8 Miles

Lyrics

[Intro] Assassins, Muggs Soul Assassins [Verse 1] I'm stranded off Schoolcraft Avenue I gotta make it to 8 This bitch I'm with, she bein' fake I get out her car without a strand in my pocket She force a nigga to walk through the land of this hot shit It's cold as fuck but wait It's a full moon so it's a little easy to navigate I'm walkin' up Greenfield with no thriller with me Fresh as fuck, niggas come and get me Buses ain't workin', crackheads lurkin' Know them stick up niggas wanna murk me and I reach Grand River, cats ridin by with they eyes on a nigga I cross the light and hear them tires squeal U-Turn, they came back ill No talkin', the gun started sparkin' Popo got to chalkin' [Chorus] Nigga if I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin' If I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin' [Verse 2] So I reach Finkel Ave., I'm mad as fuck now A nigga shoulda stuck with that bitch My down coat ain't as fluffy and thick And crackheads rushin me for bones to hit I say "I don't got them flavors man, I'm straight" But raw heads like to hate I'm tryna make it to the next Ave., Puritan, PA Them same fiends goin Obie way I turn down, niggas followin I walk faster, niggas get to joggin Look again and them 'heads get to hollerin Stab me in the abdomen, Rambo dagger me Put me out there, Greenfield massacre Strip me ass naked, fiends is even reckless Detroit nigga, crackheads keep weapons Look at your life precious, it's hectic [Chorus] Nigga if I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin' If I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin' [Verse 3] I cross Mack nickels, a nigga straight That's why I BS on the grind chasin cake Niggas ain't shifty tonight, flippin white So I "Blow" past them like Johnny Depp's life I reach 7 Mile, it's already trouble A drunk nigga smashed up a couple Bodies in half, shit I ain't gawkin, I'm tryna get my ass on the Ave 8 Mile so close, but what do ya know The nigga fled the scene who killed those folks Witness point like I know that coat Like I'm the one that splattered those people on the pole Family members runnin up on the O Police can't detain him, guns start aimin Ain't shit changin nigga, my brain's hangin You wouldn't know the D if I met my destination [Chorus] Nigga if I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin' If I made it to 8 Mile You wouldn't understand the D So I'mma reincarnate Obie Put the same life in a different situation Show you motherfuckers what a nigga facin'