Coolio - It Takes A Thief lyrics

One dark night I need some ends
I got a spot cased out I'm breakin' in
I gotta cutter that'll cut thru
Ya window like butter suction cup, window up
Now I'm on the inside lookin' for some loot
38 special I don't wanna have to shoot
I ain't no young, raw fresh recruit, uhh
Steel toed boots, black khaki suit
A real quick search and nobody's home
Just like I planned, now I'm home alone
I hope ya don't mind if I use tha phone
And fix me sometin' to eat before I'm gone
I got the silver and the china
Deuce-five and the 9
Rolex off the desk so I can tell the time
No one knows where the flow
Goes when the 'dults crow
You better take some No Doz
Now I'm out tha back with a sack fulla goods
Throw it in the truck
Take it back to the hood


Let me be brief, I'm on the creep
I stole the sounds out'cha jeep
It takes a thief

Oh yeah! It takes a thief
Yeah yeah! It takes a thief
It takes a motherfuckin' thief!
It takes a thief
Keep both eyes open when you go to sleep
Oh yeah! It takes a thief
Yeah, yeah! It takes a thief
It takes a motherfuckin' thief!
It takes a thief keep ya hand on your gun
When I'm on the creep

I need a lick real quick-like
My mind ain't wrapped tight
I scale like Mike Tys so
Call this fright night
You don't wanna see me comin down the
Street when I'm broke and it's dark
So run your motherfuckin' pockets
'fore they find your ass dead in the park
Put your hands behind your head
And interlock your fingers
No I ain't the cops, I just want your rings
And your wallet and your watch
And your fat gold chain
Don't try nuttin' strange or
I'm blowin' out'cha brains
I rob from the rich so I can get rich
I ain't got shit so I take what I can get
I need my mail, my snaps, my dollars, my ends
My grip ain't high enough so
I'm robbin on my friends
Somebody out there's out to get me
The smaller the nigga, the bigger the gat be
I don't give a fuck about
Your pain and your grief
You shouldn't of fell asleep
It takes a thief

Oh yeah! It takes a thief
Yeah yeah! It takes a thief
It takes a motherfuckin' thief!
It takes a thief
Keep both eyes open when you go to sleep

There's a buster on the West Side
I heard he gotta grip
And he's outta town on business so
I'm schemin' on his shit
I heard he got kis and Gs and deeds
And guns and big trash bags full o' weed
I stole a brand new fresh ass telephone van
So now I guess I'm the telephone man
The bathroom window ain't got no alarm
I gotta skeleton brick that
Works like a charm
It didn't take long to find
What I was lookin' for
I was damned near finished when I
Heard a key in the door
I jumped in the closet and checked my clip
Pulled my ski mask down
I can't believe this shit
I counted to five and the
Front door opened up
I counted three more and the
Front door was shut
I counted five more to give me some space
Then I jumped out the closet and
Bucked him in the face
I loaded up the van in broad daylight
'Cause Looky Lou's have their high
Beams on at night
I take the backstreets to avoid the heat
And never let em see me sweat
It takes a thief

Oh yeah! yeah yeah!
Hey yeah! Just a reminder to let you know
There's motherfuckers out there that
Want your shit so you better watch out
Better watch your back
Can't be goin to sleep, protect your shit
Know what I'm sayin?