Bone Thugs N Harmony - Street People Lyrics
Krayzie:Dedicate this to all the niggas on the streets; niggas in the hood strugglin, doin what the ***** they gotta do to make their money; and all the thugs, the hustlas, the gangstas, the playas, piLets roll, lets roll.[. . . ghetto love, ghetto love. I can feel that ghetto love, ghetto love . . .]Street people [people] all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [were ready for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what you gotta do].I dedicate this to the niggas in the hood [where they at? where they at? where they at? ], keepin it real on the street. niggas they practice what they preach, stayin true until they d-i-e. nigTill strong. we keep on bailin through the stress and all the rest of the shit thats goin on. speakin of violence, I see, you got to keep a pistol, cause if niggas think youre rich, you goGot, they out to pinch ya. bullshit you not--killin because of the pump, and it drives us to the point of no return, especially when you re gone off of the sherm. you could give a ***** aboutGa flossin. while you walkin, he on sixteen switches. aint that a *****? but thats life. this shit aint nothin nice, and hell take yours if his aint right. and I cant stop em or knockBut yo, I wouldnt even try, though. cause Bible say, hey, either repent or you will die. so [so, so], choose one [just one]: either repent and get saved, or put some food on your tFor now.Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [were ready for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what you gotta do].Krayzie [with niko]:I see my sisters out there hustlin, man [strugglin, man.]. do what it takes, but thats the brakes, rustle up what you can. gotta feed your babies [babies, yeah]. handle yourself your own busi-dont wait on that nigga to get you nothin. we been poor long enough, and I know you would scheme on somethin [somethin, yeah]. take the welfare, ***** it! the system givin it to you, causeGuilt on they conscience. dont let em fool you [dont let em fool you, no]. really aint doin a nigga any favors, so come on and get the paper, paper, before you die, die. this verse is forHetto queens, tryin to come up and get them better things, particularly cheddar cheese. make that money [make that money]. work, work, work. whatever your occupation, as long as you bringin hoE bacon, bacon, bacon. dont let your enemy lock your mind, too. and I hope yall really been payin attention cause its 1999, ooh. [ooh-ooh,Yeah.] though people comin around, we gon thug. so where the thugs at? gimme some of that ghetto love [ghettp love].Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [were ready for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what you gotta do].Krayzie [with niko]:Now if yall feelin me, lets get down and tear the roof off the mother. shoot the mutha*****as! Im serious and mean business. ready to pump pump and ride, you with it? come on, put it out therMp, pump, pump police. they treat us like animals--lets attack em like beasts. but hold on: fore you start fightin [hold on, hold on], lets brighten up the action scene, pass me the gasolinMore, no more]. Im really not trippin on this rappin no more, cause I know it wont last too much longer . when its over, then I be a full-time soldier [i told you], if I make it out of thE with all my sanity. get paid, ***** the fame, get out quickly. understand me? cause at the rate Im goin, pretty soon theyll try to ban me for killin these mutha*****as tryin to tamper withAmily. now they got me runnin from these po-pos, tryin to jam me, but I told them mutha*****as not to try to test my manly, and this is my mentality for *****in with the street life, street liTreet life.]Krayzie:Street people [people]: all my people be them niggas with an attitude. [were ready for war.] the street mentality: its do what you gotta do [do what you gotta do].Niko:I gotta give it up to all my thugstas, were street people. them niggas with an attitude, lets stop the killin, were strugglin just like you to make a livin. were not pretendin, dont yaMember? it aint easy tryin to stay alive, some people out there smokin crack. my people workin 9 to 5, just doin it right. real strong, hold on cause it wont be long before the strugglinIs long gone, hold on, be strong.Krayzie:Somebody better em we the t-h-u-gs real *****in soldiers, soldiers, soldiers, we soldiers. were t-h-u-gs real *****in soldiers, soldiers, soldiers, we soldiers.[get on up, get on up.]
