Ain't No...
D-Flow (Of D.I.T.C.) Lyrics

Ain't no love, I'm tellin' you ain't no love
I'm emphasizing that there is absolutely no love or loyalty in the game.

Ain't no love, I'm tellin' you ain't no love in this game
I'm repeating myself to drive the point home that there is no love or loyalty in this game.

I used to hustle street corners back in 1986
Back in 1986, I used to sell drugs on the street corner in order to make a living.

Slangin Yayo by the dub, me and E-Bay in the mix
I was selling cocaine in large quantities with my partner, E-Bay.

Only sixteen, slangin' rocks on a sub, two 'o' clock in the mornin'
I was only sixteen years old, selling drugs in the middle of the night on a submarine.

We watchin' under, see the coppers kept their creep on
We were keeping a close eye on our surroundings because the police were constantly trying to catch us.

But we was ready, didn't slip or slide or sleep on
We were always prepared and never let our guard down because we knew the game was dangerous.

The game was dare, you could be here today and gone tomorrow
The game was a gamble with high stakes and one wrong move could lead to death or imprisonment.

Partner, see you gotta try to survive, the system failure, house of people
In order to make it in this game, you have to do what it takes to survive because the system has failed us and put us in this position.

Money is the root to evil that we possess inside our arson minds
The love of money is the motivation for the crimes we commit and it has corrupted our minds.

That's why so many of my homies dyin'
This is why so many of my friends have died because they were caught up in this lifestyle.

Crack floods communities will we flex the green harsh look
The crack epidemic has affected entire communities and we are willing to do whatever it takes to make money, even if it means causing harm.

In the face of what we call reality, dead partners and clips
The harsh reality of this game is that death is a constant threat and I have lost many friends to violence.

Pictures and bullet shells on grave sites
The evidence of the violence that plagues our community can be seen in the pictures and bullet shells left on the graves of our loved ones.

Got me thinkin' about my crazed life
All of this has got me reflecting on the chaotic and destructive nature of my life.

What would I be, when I think that it's a shame
I wonder what my life would be like if I hadn't gotten caught up in this game and it's a shame that this is the life I have to lead.

Cause my trigger gots no heart homie and ain't no love in this game
I'm acknowledging that the violence that I am capable of is a reflection of the lack of love and loyalty in this game.

I watched the po-po roll on and chase my partner
I witnessed the police chase down and arrest one of my friends.

See, my homie's get stood on fool, by the coppers
My friends are constantly getting harassed and arrested by the police.

Herion addicts and fiends walkin' the city streets
I see people who are addicted to heroin and other drugs walking the streets, struggling to survive.

Not even wantin' to care about what their children eat
These drug addicts are so consumed with their addiction that they are neglecting their own children.

But see there's Doggy-Doggs, be a hog
In this game, it's all about looking out for yourself and doing whatever it takes to make money and survive.

Young player maintain to keep ya brain, like it ain't fool
Young people in this game need to make sure they are smart and don't get caught up in their own greed.

Gotta do what ya gotta do, roll with a crew if you got to
Surviving in this game means doing whatever it takes, even if it means sticking with a group of people who may not have your best interests at heart.

But keep your game true, cause see them haters out there bad
It's important to stay true to yourself and not get caught up in the hate and violence that surrounds this lifestyle.

Talkin' about they want to jack a young player for all his cash
Other people in this game are willing to use violence and robbery to get what they want, even if it means hurting someone else.

Better watch your back in '95 on the real
In 1995, it was a particularly dangerous time in this game and it was important to be extra cautious.

Them youngsters out there drugged on that high package steel
Young people are getting addicted to drugs and it's causing them to act recklessly and dangerously.

And can't nobody tell them nothin' about their life
These young people are so convinced that they have all the answers and nobody can tell them what to do.

Cause their daddy beat their mama and their mama on the pipe
The difficult and abusive home lives of these young people are a huge factor in their involvement in this lifestyle.

When will the sticky situation change, like I told you before homie
I've talked about this before, but when will things finally start to change for the better?

My homie mama almost died and had a stroke
The mother of one of my friends almost died when she heard that her son had been killed.

When we told her that her little baby boy was left in smoke
When we told her that her son had been killed, it was like her world had been destroyed.

We all shed in tears cause they did him cold
We all cried because he was killed in a particularly brutal and heartless way.

I know if he was here, we would all be smokin' like a Roach stall
If he were still alive, we would all be smoking and hanging out together like we used to.

Light up the blunt and crack the top off of the Yat
We would smoke weed and drink together in order to cope with the pain and sadness of losing our friend.

But all the Chronic in the world can't bring my homie back
No amount of drugs or alcohol can ever bring our friend back from the dead.

I'm missin all the times that we got drunk and fell out on the floor
I'm remembering all the good times we had together, when we would drink and have fun with each other.

Both at the back of a squad car straight cappin' on the po-po
We would sometimes get arrested together and make fun of the police who had arrested us.

And that's a cryin shame, damn, there ain't no love in this game
It's a terrible shame that things had to turn out this way and that there is no love or loyalty in this game.

It ain't no happy phase
This game is not a happy or positive experience for anyone involved.

You know that's right to say the place
It's true that this lifestyle is a dangerous and destructive place to be.

You know there's pointin' it to blame
There's no one person or group to blame for the problems in this game.

It ain't no happy thing
This game is not a source of happiness or fulfillment for anyone involved.

You know that seed ain't the blame
The root of the problem isn't necessarily the individual people involved, but the system and society that puts them in this position.

It ain't no happy phase
This game is not a happy or positive experience for anyone involved.

You know that's right seed ain't the blame
Once again, the root of the problem is not the individuals involved in this lifestyle, but the society that puts them in this position.

Ain't no love in this game
I'm repeating myself one last time to reaffirm that there is absolutely no love or loyalty in this game.