You Never Know
Jermaine Dupri/Nate Dogg/Warren G Lyrics

Got a little something for the summertime
I have a great plan for this summer

While you on the grind
While you are working hard

Getting yours
Achieving your goals

Hell yeah! I'm getting mine
Yes, I am!

I take trips and dips just to recline
I travel and relax just to unwind

I blaze up the orange weed
I smoke marijuana

To relax my mind
To calm myself down

Spend time with my kids on the weekdays
I spend time with my children during the weekdays

And I holla at my momma and my
I talk to my mother and my

Grandma on the threeway
Grandma on the three-way phone call

She say, If you do right
She tells me that if I do the right things

Baby boy I promise you live
My child, you will live a long life

A long life
A life that is not cut short

I can't argue
I cannot disagree

I try hard to
I make an effort to

Not blast niggas
Not shoot people

I walk past niggas
I avoid confrontations

With my head up to the skedai
With my head held high

Nigga tried to pull a fast one
Someone tried to trick me

On Snoop Dogg
On Snoop Dogg specifically

To get some shut eye
To get some sleep

What I do to him I can't speak
I cannot disclose what I did to him

You know the episode
You are aware of the situation

And the code on the street
The unwritten rules and morals of the streets

I keep it all the scriffin' y'all
I keep everything on the down low

But real street for y'all
But true street knowledge for you all

Cause you never know
Because you never know when something unexpected may happen

From the killing
From the murders

The robbing
The robberies

The squabbing
The fights

And jacking
The carjackings

Car jacks to kidnaps
From car theft to kidnappings

What? Niggas be acting a fool
Some people act foolishly

Trying to set me up at the park
Attempting to trap me at the park

But I'm cool
But I am okay

Act a fool
Behave foolishly

My daddy said throw them thangs
My father taught me how to fight

And stay strong
And remain strong

My momma got sick
My mother fell ill

So I'ma keep it strong
So I will remain strong

As long as I got my feet in the game
As long as I am involved in the game

And make this beats
And create these beats

And bring heat to the game
And bring a high level of skill to the game

Fuck the fame
I do not care about fame

I got a little boy to see through
I have a young son to raise and guide

And him without me
Without me in his life

Is like me without you
Is like me living without something important

Keep it true
Stay honest

And stay down for your grips
And stay loyal to your group

Homies and licks staying tight
Friends and criminal activity partners staying close

Like this
Like this (in reference to staying close)

You niggas never know
You never know, my friends

Which man are blasted for
Which man might get shot

Never know which man to kill
Cannot know which man to murder

Just to settle the score
Just to even the score

It wasn't long ago
It was not too long ago

I had this partner of mine
I had a friend

Knew him just a short time
Only knew him briefly

But he's stuck in my mind
But I still remember him well

My nigga lived perfect
My friend lived a great life

Said the streets wasn't worth it
Said that living a life of crime wasn't worth it

If you don't die rich in the game
If you do not become wealthy while in the game

Then what's the purpose for this struggle?
Then what was the point of all the hardships?

We stay piece to puzzle
We stay together like pieces in a puzzle

Invest half the wealth
Invest half of what you earn

And pray to god it double
And hope it multiplies

We just in this
We are just involved in this lifestyle

Trying to get rich at the interest
Trying to become wealthy through accumulation of money

Keep it pimping
Keep it cool and calm

Stay with niggas that's relentless
Stay with people who are persistent in their endeavors

Smoke dough
Smoke marijuana

Just because I say so
Simply because I want to

Money pronto
Money quickly

And niggas never would know
And people would never know

You never know
You never know what may happen

You never know where this road's gonna take you
You never know where life is going to take you

Got to be strong
You must be strong

You got to hold on
You need to persevere

This life's gonna lead you
Life can lead you many different ways

Just Hold on
Just keep holding on

You never know
You never know what may happen

You never know where this road's gonna take you
You never know where life is going to take you

Got to be strong
You must be strong

You got to hold on
You need to persevere

This life's gonna lead you
Life can lead you many different ways

Just Hold on
Just keep holding on

You never know
You never know what may happen