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[chorus: Nate Dogg] |
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I need a light (light) |
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so I can smoke away this pain |
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I need a drink (drink) |
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so I can drink away this rain |
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maybe a wife (wife) |
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somebody to share my name |
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I need a song |
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a brand new song to sing |
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[Warren G] |
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Long Beach back in the day was all hustling |
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young ************z in the neigborhood struggling |
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praying to god we ammount to something |
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by living on the street where they constantly busting |
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big Warren told us that they can't hold us |
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************z ain't ************t 'till they pass away |
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so I, watched my step |
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but when Ola Mae left I was a *********ing basket case |
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for real |
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god bless me |
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cuz I be on the east where they wanna arrest me |
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I break bread so they wanna suspect me |
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but look me in my eyes and say they wanna protect me |
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yeah |
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ruthless, my style as a juvenile |
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ran with a gang, got me a profile |
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as a child in the Beach I was wild |
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ready to die and that's why.. |
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[chorus: Nate Dogg] |
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I need a light (light) |
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so I can smoke away this pain |
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I need a drink (drink) |
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so I can drink away this rain |
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maybe a wife (wife) |
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somebody to share my name |
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I need a song |
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a brand new song to sing |
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[Warren G] |
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could it be it was all so simple |
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dropping a slick instrumental |
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Snoop busting 'bout the ************t we went through |
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Nate singing 'bout the city we came from |
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and ************z so tight wasn't nothing we wouldn't do |
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time keep slipping |
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but I ain't tripping ************ it's all about my children |
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so you can save that bull************t |
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cuz if I pull my ************t, ************ I'ma kill you |
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the streets is watching |
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and ************z fell victim from L.A. to Watts and Compton |
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but life goes on |
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it's just another song if you ain't to one gone |
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listen |
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ruthless, my style as a juvenile |
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but now I got a brand new G-Child |
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big Warren gotta stay trunk tight |
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cuz he got the fly and that's why.. |
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[chorus: Nate Dogg] |
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I need a light (light) |
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so I can smoke away this pain |
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I need a drink (drink) |
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so I can drink away this rain |
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maybe a wife (wife) |
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somebody to share my name |
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I need a song |
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a brand new song to sing |
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[Warren G] |
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listen |
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caviar wishes, twisting stitches, all out race for the riches |
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got a ************ missing what rich is |
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and what a life mean if you do it for the kids |
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it's for my family y'all |
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really the only one who understand me y'all |
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cuz it ain't hard to ball |
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but then who got ya back when it's time to fall |
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and it's amazing |
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to stay up on top, your game so close to the pavement |
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time brings change in mind |
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but then don't let the change bring your mind no time |
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clearly, a conspiracy |
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************z right near me but still ain't hearing me |
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that's how it's always gone fly |
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'till you ready to die and that's why.. |
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[chorus: Nate Dogg] |
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I need a light (light) |
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so I can smoke away this pain |
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I need a drink (drink) |
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so I can drink away this rain |
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maybe a wife (wife) |
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somebody to share my name |
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I need a song |
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a brand new song to sing |
