[DMX]
Uhhyeah
Another one of those - this is for my nigga Q - down to earth joints
Rest in peace babyyou re not for me dawg

[Chorus]
They don t knooowwho we beee
They don t knooowwho we beee

[DMX over Chorus]
That s how many that don t knowthey knew I could do it!
This goes out to my nigga Q - rest in peace baby
They still ain t ready...

[DMX]
What they don t know is!
The bullshitthe drama (uhh)the gunsthe armour (what?)
The citythe farmerthe babiesthe mama (what?!)
The projectsthe drugs (uhh!)the childrenthe thugs
(uhh!) The tearsthe hugsthe lovethe slugs (c mon!)
The funeralsthe wakesthe churchesthe coffins (uhh!)
The heartbroken mothersit happenstoo often (why?!)
The problemsthe thingswe useto solve em (what?!)
Yonkersthe Bronx (uhh!)BrooklynHarlem (c mon!)
The hurtthe painthe dirtthe rain (uhh!)
The jerkthe famethe workthe game (uhh!)
The friendsthe foesthe Benzthe hoes (what?!)
The studiosthe showscomesand it goes (c mon!)
The jealousythe envythe phonythe friendly (uh-huh!)
The one that gave em the slugsthe one that put em in me
(whoo!) The snakesthe grasstoo longto see (uhhuhh!)
The lawnmowersittinright nextto the tree (c mon!)

[Chorus 2X]

[DMX]
What we seeing is!
The streetsthe copsthe systemharrassment (uh-huh)
The optionsget shotgo to jailor getcha ass kicked
(aight) The lawyersthe partthey areof the puzzle (uh-huh)
The releasethe warning"Try notto get in trouble" (damn!)
The snitchesthe odds (uhh)probationparole (what?!)
The new chargethe bailthe warrantthe hole (damn!)
The cellthe busthe rideup North (uh-huh)
The greensthe bootsthe yardthese hearts (uhh!)
The fightinthe stabbinthe pullinthe grabbin (what?!)
The riot squad with the captainnobody knows what happened
(what?!) The two years in a boxrevengethe plots (uhh!)
The twenty-three hours that s lockedthe one hour that s not
(uhh!) The silencethe darkthe mindso fragile (aight!)
The wishthat the streetswould have took youwhen they had you
(damn) The daysthe monthsthe yearsdispair
One night on my kneeshere it comesthe prayer

[Chorus 2X]

[DMX]
This here is all about!
My wifemy kids (uh-huh)the life that I live (uh-huh)
Through the nightI was his (uh-huh)it was rightbut I did
(uh-huh) My upsand downs (uhh)my slipsmy falls (uhh)
My trials and tribulations (uhh)my heartmy balls (uhh)
My mothermy fatherI love emI hate em (uhh!)
Wish GodI didn t have embut I m glad that he made em
(uhh!) The roachesthe ratsthe straysthe cats (whatwhat?!)
The gunsknives and batseverytime we scrap
The hustlinthe dealinthe robbinthe stealin (uhh!)
The shithit the ceilinlittle boywith no feelin s
(damn) The frustrationragetrapped inside a cage
Got beatin s til the ageI carried a twelve gauge
(aight!) Somebody stop me (please!)somebody come and get me
(what?!) Little did I knowthat the Lord was ridin with me
The darkthe light (uhh)my heart (uhh)the fight (uhh)
The wrong (uhh!)the right (uhh!)it s gone (uhh!)aight?

[Chorus 4X]

[DMX over Chorus]
Man listen
These motherfuckers don t knowwho we are!
They don t know
They couldn t possibly fuckin know dawg
That s from the heart

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