Beatnuts - Look Around - Feat. Dead Prez And Cheryl Pepsi Riley Lyrics
[riley singing]1999Beatnuts, dead prezChorus:Everytime i look around, i see so much drama goin downEverytime i look around, i see sp much fakeness goin down[stic.man]Why i'ma, be stingy when i can shareWhy i'ma, be hateful if i could careWhy would i hate my own, and forsake my homeWhy would i ***** around and get a jake my chromeI wouldn't have to stick you if we all could eatIt wouldn't be no need for beef, dyin over streetsWe don't even own anyway, you could get bucked off any dayWe behind enemy lines, y'all still writin henessy rhymesWhile i'm tryin to get a good price for a nineFeel like my life on the lineThat's why a nigga be hype all the timeReady for the revolution at the drop of a dime[m1]I got a duty to have security for my niggasA duty to serve the beautiful black sistersA duty tom stand wit anybody that's wit usAnd fully criticize all bullshittersThere should be awards presented, to niggas who fight backLike panther jackets, or sisters who like gatsI'm a full blooded warrior, ready for changeRecognize any soldier that's doin the sameBecause i love who i am, and that means everything to meMy life aint worth a damn unless i'm dealin with realityWhen i look myself in the eyes it's just meAnd i aint gotta tell nobody no lies i feel freeAnd i would rather deal with the truth than falsehoodThan bein fake with my people and claimin it's all goodYou can't run away from yourself so that's uselessIf your word is bond then you don't have to make excusesChorus[juju]Yo as i sit and contemplate about the fate of my kidsIf i die is the state gon snatch up my kids?City life, no choice but to live by the knifePut food on the table at whatever the priceMy beautiful wife, all the time cookin preciseWhen there aint no meat, she bless me with the eggs and the riceNever think twice, i love you for the rest of my lifeThat's why i taught you how to shoot when situations get trifeSave the children from the evil that we smell in the airUsed to bein happy, now the feelin is rareI'ma soldier in the struggle just tryin to prepareCuz when the revolution comes it aint gon be fair[psycho les]Yo it's the beatnuts, dead prez, we connect like tetrisAnd we comin at the world on some high connectionsSo turn it up, so we can drop these gems quickIf you on some bullshit, then nigga get the ?eggs split?There's enough cash, grass, and ass here for you and meYou wanna be greedy, sayin ***** the communityWatch out cuz life's gonna change very soon you seeI really don't believe we could ever have unityThis shit is serious we all tryin to have a milli stashBut love life cuz that's all a nigga really hasLove your fam, cuz that's all you really haveAnd handle your biz and stop bein a silly assAyo it's gettin, gettin, it's gettin, gettin it's gettin kinda hecticStarch burns, so naturally thugs learn to stay vestedYou need to learn what psycho les saidSo treat others the same way if you wanna be respectedChorus
