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1. |
| 4:27 | ||||
It's just a hill of beans to some
Bums talking 6-figure shit, while they taking their lump See I grew up on the hill But still I keep ready Had a mind of my own like Wes gave to Freddy As Freddy got clipped, man, so did my youth Spending nights with my rights, knocked to my tooth Yeah, it scarred my soul It fucked me up like vodka Had me walking around mumbling shit like I was Latka The Hill don't discriminate, they know who you are If you make it over the edge then baby, you the star The Big Top knows all the choices you chose Both respected and feared by your friends and your foes * Now up on the Hill is where you find us Yeah, up on the Hill that shit is timeless Yeah, up on the Hill that burns the brightest Yeah, up on the Hill, up on the Hill ** And up on the Hill is where you find us And up on the Hill that shit is timeless Yeah, up on the Hill there ain't no contest Yeah, up on the Hill, up on the Hill Now go make your mound in an anthill, sonny You be dead by 40, but you make a lotta money A shot clock is dropped, choose when you choose And if you ain't up on the Hill, you lose Now damn the jokes and damn the torpedos Live a life of your dreams,like boz did Lido I said Lido, who-a-oh I said one more time, ought to get it Now look up, look up higher and see It's not as hard as you figured it would be Now 2 tons, 2 tons lighter agreed, Now - if it's all right with you it's all right with me **Repeat *Repeat(x2) **Repeat(x2) *Repeat(x2) |
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2. |
| 3:25 | ||||
* Barry White, saved my life
And if Barry White, saved your life Or got you back with your ex-wife Sing Barry White, Barry White, it's alright. Now I was watching Banachek My mind's eye right back when i was a seed and learning 'bout life At night they came together and gave me sight He said it's better doing this, than sucking on a pipe Now when she came over, she brought the discus On and on, she promised to kick this EWF, stole my breath When he finished, there was nothing left *Repeat Over and over, 'til it's ready Sing about it low and fat like J. P. Ghetti We make it happen, ass slappin' Sitting on the point to where you never catch us nappin' CO efino, he got the money grips No parking for Saturday night and the pips The pips know the hymns, they singing along Like knowing the verbs is gonna keep you from the twilight Ummmmm Do a little like that Barry White, Barry White, You know it's alright *Repeat(x2) [fade out] |
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3. |
| 4:17 | ||||
Paulie ran like hell, car-jacked my moma's Pontiac
Dropped it off at the house, and he was sorry and he'd bring it back Got on the Major Deagan, fighting a heart attack But that was that, an hour out to Hackensack Runnin', Kosciusko to the L.I.E Traffic out the ass as far as the eye could see Flip on the radio: WNBC, 3 men shot tryin' to free Gotti' The View Belongs To Everyone (4x) He heard they moved the Don out west somewhere like Oregon Long live the king runnin' the marathon He drifted back to 'Days' at the ‘Octagon’ Where the Goombas held the guards and did the pissing on And now they ain't no mob just some criminal collective Since Rudy and the right got his ass re-elected We esteem too easy, obtain too cheap And we talk a lotta shit from the back fuckin' seat Long live the King, but who will wear his crown They're flowing like a stream, deep from Underground Long live the king, but who will wear his crown Can you get down, can you get down? (repeat to fade out) |
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4. |
| 2:47 | ||||
He got the pizza and brew, sensational
20,000 out on the street and accidental Here's to the one, the one around my way Giving love to the peoples, many hours, many days See he is both the hero and the pragmatist Doing push-ups in the back, and waving his fists The kids from the school, call it subterfuge Scars on his limbs is about to use * Korean Bodega, it's in my favor (2x) See him hangin' on the street with the ill shopkeeper Breakin' down a broken parking meter Sprite on ice, fruit loops And Jesse James gotta lot of customers but don't know their names Downtown like Pittstreet they run outta hope They far from ligit sellin' heroin and coke He says you catch me doin' that you hangin' out on a rope I gotta Korean Bodega, my shit is dope *Repeat to fade out |
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5. |
| 4:04 | ||||
I think about the block keep it close like treasure
Keep it packed away where no one come in to Got pulled out of the mix like forever and ever I thought you told me how you felt about it in your letter But that is all behind me like Georgio Armani I'm sipping campari feed my dog salami Never gave nobody up, I did my time I didn't bitch Since I been back I heard you switched : But I'm back on the block and the air tastes sweeter Yeah I'm back on the block and I barely believe ya Yeah I'm back on the block and the air tastes sweeter Yeah I'm back on the blockI remember the block and how it all began You was a ramblin' man with a shake in your hand Now, when they ran up fisty cuts in the plan One who does it, who you was So you dropped it on the cousin and you blamed it on me He said nothing to the man but he said something to me One, two, three but still I gave him the fifth But since I've been back I heard you switchedAnd she keeps goin' on and on about it, hmm hmm And he keeps goin' on and on and on about it And Drunk Eddie from the store, he keeps goin' on and on about it He keeps goin' on and on about it. |
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6. |
| 2:23 | ||||
When 8 o'clock rolls around
and the same old shit is gettin' down go to 10th street, yeah 10th street If you don't want D and you don't want that crap but you gotta get the monkey off ya back go to 10th street, 10th street We got what ya need A pillow bag with much to many seeds Up on 10th street Baby, baby keep it down I believe I see the man Look around as much as you like smell the bags and hold on tight on 10th street yeah, 10th street They'll gladly snatch your cash, give 'em ... shit and call it hash on 10th street That's right on 10th street We got what ya need A pillow bag with much to many seeds Up on 10th street Baby, baby keep it down I believe I see the man Baby, baby keep it down I believe I see the man |
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7. |
| 3:42 | ||||
Back in '78, I was a kid,
I didn't know shit and I never did When the summer got hot, we praid for rain But since the lights went out I've never been the same But when we got older I caught the gust Livin' in the park with the rest of the nuts But now I waver, I feel it heavy on my mind A life-saver that's been there all the time And she don't lie, she don't lie but I do She don't know, she don't know but I do And I play heavy on my mind The booker got blessed on her date of birth from green point ave across to Benson Hurst She keeps my family together, keeps my foes at bay When she's chillin' off the leash you better stay away I remember you and I, we used to chill on a stoop maxing and ... without any loot Now you got it going strong but i feel long in the tooth girl Now you got it going strong but i feel long in the tooth And I don't know what to feel anymore But I'm trying, I'm trying to tell her And I don't know what to think anymore But I think, I think I ought to build myself ... And she don't lie, she don't lie but I do She don't know, she don't know but I do And I play heavy on my mind And I don't know what to feel anymore But I'm trying, I'm trying to tell her And I don't know what to think anymore But I think, I think I ought to build myself ... And she don't lie, she don't lie but I do She don't know, she don't know but I do And I play heavy on my mind And she don't lie, she don't lie but I do |
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8. |
| 4:36 | ||||
On a night with no lights
They found a young girl's body Jigged and beaten and they made it a priority But the boys in blue couldn't solve the case Because the girl that hit the curb didn't have no face They found her on Delancy Street, Christmas Eve No suspect sought, much to my relief And I said wash your face little girl, for real Pretend you came back with that mass appeal Now diamonds for your pearl, clicking and heels Shaking that ass for extra value meals And down that part of town, that frightens the masses Filled with mean motherfuckers and noxious gases Delancy I love you, I need you You're the only one for me Delancy I love you, I need you I miss you on the Southside of the street They're all bums girl, they're all bums girl They're livin' in their fucked up places I'm talking murder, I'm talking blackmail and jazz And guys with burned up faces Delancy I love you, I need you You're the only one for me Delancy I love you I need you Southside, Southside Delancy I love you I need you You're the only one for me Delancy I love you I need you I miss you on the Southside of the street You know that you're the flower, baby I am Dr Pepper I saw you on the street and it made me feel much better I dragged him 'cross the ground to show him what he'd done I seen an F' train coming, shining like the sun Yeah I looked both ways before I pushed him in the track I heard a scream, a crack and I never looked back Delancy on my mind |
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9. |
| 4:07 | ||||
5 to 7 minutes to go, can you feel this?
Your life on the streets is done, forget the business You get what you give, another day another dead one Picture me out on the edge with the half a tonne Tryin' to move it on up, tryin' to move the fuck out You ain't Billy the kid, you ain't no ghetto son with clout No doubt you had it hard, just a shard from the mirror That went out * Yeah we're all very worried about you, Yeah we're all very worried about you, And if you fly high again they gonna, bag you up, And if you fly high again they gonna bag you up, bag you up, And if you fly high again they gonna, bag you up, And if you fly high again they gonna bag you up, bag you up, You was a little out of line but you acted like you cared And from now on, your life, and his, forever bare I'm out on the streets, hearin' bullshit for weeks I think it's time for you and me to meet And if it's all minor scales and the check ain't in the mail While you feelin' like you failed, wind blowin' past your sail Nice place to live now son, where you gonna run? Understand where we comin' from, put down the gun *Repeat |
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10. |
| 4:15 | ||||
Now I thought we'd come alive and
Stop all this drunken driving You were the one who wanted to storm those gates and kill those prophets that couldn't relate But still you're the one who wanted to save your soul With all your bullshit rock and roll But now she hides her eyes burns her house and hopes she dies * Never gettin' my hands dirty Uh-huh, uh-huh It's not just for myself, not just all for self, no I figured we'd move it on up, move it on up, yeah Not just for myself, not just all for self, no Now he put your hand in mine Come daddy come show me a sign Now what I do I do for youths The white and the black and the browns and the blues Now promise comes in two foot waves The moving earth and diggin' the graves Now he tried to justify it But he'll feel better once he tries it *Repeat to fade out |
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11. |
| 4:00 | ||||
Like 9 till 10 love 5 point hit
All you had was your fist if it was in the grim Some say they're ignorant They leave a trail spend hard time in jail And bang their girl through the mail But now millennium where did the time go And while the lines show Now sit dressed up before Geraldo Now if you've seen hard times you're not alone 9 seven hoboken upon your telephone * All my time is gone All my time is gone So familiar I hear the music in my head(x2) Now I got myself in with men of respect I might get off easy or get a broken neck But when they find me I'll give 'em hell Not form but 'cause I never fail Like Rocky till the ring of bell Hard times depression's curve I think a lot about nouns but nothing in verbs I wanna run, you make me stay I scured the edge of the map until I get out of range *Repeat(x5) |
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12. |
| 3:37 | ||||
Axamillion morals, difference in opinion
I was with him, he had 7 jack and cokes in him They had platform heels, nose job bills And some look like their ill with the fucked up grill Supermodels on my 'D', 1 2 3 He said "2 for you, 2 for me" Face like a saint, suckin' like a sinner Cocaine makes you thinner, cocaine makes you thinner I got supermodels on my 'D'(x3) Like Roger Grimsby on eye witness news Man he'll tell you the truth while he's singin' the blues Just like gasarama on Avenue B He'll check under the hood, man he'll teach you Tai Chi He laughed and with a gesture bought a drinks for the girls He said "You gotta have the love in this fucked up world" You gotta have the love in this fucked up world You gotta have that sweet, sweet love That keeps you warm at night - ooo bop bop shabba You gotta have that love, for the world the world ain't what it's cracked up, get it cracked up to be - ha ha ha Shoo be doo bop bop I got Supermodels on my 'D' (x8) Can't you see, can't you see That I got a supermodel on my 'D' (repeat to end) |
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13. |
| 3:33 | ||||
Now everyone is goin' out, but I'm stayin' in
You see I gotta nurse my lonely heart, with the mini bar gin It's not that my baby is mad at me, no, for doin' something wrong It's just that I'm so far, far away from her, and I've been here for so long * So won't you please try and understand that we ain't that kind of band You choose and you choose, baby and sometimes end up with the mini bar blues Now love thy neighbour and the children they flock The suckers that shwag me baby are suckers that I Glock See I'm the fire hose, and everybody knows, that I'll knock you down and kick that ass So when I go out on the town, straight out of the ground I ain't lookin' to get on down, it's just one of them things, ask Steve, me and the fellas, sipping on some Heinekens, if you know what I'm trying to express through my music *Repeat(x2) |
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14. |
| 2:42 | ||||