Fugees, Omega, John Forté - Family Business lyrics

Where I was born, nothing is promised
My life is filled with less hope
Than the prophecies of Nostradamus
Omega marks the ending of predictability
Birth of agility who will it be to test
Me and expose their futility?
Iron like a lion from Zion
Stop tryin' so hard
I think I smell your brain cells fryin'
The family's behind you if you're worthy
Philosophies developed deep in the back
Streets of dirty Jersey
Troops with skully hats and Timberland boots
No more breakdancing for loot
Niggas hustle and shoot in the Garden State
It grows stink weeds and criminals
Government funds are minimal
Oppression's subliminal (Yo)

These days it's hard for we
To find peace of mind
Between insanity and sanity there
Lies a thin line
Some dwell in hotels with jezebels
A stone age and fall a victim to the plague
Unclean bad dreams of Wyclef being a fiend
One last kiss from my sweet serpentine
Eliminate, break, navigate
To rejuvenate thoughts of suicide
With my nickel plate
Reconcil'ation came from my enemy-friend
Who said, "Family don't bend
We stay solid 'til the end"
Now who would think that your best friend
Would be your worst enemy and
Your enemy your best friend?
Stare into the air
Inspiration from the atmosphere
I think of old ghosts that ain't even here
Like Alex Haley, take notes on his biography
My family tree consists of street refugees
A ghetto land where we talk slang
Stolen cars bang like my chitty bang bang
Shebang for the head
We ain't sellin' cocaine today
So refrain and let my family reign, okay

Just walkin' the streets death
Can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll
See the next day
At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So defend the family, that's the code to obey
But, if I fall asleep and death takes me away
Don't be surprised, son
I wasn't put here to stayAt night the
Evil armies of Shaton don't play
So the family sticks together
And we never betray (Nah, fuck that)

Yo, fifty-two pick-ups, no cops around
Fifty-two thousand in cash
I don't want no savings bonds
Have the money ready, I smell something fishy
Your wife's in my custody, one false move
You'll find her body in the sea
(Don't move, don't move)
That's the voice of the kid
That's the kidnapper i do my work and then I
Catch my ticket to Jamaica
Meet me in the alley
Make sure you bring the money
This ain't the seventies
I'm far from a jive turkey

My circle, it can't be
Broken open, cut-throatin', provokin'
Record promotin', tokin'
Chokin' on they words like smokin'
'Cause we soft-spoken doesn't mean
That we've forgotten
Your booty smell rotten and one
Day you will be gotten
See, jokers is scatter-brained
Their focus is unrestrained
My army is trained
You never find us beefin' in vain
'Cause, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
You claim fame while modest niggas remain
I can judge a character like
Ito judge a verdict
And if you bringin' threats
I give you sex if I ain't heard it
See, poppin' shit's about your attitude
And how you word it
I seen the biggest niggas on
The blocks get murdered
And they deserved it
Or so the beast said when they served it
That shit is nervous
So what's my purpose? Family
We must preserve it your number's retired
I hope you like the hell fires
You'll be screamin'
"Murder She Wrote" like Chaka
Demus and Pliers

Just walkin' the streets death
Can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll
See the next day
At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So defend the family, that's the code to obey
If I should fall asleep and
Death take me away don't be surprised, son
I wasn't put here to stay
At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So the family stick together
And we never betray, yeah

We used to jump rope, but now we gun hold
Bustin' shots off of project rooftops
Sending signals with the blunt smoke
Ahk, don't talk a lot if you
Can't hold it in lock
If you think lips sink ships
Imagine full Glock clips
I hold a glass of Remy Martin
Gettin' milks by the carton
Extortin' the lightweights for
Thinkin' they important
The night pays in heavenly ways
Ain't nothin' free
I ask knowledge in your family
And step into your BI
You see I stay on top of shit like a fly
My niggas reach when we got beef
Then jet down to South Beach
Your mouthpiece is yappin'
I hear it in your rappin'
My family is thick so that
Bullshit could never happen (Yo)

Just walkin' the streets death
Can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll
See the next day
At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So defend the family, that's the code to obey
But, if I should fall asleep
And death takes me away
Don't be surprised, son
I wasn't put here to stay
At night the evil armies of Shaton don't play
So the family stick together
And we never betray

Yo, what you say?
Yo, word to mother, yo, I'll punch
You and bust your whole head, kid
I swear to God, this is Shannon Briggs
I get paid to knock people out
You know what I'm sayin'?
Yo, Wyclef, chill, don't even hold me
Yo, word to mother, I'll
I'll word, yo, chill, yo
I'm with the Fugees
What? You know what I'm sayin'? What?
Some come from nowhere to watch this caravan

And we don't play with sound clash
Soundbwoy get ah neck bash
And he pussy dusted
Strumming dub plates with our fingers
(You heard?)
Eliminate sounds with our song (No)
Killing a sound boy with this sound
Killing a sound boy with this sound (No)
Taking sound boys' lives with this dub
Killing him softly
(You heard?) with this sound