King T - Stay Down lyrics

Yo sup
Dedicated to my homie Lil Terry
Rest in peace front Hood Crip
That nigga DJ aka Lex Diamond
151 Piru, know what I'm sayin'?

Not long back when I had this
Cool friend who got paid
And I'ma change the names
To protect who's afraid
Let's call him Butch
He was superior to crooks
He ran the books and killed
Niggas for they looks but peep it
This nigga told me secrets 'bout life
The struggles of the black and
The luxuries of white the shit was trife
My nigga's game was ass-tight and uh
Really the only older nigga that I liked
I took heed while this boss
Player took the lead
As he explained why niggas
Was addicted to greed
He looked tipsy, mashin' in his black 850
"I hit a lick T
Now all my niggas out to get me
And this is us, you the only nigga I trust
Cause when it's on
We the only niggas to bust"
No diggity, I know how niggas be around town
But when they talkin bout mashin' on a homie
I gots to stay down

God please, shine your light cause my
People are sightless
And nothing's positive when you're
Far from righteous
We're born in a world of negative and greed
And every day for somethin dumb I
Watch a young black bleed
Our kids that sell drugs
Was raised to be thugs
Raised to love hate, raised to hate love
And in the years to come I
Hope my people get hip
Stop killin' off each other
Let's get this grip

And everywhere we went, man
We was strapped like goodfellas
With fresh Karl Kanis
I floss Armani sweaters while Butch
He bragged about Colombian connections
Fuckin' with the Mexicans who
Dress like Texans
A veteran, and although I seemed mesmerized
I glanced and saw the look
Of fear in his eyes
He taught me: "Sometimes you can't
Trust your own people
They turn on ya, and all this shit's illegal"
I gave up dances, bullshit type romances
Dress the fanciest
Takin' penitentiary chances
Now the baby Gs wanna drop me to my knees
Damn, niggas tryna stick me for my kis
Well good luck, cause loc
I don't give a fuck i put that on the set
I leave these young fools touched
With hollow point slugs through your mug
Young clown
You're speakin' on dippin' in my riches
You best to stay down

God please, shine your light cause my
People are sightless
And nothing's positive when you're
Far from righteous
We're born in a world of negative and greed
And every day for somethin dumb I
Watch a young black bleed
Our kids that sell drugs
Was raised to be thugs
Raised to love hate, raised to hate love
And in the years to come I
Hope my people get hip
Stop killin' off each other
Let's get this grip

And as years went by
My nigga kept his game in gear
He moved to Atlanta, I pursued my career
Sometimes I reminisce the ways we did dirt
Cookin' up chemicals, shippin' out work
He kept in touch
He said he bought a five on dubs
"And when you get a chance nigga
Come rock my club"
These hoes get tossed when I floss on my boat
Don't sweat no hotels
I bought a crib by Too $hort
It don't stop till the wheels break loose
I heard they tripped out and
Killed my nigga Big Bruce it's all good
He's seein' things much greater
Them niggas involved laugh now, cry later
I know what's happenin'
My nigga always spoke wise
Some people gotta grind
Get the loot and organize
He closed the conversation
Would I always be around?
"You need somethin, hit me, God bless loc
Stay down"

God please, shine your light cause my
People are sightless
And nothing's positive when you're
Far from righteous
We're born in a world of negative and greed
And every day for somethin dumb I
Watch a young black bleed
Our kids that sell drugs
Was raised to be thugs
Raised to love hate, raised to hate love
And in the years to come I
Hope my people get hip
Stop killin' off each other
Let's get this grip