In Too Deep

Lyrics

[Intro: Nature & Nas] Yo, yo, yo, son You ever felt a funny vibe What you supposed to do? And ya man's ain't ya mans And ya friend's ain't ya friends And ya money ain't yours no more And niggas wanna count your own money Niggas wanna see what the fuck you got You know what I'm sayin' Sometimes I gotta just take long trips and get away from this shit I can't take this shit no more This shit right here be fucking niggas like me up, you know hat I'm sayin' I been exposed to too much for too long All my niggas out there in the hoods and shit That be burning that real shit Put your fucking Phillies in the air Your Backwoods, your White Owls, your Dutches And we gon' smoke and we gon' ride to this shit right here, you know what I'm sayin' This that real shit here This is the soundtrack to the realness right here Niggas in too deep, know what I'm sayin' It's all real What, what, live nigga, what, what, nigga Yo, ayo, ayo, ayo [Verse 1: Nas] I think of dead homie, incarcerated pen pals I got the feds on me, a constipated mental Always rains in the ghetto, it's pain in the ghetto Caskets — do you believe in angels or devils? Welfare it's dark and there's no help here Killer cops shooting Black kids to instill fear But we still here, not afraid, cracks is made, stacks is made A G'll get you gats to spray At my man's funeral, it's like nobody cared But when police get shot, the mayor, everybody there Graffiti on the lobby stairs, kids with knotty heads greedy Soldiers fall, faces painted on the wall I was born to ball, rings you can't afford Name a clothes line, I done worn it all To dictate the naked soul of Nas, Henny, 4-5 Hoes with thick thighs be the wives of rich guys Never trust a bitch 'cause a bitch lies Enemies close 'cause friends switch sides when shit gets live Or dealin' with a lot of pressure, I'm in too deep Life of a thug born and raised in the street [Chorus: Nature & Nas] You want war, I'ma give you war (I'm in too deep) You want peace I'ma give you peace (Raised in the street) You want love, I'ma show you love (Life of a thug) There's no love for me in these streets (I'm in too deep) It's just hustlers in these streets (Raised in the street) Uh, yo, ayo [Verse 2: Nature] When you in too deep, you better climb out and find out Are you the one they looking at? (You the one they looking at?) 'Cause when you looking back And show signs of fear if the drama's severe I see scars starting off at the side of their ear Ending up by the jaw or the throat, another law broke I try to patch it, white kids is buying acid Closing down spots, popping a knot Heard informants use binoculars, watchin' the blocks Call 'em phantom on the tapes, I'm the phantom of the wax Now meet the man behind the music, examine the facts I use it to my advantage, do this shit every day Like sneaking gats up in Grade A Six Flags, catch me getting on the popular rides If a nigga violate, he getting popped on the line Small hot ones locked in his spine Transform, roll out pass it off to my man, no doubt I keep six disguises, six shirts in the trunk Imagine, it gets six times worse when I'm drunk Prepare for death in the first of the month, hopin' to rise It's right here in front of you, open your eyes I can't explain it 'cause it isn't normal — is niggas loyal? I talk about life and live it for you, this shit is soil Like the dirt that I walk on, you talk on Used to have love for ya, now it's all gone (It's all gone, it's all gone) [Chorus: Nature & Nas] You want war, I'ma give you war (I'm in too deep) You want peace I'ma give you peace (Raised in the street) You want love, I'ma show you love (Life of a thug) There's no love for me in these streets (I'm in too deep) It's just hustlers in these streets (Raised in the street)