Year of the Dragon

Lyrics

[Intro: Wyclef Jean] Yo (Yes-yes), yo Lock your doors, lock your doors (Die, die, die) Lock your doors, lock your doors (Die, die, die) Lock your doors, lock your doors (Die, die, die) [Verse 1: Wyclef Jean & Lauryn Hill] I remember comin' from Haiti growin' up in Brooklyn On Flatbush got my first sneakers tooken Learn the game quick so I got my first device Mom moved to Jers' so we could get a better life But little did she know a ghetto is a ghetto Good times found myself like Jimmie Walker sayin' "Cello" Yellow cheese bus gettin' beatings if I cuss Lay away another day in stripped Lee's and Le Tigres But the lyrical bomber mama tried to stop Paranoid cause this boy around my neighborhood got shot Name plait hair, straight metal braces on my teeth Fat laces on my feet when crack first hits the streets I use to push up on a girl, Salt 'N' Peppa, "Push It Push It" D's in school cause the music was my focus Jokes in class but when I learned I didn't pass I knew it was my ass with my mothers leather lash Belt buckle said "Nelly Nel" similar to Melle Mel Hits the third rail Beat Street made Gazzels sells As the tale gets poetic watch the streets turn magnetic Tawana Brawley's rape is alleged Hang out in hooky places, watch streets corners turn to oasis Young men aspire to be Scarfaces [Chorus: Lauren Hill] In the year of the dragon lots of men disappear Quiet as it's kept they won't be back next year [Interlude: Wyclef Jean] Yo, yo Watch out for the black van Yo, yo (Last days, last days) Planes exploding Yo, close your door Yo, nobody's safe, Halloween, October 31st Yo, close your door, yo, kids are disappearing, yo [Verse 2: Wyclef Jean] Late at night, the light was bright on the ave I went to pick up cash from my cousin little Kev He told me Joe had a dream in jail he got steamed His wife became a fiend fuckin' little Raheem Damn, drugs will make you do terrible things He told me when he get out he's murdering by any means The day came, I saw him on the train He pulled his gun and aimed and started firing like the son of Kane I saw civilians runnin' for their life Like the devil on judgment night running from Christ Ice and Amaretto please as I fell to my knees Being shot by Ferguson the vigilante [Chorus: Lauryn Hill] In the year of the dragon lots of men disappear Quiet as it's kept they won't be back next year [Interlude: Wyclef Jean] So CNN nah'm sayin'? Ferguson is at court and he's his own lawyer You nah'mean, what's goin' on? Talk to me, this is definitely the last days Jewish calendar has already arrived the year 2000. Watch ya back, watch ya back, watch ya back Die, die, die, die [Verse 3: Lauryn Hill] 'Clef, it kind of remind me of this chick I once knew Use to be a dime now she's strung out in Bellevue See, the serpent played tricks run game like the Knicks Build you up just to lose the championship I seen her reminisce over Wu-Tang, could It be that simple? She lost her Prince 'cause there were Thieves In the Temple Tragic depression made her lose all her teeth Lost and turned out gave her body to the streets Sweet Mary, don't you weep Still water runs deep So be careful of the company you keep [Chorus: Lauren Hill] In the year of the dragon lots of men disappear Quiet as it's kept they won't be back next year [Outro: Wyclef Jean] Yo, I'm frustrated you nah'mean? I use to work at McDonalds, just got fired If I get in, I'm sprayin' everybody, the boss, the manager Yo, these are definitely the last days Yo, here he comes with his gun, yo, duck, duck Black Panther, yo, nobody's protected Yo, 6-6-6 watch your back, don't get caught in the rapture Yo, AIDS, Moses, the plague watch your back Pharaoh, let my people go Yo, watch your back Last days, nobody's protected Yo, my little, sister is Rosey Sharen Yo, yo, nobody's protected, not even Rosey Sharen Nobody's protected, yo, you try to come get my sister, I'ma get you first I'ma be driving a hearse 'cause nobody's protected