Night Shift
Dave East Lyrics

I trapped on the night shift
I'm a drug dealer who works the night shift.

I seen my uncle addicted to white shit
I witnessed my uncle become addicted to cocaine.

I pulled up with a nice bitch
I arrived with an attractive woman.

My license suspended so that's who I slide with
I drive with someone who has a valid license because mine is suspended.

I'm ready for anything, outside with a Glock, in jail with an ice pick
I'm armed and prepared for any situation, whether it's on the street or in jail.

Just put your money down, nobody make a move until the dice hit
Don't make any moves until the dice determine who wins the money.

I got my money up, tellin' promoters I switched up my prices
I've raised my prices and informed the promoters.

I brought Dre Mack with me, he gon' run down, he don't care who your wife is
I brought someone named Dre Mack with me, and he's willing to do whatever it takes, regardless of who might be affected.

I'm tryna live righteous
I'm trying to live a more moral and virtuous life.

Couldn't get bail, they said he was a flight risk
Someone I knew was denied bail because they were deemed a flight risk.

Why these niggas on my dick?
Why are these people trying to be close to me?

If I see it, I want it, I like it, I buy it
If I want something, I will get it without hesitation.

You need like fifty pills? I could get 'em
I can easily get you fifty pills if that's what you want.

I got like nine bitches in the Sprinter
I have nine women in my Sprinter van.

I just got some head, she just wanted dinner
I just received oral sex, and the woman who did it only wanted food as compensation.

Half my niggas dead, half up in the prison
Half of my friends are either dead or incarcerated.

.40 on me, handle business
I carry a .40 caliber gun and am willing to use it.

I ain't got no time to think about no witness
I don't have the time or desire to worry about witnesses.

Leave 'em in the river, wakin' up with fishes
I dispose of bodies in the river where they will eventually be eaten by fish.

I get all my diamonds from the District
I purchase all my diamonds from the Diamond District in New York City.

I got all my haters at attention
My actions have caught the attention of all my detractors.

Try pull me over, not stoppin' at lights
If the police attempt to pull me over, I won't stop at stoplights.

If I hop out, I'm jumpin' over fences
If I have to flee from the police, I'll jump over fences to escape.

Can't fuck with bitches, they just want attention
I can't have relationships with women because they only want attention.

My diamonds yellow, I look like a Simpson
My yellow diamonds give me the appearance of a character from The Simpsons.

Her brain amazin' like she went to Princeton
She's incredibly intelligent, as if she went to Princeton University.

Her name was Monica, I felt like Clinton
I felt like former U.S. President Bill Clinton, who had an affair with a woman named Monica.

We in New York
We're currently in New York City.

Couldn't get the blicky so I got the knife in
I couldn't get a gun, so I carry a knife instead.

Bad vibe with me, light skin
I have a negative energy around me, and I'm light-skinned.

And she text me, say I'm triffling
She texted me, calling me untrustworthy or unreliable.

I've been sipping all this syrup then I looked up
I've been drinking cough syrup with codeine and suddenly realized how much time has passed.

Maybach with a light tint
I own a Maybach luxury car with lightly-tinted windows.

I gotta see if the cops come
I need to make sure there are no police officers nearby.

If the paper the subject, I ain't done
If money is involved with what we're doing, I won't stop until it's done.

If the bitch is not fucking, she can't come
If a woman isn't willing to have sex, she can't be a part of what we're doing.

I've been popping these Addys, I can't sleep
I've been taking Adderall, which keeps me awake and alert.

I've been Cripping on beats like I'm Dave East
I've been making great music (crip refers to the Crip gang), similar to rapper Dave East.

Put a new supercharger on a Hellcat
I installed a new supercharger on a Dodge Challenger Hellcat, which provides it with more power.

Had a hell of a week, where the bails at?
I had a really tough week and need money for bail.

Tryna put that hoe leg where her arm at
I'm attempting to have sex with a woman in a non-traditional position.

This shit deeper than rap, we be on that
Our actions and lives are more complex than anything we could put into a rap song.

Um, like, what is you doing?
What are you doing right now?

Is you rapping? You trappin?
Are you currently rapping or dealing drugs?

Like, pick up your fucking phone
Answer your phone, damn it!

Stop playing with me, like I know you're not that fucking busy, like
Don't lie to me, I know you're not that busy.

And it better not be no bitches in there
Make sure there aren't any women with you when you pick up the phone.

I'm not playing with ya
I'm deadly serious and not joking around.

I'm in Los Angeles, cool, but I've always been scandalous
I'm currently in Los Angeles, but have always been involved in shady or illicit activities.

We might rob you and your manager
We're considering robbing both you and your manager.

For target, for which, we need a new camera
We need a new camera to capture a specific target during a robbery.

After we shoot, light a candle up
After we finish committing a crime, we'll light a candle to commemorate the event.

Don't hit her phone while we land in her city, that shit got her all in her feelings
Don't contact her while we're landing in her city because it can upset her emotionally.

I don't get searched, so I got some hittas that pass me a strap 'til they get in the building
I don't get searched, so I have accomplices who pass me a gun once they're inside the building.

I come from public housing where they killin'
I grew up in public housing where people frequently get killed.

Couldn't get a job is why you started dealin'
I started dealing drugs because I couldn't find legitimate work.

Couldn't get no help is why he started stealin'
He started stealing because he didn't have any other options.

He not his self that's why they never feel him
He's not acting like himself, which makes others unable to connect with him.

I ain't popped a Xan in a minute
I haven't taken Xanax (a prescription drug sometimes used as a recreational drug) in a while.

I ain't fucked a fan in a minute
I haven't had sex with a groupie in a while.

Last time was staying independent
I had sex with a groupie when I was an independent artist.

Disrespect my man, I'm offended
If you disrespect one of my associates, I'll be upset or angry as well.