When the lights shut off
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And it's my turn to settle down
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My main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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I said when the lights shut off
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And it's my turn to settle down
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My main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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I woke up this morning and figured I'd call you
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In case I'm not here tomorrow
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I'm hoping that I can borrow a piece of mind
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I'm behind on what's really important
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My mind is really distorted
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I find nothing but trouble in my life
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I'm fortunate you believe in a dream
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This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine
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And last night was just another distraction
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Or a reaction of what we consider madness
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I know exactly what happened
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You ran outside when you heard my brother cry for help
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Held him like a newborn baby and made him feel
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Like everything was alright
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And a fight he tried to put up, but the type
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Of bullet that stuck had went against his will
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As blood spilled on your hands
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My plans rather vindictive
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Everybody's a victim in my eyes
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When I ride it's a murderous rhythm
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And outside became pitch black
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A demon glued to my back whispering, "Get 'em"
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I got 'em, and I ain't give a f*ck
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That same mentality that told my brother not to duck
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In actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colors
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I wonder if I'll ever discover
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A passion like you and recover
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The life that I knew as a young'n
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In pajamas and Dun-ta-duns
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When thunder comes it rains cats and dogs
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Dumb niggas like me never prosper
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Prognosis of a problem child
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I'm proud and well devoted
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This Piru shit been in me forever
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So forever I'ma push it, wherever whenever
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And I love you 'cause you love my brother like you did
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Just promise me you'll tell this story when you make it big
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And if I die before your album drop I hope
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
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To settle down, my main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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You wrote a song about my sister on your tape
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And called it Section.80, the message resembled Brenda's Got a Baby
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What's crazy was, I was hearin' about it
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But doubted your ignorance, how could you ever
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Just put her on blast and shit?
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Judging her past and shit?
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Well it's completely my future
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A nigga behind me right now asking for ass and shit
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And I'ma need that forty dollars even if I gotta
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F*ck, suck and swallow in the parking lot
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Gonzales Park, I'm followed by a married man, a father of three
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My titties bounce on the cadence of his tingling keys
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Matter of fact he my favorite 'cause he tip me with E's
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He got a cousin named David and I seen him last week
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This is the life of another girl damaged by the system
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These foster homes, I run away and never do miss 'em
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See, my hormones just run away and if I can get em back
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To where they used to be then I'll probably be in the denim
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Of a family gene that show women how to be woman, or better yet a leader
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You need her to learn something, then you probably need to beat her
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That's how I was taught
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Three niggas in one room, first time I was tossed
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And I'm exhausted
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But f*ck that "Sorry for your loss" shit
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My sister died in vain, but what point are you trying to gain
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If you can't fit the pumps I walk in?
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I'll wait
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Your rebuttal a little too late
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And if you have a album date, just make sure I'm not in the song
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Cause I don't need the attention bring enough of that on my own
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And matter fact did I mention that I physically feel great?
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A doctor's approval is a waste of time, I know I'm straight
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I'll probably live longer than you and never fade away
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I'll never fade away, I'll never fade away
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I know my fate, and I'm on the grind for this cake
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I'ma get or die trying, I'm eyeing every male gender with intentions of buying
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You lying to these motherf*ckers, talking 'bout you can help with my story
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You can help me if you sell this pussy for me, nigga
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Don't ignore me, nigga, f*ck your glory, nigga, you ain't shit
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When the lights shut off
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And its my turn to settle down
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My main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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I said when the lights shut off and it's my turn
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To settle down, my main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Sometimes I look in a mirror and ask myself
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Am I really scared of passing away
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If it's today I hope I hear a
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Cry out from Heaven so loud it can water down a demon
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With the Holy Ghost 'til it drown in the blood of Jesus
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I wrote some raps that make sure that my lifeline
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Reekin' the scent of a reaper, ensuring that my allegiance
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With the other side may come soon
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And if I'm doomed, may the wound
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Help my mother be blessed for many moons
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I suffer a lot
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And every day that glass mirror get tougher to watch
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I tie my stomach in knots
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And I'm sure not why I'm infatuated with death
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My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats
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That can come about
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'Cause the tongue is mighty powerful
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And I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouch
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Maybe 'cause I'm dreamer and sleep is the cousin of death
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Really stuck in the scheme of, wondering when I'ma rest
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And you're right, your brother was a brother to me
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And your sister's situation was the one that put me
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In a direction to speak on something that's realer than the TV screen
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By any means, wasn't trying to offend or come between
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Her personal life, I was like "It need to be told"
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Cursing the life of twenty generations after her soul
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Exactly what'd happened if I ain't continue rappin'
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Or steady being distracted by money drugs and four
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Fives, I count lives all on these songs
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Look at the weak and cry, pray one day you'll be strong
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Fighting for your rights, even when you're wrong
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And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone
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Am I worth it?
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Did I put enough work in?
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When the lights shut off
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And its my turn to settle down
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My main concern
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you will sing about me
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Promise that you'll sing about me forever
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Promise that you will sing about me for- (ooh)
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Promise that you'll sing about me forever
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Promise that you will sing about me for- (ooh)
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Promise that you'll sing about me forever
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Promise that you will sing about me for- (ooh)
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Ay, ay, ay, Where you 'bout to go?
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Nigga, the homie's brother
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Nigga, right here, he gone, my nigga, he gone!
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We on the block right now my nigga
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Like we, nigga we right here
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"Nigga, they just killed the homie's brother, my nigga
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We right here on the block, my nigga
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Al-alright, nigga, nigga just call me, alright, alright
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Just call me back, man, just call me back
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Arghh! F*ck!
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So what we gon' do, my niggas? What we gon' do?
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Bro, we can go back right now, my nigga
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Like nigga, I don't give a f*ck, my nigga, we can go back right now
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F*ck! I'm tired of this shit! I'm tired of f*ckin' runnin'
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I'm tired of this shit! My brother, homie!
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Tired of running
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Tired of hunting
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My own kind
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But retiring nothing
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Tires are steady screeching, the driver is rubbing
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Hands on the wheel, who said we wasn't
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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Dope on the corner
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Look at the coroner
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Daughter is dead
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Mother is mourning her
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Strayed bullets
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Ak bullets
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Resuscitation was waiting patiently but they couldn't
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Bring her back
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Who got the footage?
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Channel 9
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Cameras is looking
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It's hard to channel your energy when you know you're crooked
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Banana clip, split his banana pudding
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I'm like Tre, that's Cuba Gooding
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I know I'm good at
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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How many sins?
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I'm running out
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How many sins?
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I lost count
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Dreams of ballin' like Spalding
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But only shotty bounce
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The reaper calling
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I'm cottonmouth
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Money is power, yours is ours
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Lay with a snitch, die with a coward
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Hope we get rich, hope we can tower
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Over the city with vanity with the music louder
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The same song
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A black flower
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I'll show you how to
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Dye your thirst
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Dye your thirst
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Dye your thirst
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What are we doing?
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Who are we fooling?
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Hell is hot, fire is proven
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To burn for eternity, return of the student
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That never learned how to live right just by how to shoot it
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Tired of running, choirs is humming
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Tell us to visit, we lying about coming
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Now back to business, loading the guns in
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Back of the Buick, your hood is viewed
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And the beef is bubbling
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It's no discussion, hereditary
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All of my cousins
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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Dying of thirst
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Too many sins
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I'm running out
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Somebody send
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Me a well for the drought
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See, all I know, is taking notes
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On taking this life for granted
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Granted, if he provoke
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My best days, I stress days (Lord forgive me for all my sins for I not know)
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My best days, I stress days
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Say "F*ck the world," my sex slave
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Money, pussy and greed was my next crave
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Whatever it is, know it's my next grave
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Tired of running, tired of running
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Tired of tumbling, tired of running
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Tired of tumbling
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Back once my momma say
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"See a pastor, give me a promise
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What if today was the rapture, and you completely tarnished
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The truth will set you free, so to me be completely honest
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You dying of thirst
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You dying of thirst
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So hop in that water, and pray that it works"
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F*ck! I'm tired of this shit!
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I'm tired of f*ckin' runnin', I'm tired of this shit!
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My brother, homie!
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Is that what I think that is?
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I know that's not what I think that is
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Why are you so angry?
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See, you young men are dying of thirst
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Do you know what that means?
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That means you need water, holy water
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You need to be baptized, with the spirit of the Lord
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Do you want to receive God as your personal savior?
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Okay, repeat after me
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"Lord God, I come to You a sinner."
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(Lord God, I come to You a sinner)
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"And I humbly repent for my sins"
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(And I humbly repent for my sins)
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"I believe that Jesus is Lord"
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(I believe that Jesus is Lord)
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"I believe you raised Him from the dead"
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(I believe you raised Him from the dead)
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"I would ask that Jesus come into my life"
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(I would ask that Jesus come in my life)
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"And be my Lord and Savior"
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(And be my Lord and Savior)
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"I receive Jesus to take control of my life"
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(I receive Jesus to take control of my life)
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"And that I may live for Him from this day forward"
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(And that I may live for Him from this day forward)
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"Thank you, Lord Jesus
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For saving me with Your precious blood"
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(Thank you, Lord Jesus
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For saving me with Your precious blood)
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"In Jesus name, amen"
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(In Jesus name, amen)
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Alright now, remember this day
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The start of a new life, your real life
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