Know The Ledge

[00:05.39] Sip the juice, I got enough to go around
[00:10.31] And the thought takes place uptown
[00:12.33] I grew up on the sidewalk where I learned street talk
[00:15.07] And then taught to hawk New York
[00:16.65] I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn
[00:18.43] Make money in Manhattan and never been token
[00:20.52] Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down
[00:22.78] Get strong on the Island, recoup, and lay around
[00:24.29] Time to build my juice back up
[00:26.60] Props back up, suckers get smacked up
[00:28.93] Don't doubt the clout, you know what I'm about
[00:31.16] Knocking niggas off, knocking niggas out
[00:33.26] Shaking 'em up, waking 'em up
[00:35.19] Raking 'em up, breaking 'em up
[00:37.32] Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[00:39.98] Let's see if I know the ledge
[00:41.38] Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here
[00:51.76] I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer
[00:53.73] Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased
[00:55.93] If I get revenge, then they rest in peace
[00:57.94] Somebody's got to suffer, I just might spare one
[01:00.87] And give a brother a fair one
[01:02.35] Stay alert and on P's
[01:03.89] And I do work with these, like Hercules
[01:05.99] Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw
[01:08.43] 'Cause I don't like y'all, I'm hype when night fall
[01:10.46] Smooth but I move like an army
[01:12.40] Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me
[01:14.77] Putting brothers to rest like Elliot Ness
[01:16.89] 'Cause I don't like stress
[01:18.81] Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand
[01:20.77] Nothing's gonna stop the plan
[01:22.80] I'll chill like Pacino, kill like De Niro
[01:24.95] Black Gambino, die like a hero
[01:26.94] Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge
[01:30.05] Let's see if I know the ledge
[01:31.67] Shells lay around on the battleground
[01:41.67] Dead bodies are found throughout the town
[01:43.44] Tried to put shame in my game to make a name
[01:45.87] I'ma put it on a bullet, put it in your brain
[01:47.87] Rip the block like a buckshot
[01:49.58] Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed
[01:51.93] No remorse when a life is lost
[01:53.93] I paid my dues, paid the cost
[01:56.28] And my pockets are still fat
[01:58.36] Wherever I'm at, I get the welcome mat
[02:00.12] Even if my crew steep with one deep
[02:02.37] I attract attention, people like to peep
[02:04.22] So come say hi to the bad guy
[02:06.66] Don't say goodbye, I don't plan to die
[02:08.50] 'Cause I get loose and I got troops
[02:11.27] And crazy juice
[02:12.93] In control of many like Ayatollah Khomeini
[02:15.36] Hang out wit' Smith and Wesson, don't try to play me
[02:17.06] I'm at war a lot, like Anwar Sadat
[02:18.81] But no warning shot, my gun is warm a lot
[02:20.99] When I cook beef, the smoke will never clear
[02:23.13] Areas in fear but this here's a fear
[02:25.12] Living life too close to the edge
[02:27.47] Hoping that I know the ledge
[02:29.42] A brand new morn', no time to yawn
[02:39.64] Shower's on, power's on
[02:41.74] Late for school, I catch the train
[02:43.93] Girls sip Cristal and whisper my name
[02:45.89] I push up like an exercise
[02:47.69] Check the intellect and inspect the thighs
[02:49.79] Select the best one, pull her to the side
[02:51.96] Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride
[02:53.96] Read her my resume she's know I'm 'ready cool
[02:56.13] Just meet me after school
[02:58.14] We can moan and groan until your moms come home
[03:00.64] And you be calling me Al dope Capone
[03:02.52] Sweatin' me, she didn't want to let me loose
[03:04.57] Come get me, that's if you want to sip the juice
[03:06.48] 'Cause the streets await me, so I take my gun off safety
[03:09.20] 'Cause a lot of niggas hate me
[03:10.84] Coming out of the building, they set me up
[03:12.80] Sprayed with automatics, they wet me up
[03:14.67] In a puddle of blood, I lay close to the edge
[03:16.96] I guess I didn't know the ledge
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