E-40, Stresmatic - Surroundings lyrics

Michelin Star restaurants
Cohiba cigar blunts
Front row seats at the UFC fights
First class flights
Homeowners Association fees and
Property taxes earthquake insurance just in
Case something collapses
Wholesale license and DBA's
Selling alcohol by the truckload
Selling liquor by the case
Record labels and streams, billion plays
One day I'ma own a baseball team
The Giants or Oakland A's
Growing up in the struggle
You gotta be wired right
Can't be snitchin' and tellin' on
Fellas like a vice
Gotta be made for hustlin'
Know your weaknesses and strengths
Gotta go with your heart and your gut
Trust your instincts


When I was growing up they
Taught me all the rules
Never put your right foot in your left shoe
I was a quiet dude, I never gave a clue
Gotta watch this dude 'cause I'll
Do somethin' to you, bitch

I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
(Clowinin') gotta watch your surroundings

Kudos to my inmates in them fire camps
Programmin' and doin' they time
Like some champs
Reading books and eating healthy with no pork
Cardio, push-ups, and bar work
My uncle used to always tell me, "Nephew
Go for it" don't be tryna buy it if you
Know you can't afford it
If the good Lord bless you when
You come across a check
Say, 'Thank you, Jesus, ' show some respect
Keep quiet as it can be, careful
Don't flamboast
They'll run through your pockets
Take off your clothes they'll mix you
They'll kick when you out cold
No matter the age, young or old
Livin' out here in the sludge where they
Hold a grudge and they bust
7-point-6-2's and double eye bucks
I'm from Vallejo, California, the Yay
Startup company, Seed A, bitch

I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
(Clowinin') gotta watch your surroundings

So many catastrophes, so much stress
Where elementary teachers get paid less
Watch your surroundings, stay ready
And pack a gat
When you're washing your clothes
At the laundromat
The closest ones to you will set you up
Give you up for a couple of bucks
Break bread with the enemy, split the worth
Then go to Neiman's and purchase a man purse
Life is too short
So wasn't no plan to live long
Sorrow and hurt, the mamas cry on the phone
Face on a shirt
They can't afford a tombstone
Ain't nobody home when you ask for a loan
Gotta watch 'em 'cause they quick
Go in the gas station and get bipped
Break your car window, take your belongings
Your backpack, your laptop, and
All your earnings, bitch

I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
I pull up with the music poundin'
Both pockets full, lookin' astoundin'
(Astoundin')
Check all my mirrors, they be clownin'
(Clowinin') gotta watch your surroundings

Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)
Gotta watch your surroundings
(Your surroundings)