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Dave East Lyrics

I never follow orders put that on my daughter (Kairi)
I prioritize my daughter over obeying orders.

Back and forth to Florida hide the coke in goya
I frequently travel to Florida and hide cocaine in Goya products.

Pistol on my dresser bitch I'm from the border
I keep a gun on my dresser because I am from border regions.

Reef Buck my brother, Big Bay my brother
Reef Buck and Big Bay are like brothers to me.

Really know I got 'em, Druggy know I really love 'em
I truly have their backs, OGB Druggy knows I care about him deeply.

All this forever love, Nik survived a headshot
Despite the hard times, we have an everlasting bond. Nik survived a gunshot to the head.

This Crip I was never Blood, I'm just speaking facts
I was always part of the Crip gang, I'm being honest about it.

Papi throw me work knowing that I'ma bring it back
I get work from Papi and he knows I'll return with the money.

Codeine gives me cold sweats
Codeine makes me sweat even when I'm cold.

I had to tell my pops that he ain't old yet
I had to inform my father that he still has a long life ahead of him.

Percocets get in me, I got no stress
Taking Percocets relieves me of all stress.

Dancing with the devil bitch I'm Milly Rocking
I'm living dangerously, dancing with the devil, while I Milly Rock.

Freaky down in Philly it's crazy now I got Philly rocking
Things are getting wild in Philly, and now I have the whole city excited.

My youngin' trapping in Brooklyn, that nigga stealing Thompkins
My young associate is dealing drugs in Brooklyn and stealing from Thompkins.

Ponzi scheming like them Wall Street crackers that got it
I'm a Ponzi schemer like those rich Wall Street bankers.

Immaculate profits that mean that paper God bless
My profits are impressive and praise-worthy.

I talked to Scrappy just knowing he walk the yard stressed
I spoke to Scrappy knowing he was stressed while walking in the prison yard.

Them park sets had my back bigger
My neighborhood friends always had my back.

Know that you a target, you a black nigga
As a black man, you're a target for discrimination and violence.

Used to homicide so we react quicker
We've grown accustomed to violence and react more quickly to it.

We ain't have a dollar on us but we had liquor
We were broke but had alcohol to enjoy.

Drunk in the projects that was me, go ask niggas
I was drunk and hanging out in the projects, ask around to confirm.

Never seen a million but I've seen a body
I may not have a million dollars, but I have seen someone dead.

You ain't never served a fiend, ain't never seen a lobby
You don't know what it's like to sell drugs to addicts or enter a building's lobby to do so.

Mafia thoughts, wish I could speak to Gotti
I am often thinking about the Mafia and wish I could speak with John Gotti.

Stash tucked from my daughter in case them people found me
I hide money from my daughter in case I get caught by the authorities.

You got the key to the city? Well shit I need a copy
If you were given the key to the city, I want one too.

Rap slow, half Spanish, I could go speak to Papi
I can speak Spanish and therefore converse with Papi about business matters.

I hid my pistol in my sock drawer
I keep my gun hidden inside my sock drawer.

Everybody hard, we had the hard, or you can cop soft
Everyone tries to act tough, we either sell the hard drugs or the softer ones.

For some reason I don't feel nothing when they knock a cop off
I am numb to the news of a police officer being killed, it doesn't affect me.

You ain't the only one getting money I got these drop offs
I'm making lots of money too, through my various drug drop off points.

Just thinking back to when I hardly was out
I'm reminiscing about the times when I wasn't out dealing drugs.

And Baltimore you got it cheap so we target the South
In Baltimore, drugs are cheaper so we target the southern region to sell them at a higher price.

Had dime bags on me walking past Laguardia house
I had dime bags of drugs on me as I walked past Laguardia Houses.

They killed my cousin fuck we talking about? Forever beef
My cousin was killed, and now we're in a state of permanent conflict with his killers.

Ain't no truce here
We're not seeking a truce, the conflict will continue.

My aunt used to tell me why she ain't move there
My aunt gave me reasons for not moving to a certain location.

Every year the same in the projects like what is New Years?
In the projects, every year is the same and New Years doesn't feel special.

Traino came home, same nigga they gave him two years
Traino was released from prison but was given another sentence soon after.

Crazy or forever, always keep a pair of blue Air's
No matter what happens, I'll always have a pair of blue Air Jordans.

That first night in prison is the worst
The first night in prison is the most difficult.

Made it worse was coming home and seeing my niggas on a shirt
Things became even more difficult after seeing memorial shirts for my dead friends.

Had to get it out the mud, I got respect for the dirt
I had to work hard and start from the bottom to earn respect for my hard work.

Thinking how newer fiends would get their checks on the 1st
I'm thinking about how new drug addicts would receive their government assistance checks on the first of the month.

Sixty thousand in diamonds they like, "His neck gotta hurt"
People are surprised I can wear $60,000 worth of diamond jewelry around my neck.

Know my paps did dirt for that in life I'm probably cursed
My dad likely committed crimes to earn the money for my jewelry, and now I may be cursed because of it.

Me and my daughter mother realized it never worked
My daughter's mother and I came to the conclusion that our relationship wasn't working.

I got sick of the same jeans, I just wanted a better shirt
I was tired of wearing the same clothes, I wanted to improve my wardrobe.

Wanted some better shoes, can't tell me I never worked
I wanted nicer shoes and won't let anyone say I didn't work hard to get them.