N.O.R.E., Chico DeBarge - The Way We Live lyrics

Y'know what I mean? This for the woman
Y'know what'm saying?
Coming up, just trying to get a nut
Y'all really understand what we doing
Ya know?
Y'all understand that we hurting y'all
Y'all come attatched
It's all good, this one for y'all
Y'know what I mean?
Yo, ya know? It's crazy, we all together

I used to cut pies, in front of my girl
Now I apologized the reason why:
(my fault) she seen the red in my eyes
When I was cutting it
Feeling like the archives
Chopping it down, thinking I'm
Choosing my rise
Never hit the street without my heat, what
Told me not to said, "Paps
We know the Jake 'ill try to knock you"
You do your thing, boo, I'll still be there
Don't mean to knock you
I know it's hard fucking with
A thug nigga like me
Thinking would I get locked?
Come home tonight or not?
Black Princess, kiss you when I see you
White women suntan and try to be you
The melanin in your skin
Make it all see-through
Sometimes he hurt y'all
Not understanding what we doing
Sweating at the foul line like Pat Ewing
Yo from all the brothers
I dedicate to the mothers
My mother, grandmother of the Earth
If it wasn't for women
Then it wouldn't be birth
What, it's all real

We're just some thug people
(that's what we are) that's what we are
Trying hard to change the way we live
(Change the way we live)
But we can't take back
'cause that's what we are
Trying hard to change the life we live

Yo, yo, ayo, you got chronic? You got yours
I got mines let's get real high
Light it all at the same time stop holding
(hold it up) , babe it's your turn to roll it
I used to spend time outside with my dime
She be, rocking my chain, thinking she shine
Straight beautiful, yo
I'm really glad that she mine
Kiss you on the forehead, 'cause yo, boo
This one for you
The stupid shit I did in the past
I didn't mean it you know a nigga skinny
'cause a nigga 'nemic
But when you cook, the way that it smell
The way that it look
'Cause chef, plus you look good
That's off the hook you go to school too
Sit back, all respect due
Work you part-time
Spending your time around mine
I'm loving you, that's why I wrote this rhyme
Flying into Bal Harbour, when we need to shop
It's Cartier, Gucci, Gaultier
Shit won't stop!

We're just some thug people
(that's what we are) that's what we are
Trying hard to change the way we live
(Change the way we live)
But we can't take back
'cause that's what we are
Trying hard to change the life we live

Yo, it's all good
I'm liking that you understand me
It even flipped, when I was down in Miami
Called me on my cell phone
Jones like we still home
Tell me what your wearing girl
Always look appealing girl
Step into my life now, share my world
That's what I like about you
You got faith in me be shining by yourself
With little lace with me
The only thing I love more, gotta be the kids
You got the real hair
While other chicks rock wigs
I can remember back then, like descriptively
When you friends kept saying not
To get with me but you couldn't help it
I know the both of us felt it
The both us melted, the both of us dealt with
The rumors and the lies, your eyes and thighs
Is enough for a brother to cut off ties
To any other chick I used to mess with
Keeping it real, 'cause you the real one
That I wanna step with

We're just some thug people
(that's what we are) that's what we are
Trying hard to change the way we live
(Change the way we live)
But we can't take back
'cause that's what we are
Trying hard to change the life we live

This song right here
Is dedicated to all of y'all
Y'know what I mean?
'Cause we know how we are
We know how we make y'all feel sometimes
Knowing that we ain't doing it purposely
We're just being the person that we are
Hanging with the fellas, gettin jealous
Y'know what I mean?
You know what it is, this one's for y'all
Word up, i want y'all to tell all
Y'all girlfriends about this one

We're just some thug people
(that's what we are) that's what we are
Trying hard to change the way we live
(Change the way we live)
But we can't take back
'cause that's what we are
Trying hard to change the life we live