Yeah, 1996
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Coolio with the flow
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Rated R (Superstar)
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L.V., thats right
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[Verse 1: Coolio]
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Mossberg Smith & Wesson
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Forty-five let me tell you how I learned my lesson
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House party in the hood at some niggas I dont know
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But I had to go they had a house full of hoes
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I stepped into that party with my nigga high off that head
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The hoes is looking good so we try to make a friend for night
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Lets get it right lets get it straight
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But now these punk ass niggas in the party want to playa hate
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Id bust a cap to save a rat so whats up with that
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Its 1996 so these bustas get no kinda of doubt
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Like American Express here we go again
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I never leave home without it so dont even think about it
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Just let me leave and I wont have to make you bleed
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But if you make an offensive move then Im gonna have to show a groove
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Back up off lets keep it soft
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Dont make me have to show you who these 16 bosses be
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[Hook: L.V.]
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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[Verse 2: Rated R]
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Way back in the days we dudes dont forget a name
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Now everybody wants the fame but things change aint the same
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All these sucker set-trippin killin for no reason
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Thats why I never leave the house without my nina
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I love my baby carry my baby whereever I go
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For these suckers get in a twist they say I beat their pimpin
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Stop wishin you was in my shoes
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And learn to be yourself stop acting like somebody else
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Its ninety-six and most of the homeys thinking of six feet
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The six I found out if you wear partners where the friends go
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Every week you dont see me I gotta put at work
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I guess the shit dont stop till my gaskets drop
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Stop hating my life and get your own
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Be true to this game or this game will do you cold
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Everywhere I go I got my back
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I hate to do my all black but I must stay strapped
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[Hook: L.V.]
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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No no oooo I cant escape this life
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[Verse 3: Coolio]
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I been trying to live in peace but these fools wont cease
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They insist with their bullshit so I got a full clip
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Chitty-chitty bang-bang doin its a new thing
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One shot from a Jake .38 can make your brain ache
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Im the kinda nigga that dont believe in frontin
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But if you run up on me trippin you best believe Im dumpin
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I got bills to pay and kids to raise
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And a whole generation of lost niggas to save
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So I aint got time for that yip yap
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If you start some static Im gonna have to blow your mind back
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Believe that nigga daisy if you do its true
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Fuck with Coo you get done thats how we do it to it
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Dont start no shit and it wont be none son
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But if you do Im going for my gun
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Like Doc Holliday a nigga aint scary
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So if you want to trip then Ill be your huckleberry
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[Hook: L.V.]
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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This really aint me no more
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These streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
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This really really really aint me
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But the streets wont let me go
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I cant escape this life
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That they got me trapped inside
