Never Take Me Alive

Lyrics

[Intro: Jay-Z] Ya know what we doin' here Young, H-O-V From the number one, R-O-C We got another one! [Verse 1: Neef Buck] Yo, it's a big payback Revenge at the tip of my lips Grip on my fifth and brought my big 'K back Y'all don't understand some of the pain I go through Half of y'all can't even dig it, y'all can't even picture A motherfucker killing someone you close to And they say it's over someone you close to And they family approach you And you dealing wit' his family' emotions And these motherfuckers say you ain't focused at the same time But they wasn't on the same vibe I remain calm – this aim mine when it's game time Though you gone, dawg, your spirit still wit' us For the clueless, we just clearin' the picture And we airing them niggas Riding hard, 'til we bury them wit'cha Show you how much we care for you niggas And I'm ready to pop My crew too before they let me get popped Rest in piece A.L., O-Reddy, and Hop They'll never take me alive! [Hook: Neef Buck] It's Young Neef, YG From the number one R-O-C We got another one They'll never take me alive! It's Young Neef, YG From the motherfucking R-O-C We got another one They'll never take me alive! [Verse 2: Jay-Z] The Commission was our vision We ain't it see it come to fruition We ran outta time, damn You think I'm just a fan? You out your mind That was my motherfucking man and my partner in crime Big, you had the Mafia – me, I got the Property Got a lot of these fake families out here copying But nigga, trust – I'mma flush all this bullshit All this fake 2Pac and fake Suge shit We ain't the first to make hood shit We ain't invent the wheel, but we made the Goodrich tire And now we hood rich, and I Rhyme like my momma still in the hood, shit But my momma got V12 under the hood She got "C-L" on back of the '6 Now my only job is to help little Chris Get his momma out this bitch Avoid the drama out this bitch They'll never take me alive! [Hook: Jay-Z] Young, H-O-V From the number one R-O-C We got another one They'll never take me alive! Young, H-O-V From the number one R-O-C I got another one [Verse 3: Young Chris] Just lost another one – we'll always love you, dawg Just like my mother's son – my second brother, dawg They say we go to Hell, when he die we ain't lose 'em But Hov say "Throw it up!" – so we gotta keep it moving So me, I maintain But it's stress on my brain But your death ain't in vain Lost my breath when it came and, uh They say we 'joice in death but the pain Best believe my first boy gon' be blessed wit' your name All that's left is your face on the picture, on my dresser in the frame And it just ain't the same – I'm like "damn, man, how another homie missing?" Not to mention, Big Homie stressing Where do I go for advice? Man, it's shows every week, but its bodies every night Men is cold on these streets and, uh Niggas know the police And the drama, it's still there And my momma, she still there They'll never take me alive! [Hook: Young Chris] Its Young Chris, YG From the number one R-O-C We got another one They'll never take me alive! Its Young Chris, YG From the motherfuckin R-O-C We got another one They'll never take me alive! [Verse 4: Jay-Z] Now it's no turning back, it's like a gat Once you pull it, dawg, you never put it back 'til you clap Tell the hood I'm back, this ain't rap This is shit I'm just tellin you on a track, I relax Niggas fell into the trap You like a puppet wit' no strings We hella good at that, in fact Exactly where you at is where we wanted you for months So we could come through wit' Mack and *brrrraatt!* This is war, my niggas Y'all niggas is drawn like cartoon figures, it's a fact We pour out a little liquor, 'cause we lost a couple niggas But we 'bout to get y'all back, we sat We plotted y'all demise – got a box wit yo' size and your name attached How you love that? It's only right B.I. in L.A., God bless your life They'll never take me alive! [Hook: Jay-Z] Young, H-O-V From the number one R-O-C I got another one They'll never take me alive! Young, H-O-V From the motherfucking R-O-C We got another one