Something To Lose

Lyrics

[Intro] Grown folks conversation You've got too much on the line [Chorus] Once you've got something to lose You don't waste your time dealing with a fool who got something to prove When you learn to live under them rules You'll maneuver like a boss do, never be corrupted or used [Verse 1] Don't hang with people who don't want nothing No hustle, no drive, won't ever own nothing You grew up in the same hood, 'round the same age You started grinding, now you good, he at the samе stage Can't force a grown person out thеir playing-games phase You done read the whole book, they on the same page When you was younger, you used to see him go steal and rob Called you a square because you went out there and got a job That was your homie, but he blind, he did a little time He 39, still got a 20 year old mind A wise soul ain't attracted to the fool's gold You pay a car note, a mortgage and buying school clothes So why would you ever jeopardize the place you in? People with nothing will provoke and try to bait you in You let 'em get into your head, all your work is dead Why would you risk it all over what a person said? Check it out [Chorus] Once you've got something to lose You don't waste your time dealing with a fool who got something to prove When you learn to live under them rules You'll maneuver like a boss do, never be corrupted and used (again) Once you've got something to lose You don't make stupid moves that'll have you ending up on the news Learn to recognize the troubling clues When you see 'em coming— dip, never let your foot get up in them shoes [Verse 2] We staying free, ducking, dodging where the beef be I gotta make it home, I got people that need me He talked reckless so you popped him at his front door You doing fifty years but you ain't no punk though See, understand, homie, once you start to get some things Folks hating and talking 'bout you don't hit the same Ain't no more getting out of character and flipping out Y'all could be outside all you want, I'm in the house You got your life together, black, you ain't the same cat Now you on lock behind some childishness, explain that They say you supposed to pick your battles, yeah they told you a fact You got property, all they got is just the clothes on his back You got a family, you got babies, you done found your place See, birds fly, they don't slither on the ground with snakes Yeah, both of y'all might take a fall tossing them words The difference is you falling off a mountaintop, he falling off of the curb So listen [Chorus] Once you've got something to lose You don't waste your time dealing with a fool who got something to prove When you learn to live under them rules You'll maneuver like a boss do, never be corrupted and used (again) Once you've got something to lose You don't make stupid moves that'll have you ending up on the news Learn to recognize the troubling clues When you see 'em coming — dip, never let your foot get up in them shoes [Verse 3] Y'all be talking loyalty and how you mob for your crew But what you didn't learn to do is to be loyal to you Them your partner drugs, why you tryna test your fate? Ain't nothing gangster 'bout taking somebody else's case Right or wrong, it's smarter to do your thing alone Because if he really a soldier, he gon' claim his own And when you know the game, you never hesitate to give it 'Cause by the time you learn the lesson, it's too late to live it Too many people got dropped that coulda talked it out Some road rage and getting popped over a parking spot You say they in the hood hating on you, I don't care You in your purpose, why the hell you even 'round there? They're mad at you because you straight and they ain't made a dime A basic thinker ain't in line with elevated minds And that don't mean that you forgot the hood and turned your back You only turned your back on them crash dummy acts I'm speaking facts so [Chorus] Once you've got something to lose You don't waste your time dealing with a fool who got something to prove When you learn to live under them rules You'll maneuver like a boss do, never be corrupted and used (again) Once you've got something to lose You don't make stupid moves that'll have you ending up on the news Learn to recognize the troubling clues When you see 'em — dip, never let your foot get up in them shoes