and the whole world is the Ville

[00:00.81] Love put me on the corner
[00:06.79] Love put me in the street
[00:12.68] Love put me on the corner (yeah)
[00:18.75] Love put me in the street
[00:23.54] Uh
[00:24.90] What I rep to the death is where my steps were first taken
[00:29.05] At that same time, my mind's felt the earth shaking
[00:31.82] Under her, her youngest son was a baby Godzilla
[00:35.60] Raised amongst the dazed and the crazy-eyed killers, uh
[00:38.95] The V-I-L-L-E
[00:41.03] Some of thеm sell cars, some of them sеll weed
[00:44.02] Some of them sell pills, some of them sell ki's
[00:47.04] Some of them sell grills
[00:48.89] Some of them sell studio time so that you can go rhyme
[00:52.35] Using your mind to dream bigger than most do
[00:54.88] Well, listen close, the perfect nigga to coach you
[00:57.85] Is on the mic to ignite, the Ville's first at flight, I'm a Wright brother
[01:02.65] The hardest nigga on the mic got a white mother
[01:05.70] She picked a hell of a spot
[01:07.19] From the bottom, one day her son was finna dwell at the top
[01:10.46] Yeah, I been all around the world, but I never forgot the fuckin' Ville
[01:15.44] The motherfuckin' Ville
[01:16.71] I said, "The Ville", the motherfuckin' Ville
[01:20.04] The Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[01:22.97] I said, "The Ville", the motherfuckin' Ville
[01:26.26] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[01:29.56] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[01:32.51] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[01:35.56] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I-, uh
[01:39.01] The best cyphers was football games
[01:40.89] Or at the skatin' rink wherever all the neighborhoods came
[01:44.37] A lot of niggas carried razors and be hangin' with gangs
[01:47.58] But when I started rappin', I wasn't afraid of them things
[01:50.47] I started killing niggas one by one, the crowd was gettin' bigger
[01:55.43] When I got done, they said, "Youngin is a problem
[01:58.43] But yet and still, we in an unknown city where no record deals
[02:02.48] Had ever filled somebody's pockets," that's when I clocked it
[02:06.36] If they won't come to me, I'll go to them and make a profit
[02:09.24] I took it up top, now can you visualize the optics?
[02:12.16] The only southern nigga that New York ever adopted up
[02:16.01] Queens nigga with the honorary doctorate, but
[02:19.16] Still, the Ville remains in my veins
[02:21.58] I came to do what I claim I do to attain
[02:24.66] What was ordained, unattainable for a nigga from the Ville
[02:29.26] The motherfuckin' Ville
[02:31.23] The Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[02:33.94] I said, "The Ville", the motherfuckin' Ville
[02:37.00] I'm from the Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[02:39.98] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[02:43.14] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[02:46.50] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[02:49.44] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I-, uh
[02:53.08] Now this tale was composed for those who arose within this lil' area code on the globe
[02:59.02] Like the rose that grows from out the concrete of bold, you gotta just go no matter the gold
[03:05.26] You're from a beautiful, but not reputable place
[03:08.25] You seen your fair share of funeral dates
[03:10.96] But smiles far outweigh the tears
[03:13.03] Embrace the hurt, don't downplay your fears
[03:16.36] It may take years, just keep your eyes on the road as you steer
[03:20.04] Keep all negative peers in your rear-view mirror
[03:23.12] 'Cause most niggas is scared, they wanna be safe
[03:26.34] And they gon' try to tear you down because you wanna be great
[03:29.10] In order for there to be love, there's gonna be hate
[03:32.21] Remember, this life ain't guaranteed
[03:35.52] Talk to the mic for your therapy
[03:38.63] Aim for the top, you'll be there with me, from the Ville
[03:43.34] The motherfuckin' Ville
[03:45.59] The Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[03:48.18] I'm from the Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[03:51.37] The Ville, the motherfuckin' Ville
[03:54.35] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[03:57.20] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[04:00.24] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I double L-E
[04:03.34] F-A-Y-E-T-T-E-V-I-, uh
[04:06.77] Love put me on the corner
[04:12.89] Love put me in the street
[04:18.98] Love put me on the corner
[04:24.70] Love put me in the street
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