[00:07.92]Through the weather the storms, my ***** will always be my ***** [00:08.88]Through the weather the storms... [00:09.42]Through the weather the storms, my ***** will always be my ***** [00:10.38]Through the weather the storms... [00:10.92]Through the weather the storms... [00:11.64]My ***** will always be my ***** [00:12.06]Through the weather the storms... [00:12.60]There was a thug I knew in Cleveland, strugglin hard to survive [00:14.16]He wanted the finer things in life, whatever the streets could provide [00:15.63]Hooked up with the killers slash dealers started to grind and reside [00:17.16]Slept on the streets and stayed on the block with a bottle of rocks and a nine [00:18.99]Gathered his homies, started a crew, stood on the corners in sloo [00:20.34]Way back in 1989 when they wore flats in they shoes [00:21.21]Before there was [00:21.54]Had him a gun in the bag with his books and took it to class and he'd shoot [00:23.43]Whoo, suddenly he was the man, everyone knew he was gettin that money [00:26.19]Brand new jewelry, bought him a car at 14, and everything lovely [00:28.44]Had him a stash, dreams of upper class, cash in his pocket to spend [00:29.85]Had it so good, had it so hood, man I wish I'da been there [00:33.09]And one day, the po'-po' was on him, he couldn't escape even though he was quick [00:39.33]They offered a deal, but just like a thug, he was what he was, he wasn't no snitch [00:41.10]He went to jail, did all of his time, back in the Cleveland, this time with a dream [00:43.02]He started a group called Bone Thugs and wanted all of us on his team [00:46.05]That's my *****