Sometimes

Lyrics

[Intro: Noreaga & Maze] Yeah, break half the Dutch off Yeah, this for them niggas, can't be here Pour out half of that shit Pour out half of that shit, 'fore you pass it to me, nigga! Just missin' them summer jams Summer jams at the Apollo, the Greek Fest-es Brooklyn-Queens things and shit You know Harlem Weeks and shit like that Niggas I miss that can't be here with us, thuggin' it out Thinkin' about them good ol' days and times Word up, this is for them, spit that shit [Verse 1: Noreaga] Aiyyo, I grew up like the regular thugs, I think I told you that My only means of gettin' money was just sellin' crack I shot a nigga, did a bid, nigga, all of that So now I kick back, and get paid for raw rap My nigga 'Pone ain't home, not yet Yo, it really don't matter, just be zoned on the same set Me and Trag' kick it, on the here-and-there Don't really hang too tough, but the love is there My pops died on July 3rd '98, so now a nigga need mad herb 'Cause my, Pops is here – aiyyo, he loved his son Matter of fact, my Pops was the one to show me a gun And said, "Papi, you gotta protect your moms Even if that means that you gotta strap up arms" He used to make me hit the punching bag, my dad He was a boxer, God, and he was real, he was glad Yo, the boxin' the Golden Glove, he just a thug And I love him yo, so I'ma spread that love [Chorus: Noreaga] Sometimes I wanna cry and pray, sometimes Sometimes I wanna chill and lay, sometimes Sometimes I get drunk, all goddamn day Sometimes I wanna go, back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride to smoke, sometimes Sometimes I got money and I still feel broke Sometimes I wanna cry and pray, sometimes Sometimes I wanna chill and lay, sometimes Sometimes I get drunk, all goddamn day Sometimes I wanna go, back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride to smoke, sometimes Sometimes I got money and I still feel broke [Verse 2: Maze] I cock and pop three in the air, for my niggas not here Locked in with me, your legacy lives on with me, continuously Tremendously, I blow weed Deep in my memory, you still breathe Your face show through your seeds And who would know one day you'd go so quick? We all felt hopeless Through blunt smoke, my pen spittin' and I show this A sworn oath, you would know this, I go the lengths With my rap strengths, when I think about my past friends K-Rock and Diesel, Primo from the same block as me Since we was shorties, they're paintin' project glory I get touched, it all absorb me like a weed head-rush Keepin' it thorough for my past heroes I must for my people, street and physical, I still see you Featured in my heart, sometimes it might wrinkle Much drinkin' when I'm thinkin', it's like I feel a hush Over the skies, touched by dead guys speakin' [Chorus: Noreaga] Sometimes I wanna cry and pray, sometimes Sometimes I wanna chill and lay, sometimes Sometimes I get drunk, all goddamn day Sometimes I wanna go, back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride to smoke, sometimes Sometimes I got money and I still feel broke [Verse 3: Noreaga] Yo, from Biggie Smalls, to Killa B, to – Bob Marley And, 2Pac, yo, Twin, and my Pops To Hit Hard Tard and Smiley, T-Bone too, yo, plus My nigga Rahiem, from Guy Brewer You know I pour out beer for Fernando too And I still smoke my boogies in the rest of the crew Yo ain't nothin changed still play ball the same I used to cheat a little bit, just to win at my game But y'all niggas ain't here, can't believe this shit Thought you'd always be here, thought we'd always be click But y'all niggas not here no more, it ain't fair no more Sometimes I get stressed and kick the door But I maintain still holdin in the pain Why my pops had to go, why he couldn't sustain? Motherfuckin Mambo, yo I loved my dad I know he probably didn't realize, what he had [Chorus: Noreaga] Sometimes I wanna cry and pray, sometimes Sometimes I wanna chill and lay, sometimes Sometimes I get drunk, all goddamn day Sometimes I wanna go, back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride to smoke, sometimes Sometimes I got money and I still feel broke Sometimes I wanna cry and pray, sometimes Sometimes I wanna chill and lay, sometimes Sometimes I get drunk, all goddamn day Sometimes I wanna go, back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride to smoke, sometimes Sometimes I got money and I still feel broke [Outro] Sometimes, nigga, sometimes... Feelin' broke, got a little cream You know I ain't gonna front My niggas gettin' glossy eyed in the studio and shit Word, about the people we talkin' about Hittin' each other in the heart That's how we do it, for all those who ain't here You know we still pour beer And it's all dedicated for y'all The shit is all dedicated for y'all