The Pressure (Hardwe’re Track)

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah... Just lay back one Just... you know i'm saying Sit back, think about How rough shit was back in the days, you know i'm saying Ain't had too much to eat, outside hiding from public service You know the struggle, nigga You know what time it was [Verse 1] I try to smile once in a while Reminiscing on my lifestyle when I was a ghetto child I tried to be a better kid — that's when I met a kid who introduced me to negative (Word?) He tossed me a sock filled with that Shit fiends shot in their veins 'til they dropped Mom dukes was jobless, single like a base hit Her family first car just won't make it Started off part-time, learned the art of the crime, went from Nickel and dime to flipping more cakes than Duncan Hines Worry ate your brains, fought excitement Now I'm going bald trying to escape secret indictment Crime-stoppers turn to dime-droppers with the quickness Snitches, who despise my riches But they won't tell on a nigga with a gun to my chest Cause they'd rather see me under arrest I can't cope with the pressure [Hook: Samples] I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" [Verse 2] My codefendants taking loses And family members calling me, always wanting to borrow shit But the block slowed down And not too many fiends is coming around It's no question Depression is stressing this brother 5-0 got blankets over their heads, rolling undercover I can't take it, (I'm) losing my brain, (I'm) Going insane, (I'm) feeling much pain 'Cause all I want to do is feed my daughter (Aight) Halal meat, organic fruit, and spring water I remember when there was no food in my pot I was so hungry at 7:59, I almost ate a clock I got to get financially set Bedrock was the spot where the narcotics was kept, and, yep fiends was sweating me all the time, talking 'bout "Can I get a dime for 9 this time?" [Hook: Samples] I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" [Verse 3] All my brothers is doing bids in the pen Caught in the crossfire on Johnson (Johnson) "Renegade" was the password, you gon' get your ass hurt (Doing what?) hustling backwards Fast cars lead to metal bars (What?) 20 with a tint for them ghetto stars I was once one, I once done what you done But I got my six figures and I bounced, son (Bounced, son) But pressure remains from other angles (No doubt) 'Cause I'm a nigga who love to tangle (Your spouse) And even, still, I gotta watch my back 'Cause niggas in love don't know how to act My man Jay felt a shottie creeping with this hottie Her husband put the twelve-gauge to his body (To his body) And now I'm packing heavy ammunition For every man I'm dissing The pressure [Hook: Samples] I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" I can't cope with the pressure, settling for lesser" - Sample from Ghostface Killah on Wu-Tang (ft. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man) - "Can It All Be So Simple / Intermission" "The streets had me stressed something terrible" - Sample from Nas on Nas ft. Q-Tip - "One Love" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" "Don't nobody care about the tension in the air, so us thugs must prepare for this ghetto warfare" [Outro] Ghetto warfare My real thug niggas Keep maintainin' K-Mac My nigga Big Zac Larry Lee Bad Money-minded bull Maintain niggas Keep gettin' dope 2 to 5 for life Rick City flavour Recognize, nigga Peace