Ghetto Bound

Yeah.. Mark, Mark, Mark the Shark

Here we go.. pay attention boys and girls

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Now let's set the scene, the year is eighty-two

I gotta make a stop at the boom spot then go get some brew

A quart of Olde E, no time to sip so I chug

Puff a blunt as a chaser now it's time to bug

Got the raven two-five, inside of my denim

Some said I was the child with the devil in him

But all that bull I ain't tryin' to hear

It's all about gainin' respect from my peers

So give me what I worked so long and hard for

'Cause you'll never meet a brother more hardcore

A good head on my shoulders but I'm ghetto bound

I got heart, step to this, and catch a beatdown

Walkin' with a chip, tryin to knock it off

Steppin like a champ with loot in my pocket

So, punks plays hard, understand that they givin though

Respect by a brother whose lifestyle is livin low

Yeah... here we go, dig it

Well as life moved on, things got more hectic

Things were worth more than just respect

I would snatch money bags and boost at Macy's

And never get caught, when the cops would chase me

See I was livin' life like a comic book villain

Gettin' in trouble when I should of been chillin'

For nine-to-five workers it was hell

'Cause when they got paid, I got paid as well

Cashin' checks and now tax at gunpoint

I did it for the money, excitement and fun point

The finger or talk to the law and I'll blast ya

Play "Silence of the Lambs" when they ask ya

It didn't matter cause my moms was scared of me

And she was never there to take care of me

Some said I was livin' too fast, I had to SLOW down

Livin' like a kid in the shadows - I'm low down

Yeah.. rough!

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We gonna break it down one time this lil' funky break here

Here we go - take me back to school, dig it

Check it out, check it out

Locked up for the first time I gotta play the tough role