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[00:46.03]3 kids started off being friends to the end
[00:48.52]Growing up in a time that turned boys to men
[00:50.57]Carlo was the slick one, the little girls liked him
[00:53.42]And all the little niggaz in the hood, wanted to fight him
[00:56.33]But Carlo, main nigga James wasn't having that
[00:59.04]James had boxing game and left niggaz laying flat
[01:01.83]All of us 12 or 13 at the time
[01:04.39]Drinking cheap wine and smokin' brown bag dimes
[01:06.99]I was into writing rhyme in class at school
[01:09.79]Waitin' for the bell to ring so we can go and shoot pool
[01:12.56]One day, some up the block niggaz came talking shit
[01:16.96]Bragin' on they clique and how many crews they click with
[01:18.74]Tryin' to start some extra clip shit, them niggaz so for real
[01:20.84]James so cool to get with fucked his whole grill
[01:23.44]Carlo, that slick nigga pulled a 22
[01:26.02]They got some heat too, what the fuck we gonna do?
[01:28.37]Bust and hit the back door, now we in the alleyway
[01:31.38]Running, heart pumpin' fast tryin' to see another day
[01:33.70]Blessed to escape the mayhem
[01:35.84]Time and time again, we escaped the mayhem
[01:44.10]Yo, what's been goin' on dogg?
[01:45.47]Man, that shit goin' down dogg
[01:46.66]What's goin' down with you?
[01:46.87]I done heard you got rich, uh?
[01:47.77]You don't fuck around with us
[01:48.63]In the hood no more, uh?
[01:49.80]You know it's funny how shit changes, right?
[01:51.93]How life can loosen up a friendship that's so tight
[01:54.80]Years after all the horseplay and misdemeanor crimes
[01:57.42]Us being homeboys, didn't seem so fine
[02:00.13]Years of just fuckin' around, rappin' in the neighborhood
[02:02.64]Found me with a gold album, tryin' to live my life good
[02:05.84]Carlo got popped with 8 keys in a minivan
[02:08.61]Somewhere in Tex, Arcan, doin' about a hundred man
[02:10.97]That nigga James, straight cutthroat on them snouts
[02:13.99]Robbin' dope boys, gettin' what the fuck he want
[02:16.67]The game changed, now you gotta play with death
[02:19.39]Now I have to ask myself
[02:20.88]Do you remember your childhood, back when
[02:23.65]You didn't have to have loot, to have friends
[02:25.88]Now it's all about your Benjamin's, your cash flow
[02:28.74]And if a nigga fuck with that, he better know
[02:31.52]Time changed everything, between us
[02:34.12]And if I see you in the streets, I gotta bust
[02:36.49]You used to be a friend to me, one I could trust
[02:39.17]Now if you see me in the streets, you better bust
[02:42.65]One day, I'm on my way to the studio, ya dig?
[02:45.66]Pick up a zip of hay, after I drop off my kids
[02:48.05]Flippin' through the hood, seen James with his little crew
[02:51.24]Blue rags up, in a drop top Malibu
[02:53.90]Bloodshot eyes, I could smell the dip burnin'
[02:56.06]Bumpin' DJ Squeaky, flashin' what the earnin'
[02:58.61]He asked about Carlo, well what can I say?
[03:01.47]I write him when I get a chance but I pray for him everyday
[03:04.13]Lookin' at my ride, tellin' me nigga you comin' up
[03:07.08]Fuckin' with that rappin' stuff, I guess you just forgot about us
[03:10.01]Na cat, it ain't like that, I gotta eat
[03:12.34]That's when James clicked and pulled out his fuckin' heat
[03:15.32]I hit the gas, he kept bustin' till the clip was empty
[03:17.71]17 shots and didn't nothin' hot nip me
[03:20.46]Quickly, grabbed my shit and opened it up wide
[03:23.06]The nigga on the passenger side instantly died
[03:25.55]James bailed, I gave chase, fuck the consequence
[03:28.21]If I let him live, he'll start another incident
[03:32.97]12 years ago, I never thought I'd see the day
[03:34.22]Shit would ever be this way
[03:35.59]Do you remember your childhood, back when
[03:38.43]You didn't have to have loot, to have friends
[03:40.72]Now it's all about your Benjamin's, your cash flow
[03:43.17]And if a nigga fuck with that, he better know
[03:45.89]Time changed everything, between us
[03:48.80]And if I see you in the streets, I gotta bust
[03:51.41]You used to be a friend to me, one I could trust
[03:54.12]Now if you see me in the streets, you better bust
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