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[00:09.92]Where I was born, nothing is promised
[00:11.65]My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of Nostradamus
[00:14.40]Omega marks the ending of predictability, birth of agility
[00:18.09]Who will it be to test me and expose their futility
[00:20.98]Iron like a lion from Zion stop tryin' so hard
[00:23.58]I think I smell your brain cells fryin'
[00:25.48]The family's behind you if you're worthy
[00:27.52]Philosophies developed deep in the back streets of dirty Jersey
[00:30.47]Troops with scully hats and Timberland boots
[00:33.15]No more break-dancing for loot
[00:34.86]Niggas hustle and shoot
[00:36.03]In the Garden State, it grows stink weeds and criminals
[00:38.99]Government funds are minimal
[00:40.63]Oppression's subliminal
[00:41.70]These days its hard for we to find peace of mind
[00:44.04]Between insanity and sanity there lies a thin line
[00:46.64]Some dwell in hotels with Jezebels
[00:49.45]A stone age and fall a victim to the Plague
[00:51.99]Unclean bad dreams of Wyclef being a fiend
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[00:55.27]One last kiss from my sweet serpentine
[00:57.34]Eliminate then break
[00:59.08]Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my nickel plate
[01:02.65]Reconciliation came from my enemy-friend
[01:05.23]Who said family don't bend
[01:06.87]We stay silent till the end
[01:08.04]Now who would think that your best friend
[01:10.27]Would be your worst enemy and your enemy your best friend
[01:13.59]Stare into the air inspiration from the atmosphere
[01:15.66]I think of old ghosts, that ain't even here
[01:18.62]Like Alex Haley take notes on this Biography
[01:21.18]My family tree consists of street refugees
[01:24.12]A ghetto land, where we talk slang
[01:26.54]Stolen cars bang, like my chitty bang-bang sh-bang
[01:28.63]For the heads, we ain't sellin' cocaine today
[01:31.81]So refrain and let my family reign okay
[01:34.90]Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
[01:36.94]It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
[01:39.55]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[01:42.26]So defend the family that's the code to obey
[01:44.72]But if I fall asleep and death takes me away
[01:47.42]Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
[01:50.28]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[01:52.78]So the family sticks together and we never betray
[01:55.64]Nah fuck that
[01:56.30]Fifty-two pick up, no cops around
[01:58.24]Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't want no savings bonds
[02:00.84]Have the money ready, I smell something fishy
[02:03.53]Your wife's in my custody
[02:04.90]One false move and you'll find her body in the sea
[02:06.94]That's the voice of the kid, that's the kidnapper
[02:08.59]I do my work and then I catch my ticket to Jamaica
[02:11.60]Meet me in the alley, make sure you bring the money
[02:14.61]This ain't the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey
[02:17.05]My circle it can't be broken
[02:18.18]Open, cut-throatin', provokin'
[02:19.45]Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and
[02:22.10]Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten
[02:24.76]Your bootie smells rotten and one day you will be gotten
[02:27.20]See joker's is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained
[02:29.92]My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in vain
[02:32.58]Cause I've seen fire and I've seen rain
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[02:36.18]You claim fame, while modest niggas remain
[02:37.86]I can judge a character like Ito judge a verdict
[02:39.60]And if you bringin' threats I give you sex if I ain't heard it
[02:42.70]See poppin' shit's about your attitude and how you word it
[02:45.20]I've seen the biggest niggas on the block get murdered
[02:47.94]And they deserved it
[02:49.11]Or so the beast said when they served it
[02:50.85]That shit is nervous
[02:51.96]So what's my purpose?
[02:52.92]Family, we must preserve it
[02:54.05]Your number's retired
[02:54.86]I hope you like the hell fires
[02:56.54]You'll be screamin' Murder she Wrote like Chaka Demus and Pliars
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[02:59.28]Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
[03:01.62]It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
[03:04.13]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[03:06.83]So defend the family that's the code to obey
[03:09.69]But if I fall asleep and death takes me away
[03:12.08]Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
[03:15.02]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[03:17.44]So the family sticks together and we never betray
[03:20.08]We used to jump rope
[03:21.67]But now we gun hope
[03:22.89]Bustin' shots off of project roof tops
[03:24.52]Sending signals with the blunt smoke
[03:26.35]Ock, don't talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock
[03:28.17]If you think lips sink ships
[03:29.59]Imagine full glock clips
[03:30.97]I hold a glass of Remy Martin
[03:32.50]Gettin' milks by the carton
[03:33.63]Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they important
[03:36.08]The night pays and heavenly ways
[03:39.03]Ain't nothin' free ah
[03:40.56]Knowledge of your family and steppin' to your B.I.
[03:42.80]You see I, stay on top of shit like a fly
[03:45.29]My niggas reach when they got beef
[03:47.26]Then jet down to South Beach
[03:48.28]Yo mouthpiece is yappin'
[03:49.50]I hear it in your rap and
[03:50.88]My family is thick so that bullshit could never happen
[03:53.18]Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
[03:55.69]It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
[03:58.30]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[04:01.12]So defend the family that's the code to obey
[04:03.68]If I fall asleep and death takes me away
[04:06.06]Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
[04:09.00]At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
[04:11.44]So the family sticks together and we never betray
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