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He rolled up, asked him what he was sippin' on |
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He said lean, You want to hit it, dawg? |
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That's the same stuff Weezy's sippin' huh? |
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And tons of other rappers that be spittin' hard" |
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Yup yup five a bone |
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When he passed him that styrofoam the easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before |
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Finally got to see what all the hype was on |
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And then he took a sip, sittin' in the Lincoln thinkin' he was pimpin' as he listen to the system |
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Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base |
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Not the kind of hit from the kick drum |
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Hot box, let the base bump |
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Take it to the face, gulp |
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Months later the use went up |
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Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff |
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But Goddamn he loved that feelin |
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Purple rain coated in the throat |
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Just so healin |
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Medicine alleviate the sickness |
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Liquid affix and it comes with a cost |
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Wake up, cold sweat, scratchin', itchin |
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Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him |
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Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows |
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Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it |
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Didn't even think he had a problem |
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Though he couldn't sleep without gettin' nauseous |
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Room spinnin', thinkin' he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup |
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His eyelids closed shut |
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Sat back in the chair clutchin' that cup |
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Girlfriend came and a couple hours later said his name shook him but he never got up |
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He never got up, he never got up |
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We live on the cusp of death thinkin' that it won't be us |
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It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us |
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Nah, it won't be us |
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Now he just wanted to act like them |
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He just wanted to rap like him |
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Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids |
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Blunt passed, ash in a tin, pack being pushed, harassed by the feds |
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The fact of it is most people that rap like this talkin' about some shit they haven't lived |
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Surprise, you know the drill |
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Trapped in a box, declined record sales |
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Follow the formula violence, drugs, and, sex sells |
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So we try to sound like someone else |
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This is not Californication |
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There's no way to glorify this pavement |
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Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant |
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Despite how Lil Wayne lives |
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It's not conducive to being creative |
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And I know 'cause he's my favorite |
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And I know 'cause I was off that same mix |
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Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to dedication |
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But he's an alien, I'd sip that shit, pass out or play Playstation |
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Months later I'm in the same place |
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No music made, feeling like a failure |
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And trust me it's not dope to be 25 and move back to your parent's basement |
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I've seen my people's dreams die |
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I've seen what they can be denied |
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And "weeds not a drug" - that's denial |
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Groundhog Day life repeat each time |
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I've seen Oxycontin take three lives |
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I grew up with them, we used to chief dimes |
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I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside |
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Cheatin' and lying |
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Friendship cease, no peace in the mind |
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Stealin' and takin' anything to fix the pieces inside |
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Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere |
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Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying |
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That rush, that drug, that dope |
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Those pills, that crumb, that roach |
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Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug |
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And growing up nobody ever does |
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Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become |
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Swore I was goin' to be someone |
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And growing up everyone always does |
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We sell our dreams and our potential |
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To escape through that buzz |
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Just keep me up, keep me up |
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Hollywood here we come |
