Dilated Peoples - Cut My Teeth lyrics
[Dilated Peoples - Cut My Teeth lyrics]
The strong prey upon the weak
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
Cut my teeth
I remember how it all began
I used to switch graffiti tips
On cans with both hands no chance
I knew they couldn't stop this rush
Our bus bench was a stop
And they ain't stopping the bus
I caught the fever
At sixteen I copped a beater
Now it's me against the world
Sit in my own two-seater
I drove slow on roads that lead freedom
What I believe in, known that I'd be leaving
Let me in jump up the
Timeline to currents events
I went around the world twice on award tours
It never ends
Mike Will did, but others didn't make it
Others still hungry
So the others gonna take it
Shit is basic when you put it in
The pot and let it simmer
Like the sun been setting later in
The summer than the winter shit
Where I'm from I keep the oven sizzling
I cut my teeth at Venice Beach then hit
My peoples with some of the wisdom
The strong prey upon the weak
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
Cut my teeth
I learned a nickel cost more than a
Dime before I learned to rhyme
Crenshaw and Venice
St charles is more specific
Then Pico and Fairfax, the Ethiopian district
Everything changes
Noticing both of them look different
I can think back though life
Goes on so keep living
Didn't step to OG's on the
Block to seek wisdom or I'd be cripping
But they teach the street systems
Street soldiers and street politicians
I'd keep listening
Smoking in the homey's rental
Blazing instrumentals
Something like a steel elephant trunk
Came through the window
Eyes traced the barrel to a friendly face
(caught you slipping) broke the blunt
Gave us back the lit half and kept dipping
Had that beach cruiser
Whipping, then stopped, he turned around
Came back and told me, "It's a war zone
Go home draw something, matter of fact
Write something raw for me
Call you tomorrow
" that was the last time that I saw him
But I took it as a sign
Standing at the crossroads
I saw a different world was mine
It was with me all the time
Appreciative, never satisfied
Inspired to climb
Eyes wide, mid city lit that fire inside
The strong prey upon the weak
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
Cut my teeth
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
Cut my teeth
I remember how it all began
I used to switch graffiti tips
On cans with both hands no chance
I knew they couldn't stop this rush
Our bus bench was a stop
And they ain't stopping the bus
I caught the fever
At sixteen I copped a beater
Now it's me against the world
Sit in my own two-seater
I drove slow on roads that lead freedom
What I believe in, known that I'd be leaving
Let me in jump up the
Timeline to currents events
I went around the world twice on award tours
It never ends
Mike Will did, but others didn't make it
Others still hungry
So the others gonna take it
Shit is basic when you put it in
The pot and let it simmer
Like the sun been setting later in
The summer than the winter shit
Where I'm from I keep the oven sizzling
I cut my teeth at Venice Beach then hit
My peoples with some of the wisdom
The strong prey upon the weak
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
Cut my teeth
I learned a nickel cost more than a
Dime before I learned to rhyme
Crenshaw and Venice
St charles is more specific
Then Pico and Fairfax, the Ethiopian district
Everything changes
Noticing both of them look different
I can think back though life
Goes on so keep living
Didn't step to OG's on the
Block to seek wisdom or I'd be cripping
But they teach the street systems
Street soldiers and street politicians
I'd keep listening
Smoking in the homey's rental
Blazing instrumentals
Something like a steel elephant trunk
Came through the window
Eyes traced the barrel to a friendly face
(caught you slipping) broke the blunt
Gave us back the lit half and kept dipping
Had that beach cruiser
Whipping, then stopped, he turned around
Came back and told me, "It's a war zone
Go home draw something, matter of fact
Write something raw for me
Call you tomorrow
" that was the last time that I saw him
But I took it as a sign
Standing at the crossroads
I saw a different world was mine
It was with me all the time
Appreciative, never satisfied
Inspired to climb
Eyes wide, mid city lit that fire inside
The strong prey upon the weak
This is where I learned to
Stand on my own feet so much I see
(On the streets of Venice Beach is
Where I cut my teeth) so much I see
On these mid city streets is
Where I cut my teeth so much I see
Cut my teeth