Doin’ Dirt

Lyrics

[Samples multiple elements from Nancy Wilson's "All In Love Is Fair" (1974)] Verse 1: Yo, I'm in the Rover with my co-defendant The club ended Wolves posted out in front of the spot I'm feeling vengeance in the air Some kids I had beef with last year Hit my man 'cross the face with a bat Now it's our tears We caught one cat a month, prolly lit fire to 'em I kicked him in his dick, now his fuck game ruined His ex-girl I'm screwing, disrespect all around the board Homeboy, motherfuck you and yours Hook: Doing dirt comes back ten times over Watching back becomes a 9-to-5 to survive Getting drunk is a mistake You gotta stay sober 'Cause the blink of an eye is all it takes to die Verse 2: Parked the Rover, post outside the truck No idea these the same kids from last year I'm indecisive 'bout the baseball caps pulled low For some reason Stomach had butterflies to leave, but I didn't go My dog said let's go chill by the exit And watch the hoes come out Nah, dawg, I'mma chill right here Trying to get a good look at these dudes Yet the crowd was less than what I saw before I play it cool Get the keys from my co-D, hit the alarm Play the driver's seat, turn on some tunes to stay calm Lean my skull on the headrest Heart pumping inside of my chest I'm wide-open, no gun, no vest Should have listened to the voice in my head And told my man let's dip A big commotion, somebody started some shit Mouth dry from fear, unaware of homeboy and his peeps Was right behind me, creeping up from the rear Chorus: Doing dirt comes back ten times over Watching back becomes a 9-to-5 to survive Getting drunk is a mistake You gotta stay sober 'Cause the blink of an eye is all it takes to die Doing dirt comes back ten times over Watching back becomes a 9-to-5 to survive Getting drunk is a mistake You gotta stay sober 'Cause the blink of an eye is all it takes to die Verse 3: Niggas approach from the blindside Tapped on the window I was smoking the indo Paranoid like a schizo My eyes opened wide, surprised Like I saw a ghost looking down the barrel of toast I sit froze It was the kid we stomped out with a devilish grin From a year ago, back with his men Back for revenge White flash, it smashed the window Hitting my chest in tempo Ears ringing like a clash from a cymbal Fighting to breathe, thinking 'bout my girl and my seed Slumped over like a parapleg' Not promised to see Sunrise or my son rise to manhood Will he feel abandoned? (Fuck!) I tried fighting, people looking in the car frightened like I ain't gon' make it... (Damn...) Outro: [Taken from the movie, "Menace II Society" (1993)] Never thought he'd come back like this, blasting Like I said, it was funny like that in the hood sometimes I had done too much to turn back And I done too much to go on My grandpa asked me one time If I care whether I live or die Yeah, I do, but now it's too late ...