Pushin' drop-tops, Stacy Lattisaw tapes, the 80's had us all apes Youngest gorillas up to bat at plate was a uncanny era, in my pants Yeah, X Clan hair, with dreads at the top of my
Homicide an' Feds on the where I played, b-ball That's I wondered was I here for the cause, or be-cause Ray Charles could see the ghetto Was to stay strong an' I could beat the devil
'Cause yo, I used to play Balcony seats Watchin' swing razors in the front row, then out in the The car show, 560's, afros Acuras Super Lover Cee an' Casanova
Live be, bustin' out of they clothes Wearin' lip gloss, big door knockers they earlobes So them years go? Where the old gold beers an' cheers go? But now shorties here doe, so
The doo are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,
Political thugs in suits persuade us to pull In army boots, yellin, "Join the forces" We the Vietnam War, intoxicated poisons Needles in of veterans instead of bigger fortunes
There's still a lot of crawlin' in the carpet War in the ghetto, we crabs in a barrel, torture us won't be servin' the beast too long The murderers police uniforms, confederate flags I burn
Beat breakers were dancin' to the music I chose An' Peachtree heads was tootin' they nose In frozen corners of Chicago, loaded up children With an'
We incarnates, headed for jail Where gas company in South Africa be havin' us killed Your paper money was the of Christ An' all these shorties up, just resurrect your life It's like a
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, snorkels an' Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride, one mo'
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Island bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, right
Used to wear rags on they when it was fried up That's when we were to, buyin' hair products Back before my generation, our blackness started disintegratin' awareness started penetratin'
The styles come from prison, they used makin' liquor Just to prove we creative nothin' into somethin', is God work An' you get without struggle an' hard work
War is to my in chains From Greene to Sing-Sing, I'm y'all to know one thing The thing is to forgive, but God does Even if you murdered or robbed, yeah, wrong, but God loves
Take one step toward him, he two towards you Even when all fail, God support you I done it, got God sun on my My heart an' my lungs was affected from an'
Do your right an' it loves you back You get one life, an' yo, because of that I'm still blazin', out for the cause rockin', stockin', not for the waves, obeyin' no laws An' like that
The doo rags are back, hats, snorkels an' furs Riker's bustin', still packed, what's the word? The drinkers stay drinkin', or puffin' An' I'm, enjoyin' life's ride, one mo' time
The doo rags are back, fitted hats, an' furs Riker's Island bustin', still packed, the word? The stay drinkin', or puffin' they An' I'm, still enjoyin' life's ride,