[Ras Kass]
Yo... I go in, like spellin gone
Prison dwellin fel-on, so n**** what'chu really tellin John?
I done had a harder career, than most of my peers
Never got thrown a life preserver, cause most of 'em feared
n***** got on off my shoulders, and turned they back
Guess you don't introduce fiends to other dealers if you servin crack
and that's that, heard the game could be sold
Not told with game sold to soul to talk s*** cause I'm not gold
So I promised myself, I'ma follow myself
Pass rap college myself, I'ma do this myself
There's no rug you can sweep me under
I am one with the universe; I am earth wind rain and thunder
This is called the warrant, I hot fire the hot Aston Martin
Even my hot a** be pardoned
The audacity to name a hot a** city C-Arson
n***** harassin me, how many hot bars I be sparkin
Some of the greatest plus all of the hot b****** I dated
I'm a hot boy, spittin fuego hot potato
I'm not the most famous but my flow's more heinous
Ten years consistently classic radio never played it
n***** forget I came out Lil' Bow Wow's age
So I'm still young enough to hit yo' b****-a** with the gauge
See I would make "Nature of the Threat," but I'm grown now, color blind
If you been a real friend in my life, dog we brothers
I done seen n***** I grew up with, turned to the other side
Every brother ain't a brother, can't convince me otherwise
Re-Up still a team though, Matrix had a glitch
Had to let go of some weak links, one violated a chick
Another was doin bad, helped my dude then he switched
Jumped ship, wanted to be a**istant pimp
So here's baby powder, it's funny how the world still spinnin
and after everything we still winnin
[Chorus: repeat 2X]
We shall overcome
Through the pain and the tears we gon' make it out the slums
Through the bad and the worse, we gon' do it 'til it's done
We, shall over (over) come
Yo... I go in, like spellin gone
Prison dwellin fel-on, so n**** what'chu really tellin John?
I done had a harder career, than most of my peers
Never got thrown a life preserver, cause most of 'em feared
n***** got on off my shoulders, and turned they back
Guess you don't introduce fiends to other dealers if you servin crack
and that's that, heard the game could be sold
Not told with game sold to soul to talk s*** cause I'm not gold
So I promised myself, I'ma follow myself
Pass rap college myself, I'ma do this myself
There's no rug you can sweep me under
I am one with the universe; I am earth wind rain and thunder
This is called the warrant, I hot fire the hot Aston Martin
Even my hot a** be pardoned
The audacity to name a hot a** city C-Arson
n***** harassin me, how many hot bars I be sparkin
Some of the greatest plus all of the hot b****** I dated
I'm a hot boy, spittin fuego hot potato
I'm not the most famous but my flow's more heinous
Ten years consistently classic radio never played it
n***** forget I came out Lil' Bow Wow's age
So I'm still young enough to hit yo' b****-a** with the gauge
See I would make "Nature of the Threat," but I'm grown now, color blind
If you been a real friend in my life, dog we brothers
I done seen n***** I grew up with, turned to the other side
Every brother ain't a brother, can't convince me otherwise
Re-Up still a team though, Matrix had a glitch
Had to let go of some weak links, one violated a chick
Another was doin bad, helped my dude then he switched
Jumped ship, wanted to be a**istant pimp
So here's baby powder, it's funny how the world still spinnin
and after everything we still winnin
[Chorus: repeat 2X]
We shall overcome
Through the pain and the tears we gon' make it out the slums
Through the bad and the worse, we gon' do it 'til it's done
We, shall over (over) come