Coolio - The Devil Is Dope lyrics

If you free your mind your ass has got to
But you're caught up in that same ol' patent
And trap that the homies go through
Searchin' for answers without no questions
You thought it could never happen
To you and your crew
But y'all was no exception
It started out as fun and
It was all about kicks (Kicks)
But each and every kick turned
Out to be a trick
Imagine this you got no family
You got no ends
You got no hustle, no muscle
No car, no clothes, you got no friends
You once was the neighborhood boss and hog
And no G livin' legend like walkin' dogs
Niggas hate to admit it
But they know it's true
Damn near everybody in the
Hood, includin' the kids
Wanna be just like you
So, hear I stand as a witness, or
Should I say a reclaimed victim
Written off and spit on by
This really sick ass system
You can roll what I roll in
The swirl from the smoke
Somebody take a vote, the devil is dope

The devil is dope (Dope)
Out of control the devil is dope
The devil is dope
Out to get your soul (yeah yeah)
The devil is dope

Things seen only imagined and in dreams
Until, the same nightmares in tv
Screens your teenage screams (Ahh)
'Cause the dosage wasn't right
Now his chest is gettin' tight
And everything is goin' black
But it's the middle of the day, figure that
But you still can't see with
A thousand watt beam (Blind)
And you need mo gin to feed
Your triple beam with schemes (Wake up)
'Cause traffic done slowed up like
The one ten at five so, you dance the street
Section at around two, to try to stay alive
And now you trapped tryin' to play
Hockey with some tic tac's (Tic Tac's)
And niggas tellin' you to kick
Back and bend back, but you already did that
And all money ain't good money
But everybody want the cream and honey
Thinkin' that the other side is
All green plus it's sunny (yeah)
But, money, lust
And jealousy most lead to treachery
From AC to OG to PG to PCB
As you call for your locs
Set adrift in the smoke
It's like murder, heat, smoke
The devil is dope

Sunshine on your mind but darkness prevails
You move your sales from motel to hotel
Prerequisite for a blast, merchandise, cash
Or ass bloodshed often is the door
Where personalaties crash
And it's your task to try
To make a meal ticket
So, you can kick it and
Be swift with your chicken (Bock-bock)
You's a victim and since you
Got your own mind it ain't all your fault
But you gotta do your own time
Choose your weapon cause
Your first impression
Often dictates the situation that you
Find yourself caught in
If you still blind and you can't see
You better obtain yourself some glasses and
Clear your vision like DMC (Don't run)
And remember what I told you
Remember who brought a soldier
I wanna wake you up like Sega
Consume large amounts of dank-a
Man overboard beware of the underlords
Stay your ass on the boat, the devil is dope
(Ooh ooh)