Dr. Dre, Knoc-Turn’al, Eminem - The Watcher lyrics

Things just ain't the same for gangstas
Times is changin', young niggas is agin'
Becoming OG's in the game and changin'
To make way for these new names and faces
But the strangest things can
Happen from rappin'
When niggas get wrapped up
In image and actin'
Niggas get capped up and wrapped in plastic
Zipped up in bags when it happens, that's it
I've seen 'em come, I've watched 'em go
Watched 'em rise, witnessed it
And watched 'em blow
Watched 'em all blossom and watched 'em grow
Watched the lawsuit's when they
Lost the dough
Best friends and money: I lost 'em both
Went and visited niggas in the hospital
It's all the same shit all across the globe
I just sit back and watch the show
(The watcher)

'Cause everywhere that I go
Ain't the same as befo' (The watcher)
People I used to know
Just don't know me no mo' (The watcher)
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know (The watcher)
Who got people they know
So I suggest you lay low (I'm watching)

I moved out of the hood
For good you blame me?
Niggas aim, mainly, at niggas they can't be
But niggas can't hit niggas they can't see
I'm out of sight now
I'm out of they dang reach
How would you feel if
Niggas wanted you killed?
You'd probably move to a new
House on a new hill and choose a new spot
If niggas wanted you shot
I ain't a thug how much 2Pac in you you got?
I ain't no bitch, neither
It's either my life or your
Life and I ain't leavin', i like breathin'
'Cause nigga, we can go round for round
Clip for clip shit, four-pound for pound
Nigga, if you really want to take it there
We can just remember that you fuckin'
With a family man
I got a lot more to lose than you
Remember that when you wanna come
And fill these shoes (The watcher)

'Cause everywhere that I go
Ain't the same as befo' (The watcher)
People I used to know
Just don't know me no mo' (The watcher)
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know (The watcher)
Who got people they know
So I suggest you lay low (I'm watching)

Things just ain't the same for gangstas
Cops is anxious to put niggas in handcuffs
They wanna hang us, see us dead
Or enslave us keep us trapped in the same
Place we was raised in
Then, they wonder why we act so outrageous
Run around stressed out and pull out gauges
'Cause every time you let
The animal out cages
It's dangerous to people who
Look like strangers
But now, we got a new era of gangstas
Hustlers and youngsters livin' amongst us
Lookin' at us now, callin' us busters
Can't help but reminisce back when it was us
Nigga, we started this gangsta shit!
And this the motherfuckin' thanks I get?
It's funny how time flies
I'm just having fun, just watchin' it fly by
(The watcher)

'Cause everywhere that I go
Ain't the same as befo' (The watcher)
People I used to know
Just don't know me no mo' (The watcher)
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know (The watcher)
Who got people they know
So I suggest you lay low (I'm watching)

The watcher i'm watching
The watcher the watcher