[intro - obie talking]
yeah! (*echo*), uh
let yaand'll niggaz know me
yeah, woo!
[verse 1]
eleven, fourteen, seventy-seven a nigga entered
big lips, popped out placenta
momma ainand't breastfeed, had no pop neither
pop leaves shit but a name - obie
elementary homie thatand's how it started
in garbage, retarded, gainin that heart
fuck niggaz, claimin they hard, a nigga come home touched
my motherfuckin momma bangin me harder
andquot;nigga take your ass out their and fight for tomorrowandquot;
thatand's what she told me, andquot;little punk, blame that on your fatherandquot;
so i had no choice, nigga pick up a brick
split a motherfuckerand's shit for tryin to fuck with the kid
get a little older, hair on my dick, now iand'm curious
niggaz on the corner gettin money rockin jewelry
allowance, nigga that ainand't man shit
cowards, nigga that ainand't man shit
i had to prove to myself
how these niggaz same age as me calculatin this wealth
so i got me a clique and niggaz what?
workin one sixteenth, like andquot;nigga we can clean upandquot;
[chorus] - 2x
follow my life, homie from start and'til now
only my motherfuckin momma nigga holds me down
and lord knows all this shit that i done put her through
i speak through her straight to you, motherfuckers
[skit - obie talking]
two for one, here, here take this, two for one
quit switching dicks, holla at me, see you fuck with
[verse 2]
summer and'94, iand'm gettin a little dough
taller than my momma, so iand'm listenin to her nose
iand'm listenin to them hoes scream andquot;o!andquot;
and iand'm listenin to them oand's go chop!
p-funk, joe and me pumpin on the block, summertime
i call her auntie, she cop three at a time
throw a extra bump bringin cline
iand'm so involved with the grind, iand'm losin my mind
fuck a steady job, iand'm tryin
i steady mob, iand'm dyin in this game, i ainand't lyin
sellin so much coke forgettin itand's a crime
flyin down i-75, pocket full of dimes
give a fuck about the radar on me (*police sirens*)
bumpin big or pac, yo nigga who tryin me?
[skit] (*notorious b.i.g.and's +big poppa+ plays in background*)
[cop] - get off the god damn truck!
[obie trice] - fuck you, yo i ainand't did shit
[cop] - put your fucking hands in the air!
[obie trice] - bitch!
[chorus] -2x
[outro - obie talking] (*echo*)
yeah, all my of life
only my momma know
obie .. obie trice .. shady and itand's crazy, motherfu
