me from strivin'
Suckas be shakin' soft
All in this game falsified
Some fools be gettin' crossed
Victims of faultiness
Man all that drama you come with, I swear you're on some shit
Whether it's morphine or cocaine
Doja or dog food
That have these marks betrayin' macks
Fuckin' off my high breakin' rules
You got your P's mixed up
You ain't no pimp, you's a phony
I spit for major mints
While you make tapes for your homies
And then you work up the nerve
To speak foul words
Them perpetrators be instigators
That's why I wrote this verse
For every youngster with his mind on his meal
Young player just chill
And take a look at what these fakers call real
I trust no man 'cause man'll let you down every time
That's why I take it upon myself to thank God in every rhyme
'Cause I've seen better times
And I've seen worser days
When some of my so-called friends wasn't
Around when I ain't have a verse to say
I quench my thirst today
With righteous thoughts of mine
'Cause righteous thoughts of mine'll leave mark-ass niggas far behind
I seen it every time
They come and go
That's why I drop to my knees and ask
God to distinguish friend from foe
And what do you know?
By the time morning comes I can see the light
And then I'm thankin' God once again for makin' everything alright
He made it tight and now I'm back up on the scene
Countin' green straight from H-Town to New Orleans
New human beings puttin' it down like a mic or not
Replace the slot, open up shop, we're 'bout to make it hot
Stop
With your devilish doins
Because your devilish doins will only bring forth your ruin
Friend or foe
You just will never know
Who can you trust
In a world that's oh so cold
Player hatin'
Is everywhere I go
Friend or foe
You just will never know
Listen
I'm tryin' to tell you my nigga to watch your back and trust few
'Cause ain't no nigga gon' watch your back for you, like you
When someone is broke and down and out without no clout it's rough
At least you know who you can and who you cannot trust
See let me explain myself and clear up the point I'm tryin' to make
Don't want no bustas around me playa hatin' or actin' fake
Don't ever be wantin' nobody to get too close
I don't know if it's
Effects from the marijuana that got me 'noid and trippin'
See nowadays a nigga be rollin' thick with hella loot
But if my loot was gone
Would I be all alone?
See, my partners who used to ride with me
And smoke that dank and fuck with hoes
Would they be them same niggas if I didn't have shit to roll?
Maybe they will, maybe they won't
Who is to say what a nigga will do?
Who is to say if you help someone it's
Guaranteed that they'll help you?
See what I'm sayin'?
Listen to me and see if you can dig this
Smilin' faces replaces friends when people receive ends
Now all of a sudden I'm actin' funny 'cause my money's long
But there was no drama when I was livin' at my mama's home
But I'm not tellin' a nigga nothin' you don't already know
Personal or business, you gotta watch who your friends is
I'm thinkin' 'bout hard times, freein' my mind
Who in the fuck gon' be my crutch?
Holdin' me up, helpin' me out
Makin' sure that I stay in touch
Where do I sleep, who do I turn to when I be low on my cash?
Who am I down with when 50 niggas be talkin' 'bout kickin' my ass?
Who is my friends, who is my foes?
Who do I ask when I wanna know
Somethin' 'bout somethin' when I don't know nothin'
'Bout ignorance keepin' me out in the cold
Who do I call when I'm in need of a ride in somebody else's car?
How do I get from point A to B if B is just too far?
Where can I get a loan?
Where can I use the phone?
Who's gonna give
Me the permission to make a decision
To come up within they house and live?
When will I drive a Bimmer, take my clothes to the cleaners?
How can I know?
Will I forever be payin' my dues?
Will I forever be singin' the blues?
Where will I find a shoulder when I be wantin' to lean?
Know what I mean?
When I be needin' some justification
Stuck in the fuckin' same location
Who is the friend that's helpin' me?
Who is the busta that's hurtin' me?
Who can I trust?
Will you be there when the goin' is tough?
Will I be hangin' with dick in the dust?
Who gonna share my load when it's too heavy to carry?
Or will I go
Crazy pullin' a load alone?
Constantly gettin' my hustle on
When will I finally see, kinda suspect, or even actually know
Who is my real friends thick and the thin
And who in the fuck is the foe?
Friend or foe
You just will never know
Who can you trust
In a world that's oh so cold
Player hatin'
Is everywhere I go
Friend or foe
You just will never know
Friend or foe
You just will never know
Who can you trust
In a world that's oh so cold
Player hatin'
Is everywhere I go
Friend or foe
You just will never know