[00:00.000]Up early in the mornin', dressed in black
[00:03.331]Don't aks why 'cause
[00:05.406]I'm down in a suit and tie
[00:07.249]They killed a homie that
[00:08.031]I went to school with
[00:09.851](Damn...)I tell ya life ain't shit to fool with
[00:12.725]I still hear the screams of his mother
[00:15.042]Kill at Will (Damn...)I tell ya life ain't shit to fool with
[00:18.190]And it's gettin' to my temple
[00:20.784]Why is that the only time black folks get to ride in a limo?
[00:24.674]It makes me so mad
[00:25.707]I want to get my sawed in
[00:27.799]And have some bodies hauled in
[00:29.601]But no, I pay my respects and
[00:31.850]I'm through
[00:32.639]Hug my crew and maybe she'd a tear or two
[00:35.779]Then I wanna get blitz
[00:38.312]Grab my 40 ounce and then
[00:40.135]I reminisce
[00:41.430]About a brother who had to be the one and only
[00:44.290]So I dedicate this to my dead homiez
[00:47.635][Music]
[00:58.067]Another homie got murdered on a shakedown
[01:00.670]And his mother is at the funeral, havin' a nervous breakdown
[01:04.057]Two shots hit him in the face when they blasted
[01:07.200]A framed picture and a closed casket
[01:10.099]A single file line about 50 cars long
[01:13.411]All drivin' slow with they lights on
[01:15.954]He got a lot of flowers and a big wreath
[01:18.221]What good is that when you're six feet deep?
[01:20.997]While my nigga laid dead in the gutter(****!)
[01:24.649]And thank
[01:25.431]God for my health'
[01:26.724]Cause nobody really ever know
[01:29.607]When it's gonna be they family on the front row
[01:32.679]So I take everythin' slow, go with the flow
[01:35.813]I look at that shit and gotta think to myself
[01:37.083]I don't know'
[01:38.919]Cause that's what pops told me
[01:40.633]But I wish he could have said it to my dead homiez
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[01:54.912]I remember we painted our names on the wall for fun
[01:58.574]Now it's rest in peace after every one
[02:01.173]Except me, but
[02:02.216]I ain't the one to front
[02:03.999]Seems like
[02:04.528]I'm viewin' a body every other month
[02:06.620]Plus, I knew him when he was yea big
[02:09.183]Pour beer on the curb before
[02:11.595]I take a swig
[02:12.856]But somethin' ain't right
[02:14.852]When it's a tragedy that's the only time that the family's tight
[02:18.431]Lovin' each other in a carin' mood
[02:21.553]There's lots of people and lots of food
[02:24.330]They say be strong and you're tryin'
[02:26.194]But how strong can you be when you see your pop's cryin'
[02:29.563]So that's why
[02:30.099]Ice Cube's dressed up
[02:31.910]And shut my ****ing mouth if
[02:34.784]And everybody's so phony
[02:37.334]Take a little time to think about your dead homiez