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E-Wax Lyrics

Hoppin' over barbed wire fences, nigga
Overcoming obstacles and challenges

Had this one broad right, she was so damn sprung
Being involved with someone who was deeply infatuated with me

She used to hold my motherfuckin', motherfuckin' sack, nigga
She used to carry and protect my valuable possessions

Thought you thought, nigga
You might have had a different perception

In a motherfuckin' V.H.S, uh motherfuckin' cannister (in a what?)
In a VHS tape container

Nigga, yeah ayy, I promise you, nigga, this game been so damn good
I can assure you, this industry has treated me very well

(Said this rap game's been good to me)
The rap industry has provided me with success

Hard times
Difficulties and challenges

(But I don't know how long that's gonna be, yeah)
But I'm uncertain about the duration of this success

I hope I don't go back to slangin' ya-yo (don't wanna go)
I hope I don't revert back to selling drugs

Slangin' yayo (slangin' what?) to get my mail (oh, no)
Selling cocaine to earn money

Hope I don't go back to slangin' ya-yo (don't wanna go back)
I don't want to return to selling drugs

Slangin' yayo (slangin' what?) to get my mail (to get)
Selling cocaine to make a living

Been a hustler since birth, mama sellin' dinners for the church
I have been involved in various enterprises from a young age, including my mother's food sales for the church

Red-handed, caught me stealin' money out her purse
I was caught stealing money from her purse

Got branded, permanent whip scars on my back
I have lasting scars from beatings as a punishment

'Cause I used to get beat, with racin' car tracks
Because I was beaten with racetrack toys

But now me got wealth, holdin' a conference call on my
But now I have wealth and can have important business meetings over the phone

Hands-free car telephone, lookin' like I'm talkin' to myself
Using a hands-free phone in my car, appearing as if I'm speaking to myself

Shootin' the breeze, cuttin' it up real tough like
Having casual conversations and speaking confidently

Choppin' it up like true business men
Having discussions like successful entrepreneurs

Talkin about it, by the way B, what we doin' this week on SoundScan?
Discussing plans and activities for the upcoming week related to SoundScan

If I ain't in Japan, I'm in the Valley (Valley)
If I'm not in Japan, I'm in Silicon Valley

Or maybe next door in Gary Payton bowling alley
Possibly spending time at Gary Payton's bowling alley

Or maybe at the shootin' range, me and Banks (Banks)
Perhaps at the shooting range with Banks

Or on the golf course, with Merton Hanks (Merton Hanks)
Or playing golf with Merton Hanks

Or we lay in the sun, give me my propers (propers)
Or we relax in the sun, receiving acknowledgment

With a beat that's out of this world, lookin' down on doctors
With exceptional music that surpasses even the achievements of doctors

Sippin' on Port, watchin' my kids play basketball
Drinking Port wine and observing my children's basketball game

In the backyard on a forty by sixty-three foot long sports court (what?)
On a large sports court in my backyard

Built a spot up in the wilderness, coyotes and wild boars (bitch)
Established a residence in a remote area surrounded by wildlife

Dupont registry aluminum pool table made strictly for outdoors
Purchased a pool table made of aluminum specifically designed for outdoor use

Twenty inch gold super Bravos on my everybody ain't able
Installed twenty-inch gold super Bravos rims on my car that not everyone can afford

To be blessed with a successful-ass independent-ass record label
To be fortunate enough to have a successful independent record label

Check it out, marbles (marbles), I got the game from my Uncle Saint Charles (Saint Charles)
Listen, I acquired my knowledge and skills from my Uncle Saint Charles

Used to bank across the street at Wells Fargo (Wells Fargos)
I used to do my banking at Wells Fargo across the street

But now it's Merrill Lynch (Merill Lynch)
But now I use Merrill Lynch for my financial needs

And just think (just think), I used to sit the bench
And to think, I used to be on the sidelines

I remember gettin' chased by the cops, had to get my stomach pumped
I recall being pursued by the police and having to undergo stomach pumping

Swallowed a quarter ounce of rocks, late afternoon
I ingested a quarter ounce of drugs in the late afternoon

Po-po waitin' for me outside of Vallejo Kaiser Permanente
The police were waiting for me outside the Vallejo Kaiser Permanente hospital

Emergency room with Glocks, ready to Rodney King me to death
In the emergency room, the police were armed and ready to brutally attack me like Rodney King

Somehow I managed to make my escape through
Miraculously, I found a way to escape through

The back of the cafeteria by the vending machine department quickly
The rear area of the cafeteria near the vending machines, moving rapidly

Found myself runnin' through the Friendship Apartment Complex
I found myself running through the Friendship Apartment Complex

Over there by the railroad tracks, around the corner from the
In the vicinity of the railroad tracks, just around the corner from

People's Continuation High School
People's Continuation High School

Somewhere off in Lofas, behind Je-nai's Liquor (bitch)
Somewhere in Lofas, behind Je-nai's Liquor store

It's too many jealous brothers in this game
There are too many envious individuals in this industry

I can't stay the same, I gotta get mine
I can't remain stagnant, I must strive for success

Hey, yeah Don't wanna go Don't wanna go, don't wanna go
I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back

Don't wanna go back, back to the game (to get your mail)
I don't want to return to the drug dealing lifestyle

Hey (bitch)
Hey, listen up