yeah ladies and gentlemen know what time it is time to do this you better be taping this laughs but you re probably not are you you are alrite then that s what i m talkin bout always prepared that s why they call them teachers welcome to my world where the quarter only gives you one life so you better push your buttons just right where any given second anybody can get it you better hold on tight cuz life can take a turn for the worse and have you switching from the coupe to the hearse you better peep this verse the streets ain t no joke but man the sidewalks might get you first so wherever you rest you better don t sleep cuz like denzel said you could either be a wolf or a sheep and that ain t even criminology i m talkin bout the everyday 9 to 5 people still gotta fight to eat you could ride the fast lane or the train the illest weapon you can load ain t your nine boy load your brain you ask a real live gangsta and he ll tell ya the same a lot a dummies die young man simple and plain a lot a kids wanna show they got heart so they wild out skip class and trade book smarts for streets smarts but ask yourself even if you got one target ain t you better off with two darts in my world of rent bills skills business mess around and find out just how real it is wins losses loyalties promises mess around and find out just how real it is backstabbers parasites slanderers politics mess around and find out just how real it is y all don t even wanna know just how real it is mess around and find out just how real it is bumps bruises scrapes cuts aches and blisters typhoones monsoons earthquakes and twisters it s the picture my life fits in my whirlwind rotates elevates and transcends watch me shine in the streets like some fresh new rims watch my enemies retreat as i collect my wins every 25 thousand i start over again to renew my history so skip repentin my sins here s some words of advice you can share with cha friends tell em not to fall victim to the short term ends comin up fast i m sure you ll impress the skins but if you re too deep you re guaranteed to catch the bends you could spread news north east west and south my universe will expand way beyond new york you got two ears two eyes and just one mouth so look and listen both over before you talk i m keepin all my enemies outlined in chalk on the blackboard now did you get the wrong idea i suggest you change the currents in your atmosphere once you get yourself together i ll remain right here rent bills skills business mess around and find out just how real it is backstabbers hold up what the what yo yo joe what you doin in the vocal booth man oh aight uhh uhh uhhh uuhhh uhhh just dance with me dance with me ah yeah just dance with me dance with me dance with me what cha know bout that uh just dance with me dance with me uh huh uh ha c mon aiyyo it s all real every inhale every exhale every extra breath from birth s been a blessin plus i go through some professin and confessin i stay grounded with common sense in my lessons life is a test i m studyin not guessin i learn answers ask and answer questions like y is a chromosome axis cause and effect so respect what the god s manifestin you can t hesitate but you gotta be patient and use wise words in every conversation you gotta stack paper if you wanna stop chasin there s not much time for cartoons and playstation it stays true throughout every nation whether you be yankee or haitian yard trini or bajan spanish or asian even african or caucasian huh even if you was born from claymation to live out your birth right it takes preparation your job as a man is to be the foundation cuz all of the above will be caused by you but yo man shouldn t need no explanation whoo talk a lot might as well just give it to em yo play the chorus of this shit they gon learn rent bills skills business mess around and find out just how real it is wins losses loyalties promises f around and find out just how real it is backstabbers parasites slanderers politics f around and find out just how real it is fat booties baby mamas twins triplets f around and find out just how real it is aids herpes gonorrhea syphillis f around and find out just how real it is d d d d dp one funkmaster flex 