[Produced by DJ Premier & BMB Spacekid]
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[Refrain: Anderson Paak]
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These old sneakers, faded blue jeans, no tricks, no gimmicks
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I be stompin down-down-down-down-down demons
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Rollin up trees in the belly of the beast
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Where the people disagree
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The upper class eat, middle dont exist
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The bottom of the beat, glad I got my sticks
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Are you jumpin on a fad, layin in a ditch?
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I be stompin down demons, stompin down quick, come on
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[Chorus: Anderson Paak]
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And please dont come around these parts
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And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
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The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
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Is when were fuckin shit up, come on
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[Verse 1: Anderson Paak]
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Bullets still ringin, blood on the cement
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Black folks grievin, headlines readin
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Tryna pay it no mind, you just livin your life
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Everyone is a witness, everyone got opinions
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Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes
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I aint livin in fear, but Im holdin him tight
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Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes
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I aint livin in fear, but Im holdin him tight
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[Verse 2: Dr. Dre]
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Damn, why the fuck are they after me? Maybe cause Im a bastard?
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Or maybe cause of the way my hair grow naturally?
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Still tryna figure out why the fuck Im full of rage
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I think I noticed this bullshit right around the fifth grade
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Paraphernalia in my locker right next to the switchblade
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Nothin but pussy on my mind and some plans of gettin paid
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But Im a product of the system, raised on government aid
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And I knew just how to react when it was time for that raid
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Just a young black man from Compton, wonderin, ‘who could save us?
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And could barely read the sentences the justice system gave us
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So many rental cars with bricks, I think they probably funded Avis
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Some of us was imbalanced but some us used our talents, shit
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Not all of us criminals but cops be yellin, “Stay back, nigga!”
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We need a little bit of payback (Payback!)
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Dont treat me like an animal cause all this shit is flammable
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Dont fuck around cause when its done, its done
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Fuck you!
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[Pre-Chorus: Anderson Paak]
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And the old folks tell me its been goin on since back in the day
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But that dont make it okay
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And them white folks tell me all the lootin and the shootins insane
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But you dont know our pain
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[Chorus: Anderson Paak]
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And please dont come around these parts
~#**************#~
And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
~#**************#~
The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
~#**************#~
Is when we fuckin shit up, come on
~#**************#~
And please dont come around these parts
~#**************#~
And tell me that were all a bunch of animals
~#**************#~
The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
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Is when were fuckin shit up, come on
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[Refrain: Anderson Paak]
~#**************#~
These old sneakers, faded blue jeans, no tricks, no gimmicks
~#**************#~
I be stomping down-down-down-down-down demons
~#**************#~
Rollin up trees in the belly of the beast
~#**************#~
Where the people disagree
~#**************#~
The upper class eat, middle dont exist
~#**************#~
The bottom of the beat, glad I got my sticks
~#**************#~
Are you jumpin on a fad, laying in a ditch?
~#**************#~
I be stompin down demons, stompin down quick, come on
~#**************#~
[Pre-Chorus: Anderson Paak]
~#**************#~
And the old folks tell me its been goin on since back in the day
~#**************#~
But that dont make it okay
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And them white folks tell me all the lootin and the shootins insane
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But you dont know our pain
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[Chorus: Anderson Paak]
~#**************#~
And please dont come around these parts
~#**************#~
And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
~#**************#~
The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
~#**************#~
Is when were fuckin shit up, come on
~#**************#~
And please dont come around these parts
~#**************#~
And tell me that were all a bunch of animals
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The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
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Is when were fuckin shit up, come on
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[Outro: DJ Premier, Dr. Dre, & Samples]
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Yeah! This is DJ motherfuckin Premier!
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And Im Dr. Dre (Dr. Dre)
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What, Premo! Yeah, we fuckin shit up!
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No! We dont play no games here! Motherfucker, please!
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Aftermath
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One of the reasons that me and you click
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We dont lose, I always win
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Lets face it, you basic, boy, for realla, for realla
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Professional winners!
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For realla, for realla