High Rollers

Speed of life: fast

It's like walking barefoot over broken glass

It's like jumping rope on a razor blade

All lightning-quick decisions are made

Lifestyle: plush

Females: rush

This high-profile personality

Who earns his pay illegally

Professional liar

Schoolboys admire

Young girls desire

Very few live to retire

Cash flow: extreme

Dress code: supreme

Vocabulary: obscene

Definition: street player

You know who I mean?

The high rollers

Yeah, the high rollers, street hustlers

Fast money, fast life

But you don't care

'Til you end up with a bullet in your head, boy

People of the city, stop fooling yourself

Crime rules the streets, who the hell else?

All the police have gone out to play

'Cause for enough cold cash they'll look the other way

Look at the cars as they roll by

Benzes, Ferraris, trucks up high

Beepers connect the players to big-time deals

With all of this technology, who needs to steal?

Just live a life of leisure every night and day

And you're living proof that crime does pay

Your life is dangerous and reckless

You eat fly guys and girls for breakfast

You're a titan of the nuclear age

Your muscles flex with the Uzi or 12-gauge

And you love the game, that's why you boast

'Cause you're high-priced, high-speed, high-post

High rolling

That's right, you're high rolling

You think you got it going on, right?

You got money, cars, jewelry

You think you got everything

Let me tell you, you ain't got nothing

You ain't got nothing but a one-way ticket to death row

You gotta get out of the game, man

Or the game is gonna get you

Now when I say high rollers, I mean the best

Forget the half-steppers, eject the rest

'Cause these high-rank officials of our city streets

Make millions all triggered by electric beats

They dress in diamonds and rope chains

They got the blood of Scarface running through their veins

Silk shirts, leather suits

Hair always fresh, eel-skin boots

Large hearts, though the sizes vary

Bankrolls it takes two pockets to carry

Cruising in the 500 Benz sedan

With their system peaked out, rocking Pusherman

Yes, their fashion's high but hard to beat

They buy the Gucci at Gucci's, not the swap meet

Eat very well, much clientele

Whatever you need, they'll probably sell

The high rollers

Yeah, and let me break it down for the ladies

All you girls out there that think you gon'

Get that quick money and ain't going to jail

You better think again

Oh yes, I'm here to tell you females also roll

Drive the same cars, sometimes with more gold

Cold as an igloo or hot as a flame

They'll shake ya, break ya, you won't know their name

Gangstas to the max, all marks will get taxed

These girls drive Ferraris, not Cadillacs

Respect is demanded, most men don't understand it

'Til they peep the huge bank that these girls have landed

They're junkies for fun, love life on the run

If things get hot, they will pull a gun

Prey on the lame, no shame to the game

They all seek power, fuck the fame

The high rollers

Yeah, the high rollers, the street hustlers, the players

Out there getting that long money, you know what I'm saying?

But that fast money leads to a fast life and a quick death

This is my word, this is Ice-T's

And I ain't got no reason to lie to you

Now radio stations probably won't play

This record because of the things I say

They'll say I'm glamorizing the hustling hood

And a record like this can do no good

But I'm not here to tell you right or wrong

I don't know which side of the law you belong

Yes, the game has flash, but sometimes hurts

Behind any mistake, hard time lurks

And jail is not your only problem, though it may seem

You just may die by a barrage from an M-16

But to each his own, choose the mobile phone

Choose the tailored suit, the luxury home

You never get caught 'cause you got nerves of ice

And you're much smarter than the crooks on Miami Vice

Right?

You wanna be a high roller

You wanna be a high roller

Yo, Ice, they just shot up some brothers over there on Crenshaw

Aw, man, you know who they were?

Nah, they had bad cars, a whole bunch of gold and beepers

You better watch your back, if you wanna be a high roller