Wonderful World
Krayzie Bone Lyrics

What a wonderful world, world, world, world
Is this really a wonderful world, world, world?

Out in the streets, streets
When the thugs play out in the streets, street

When the thugs play out in the streets, street
When the criminals engage in illegal activities in the streets

We blast that pistol
We shoot the gun

You's a damn fool if you don't duck, duck, duck
You are a fool if you don't take cover

We do what we gotta do to survive, gotta stay alive
We do whatever is necessary to survive and stay alive

Even if the nine millimeter has to whistle
Even if we have to use the gun

We can whistle while we work
We can find some joy even in difficult situations

Now I remember mama told me not to be up on the block trying to push rocks
My mother warned me not to sell drugs on the street corner

She said, 'Cause that's the reason that your brother right now in trouble with the cops'
She explained that it is the reason why my brother is currently in trouble with the police

I said, 'No way not me, ma'
I responded, denying that it would happen to me

But when she turned her back I stuffed the llello in my sock
However, when she wasn't looking, I hid the drugs in my sock

Hopped on my BMX, and I'm out
I quickly rode away on my BMX bike

Yeah, I got what the fiends need
I have the drugs that addicts are looking for

If you need some weed, I got it
If you need marijuana, I have it

Got the powder and can rock it for ya (rock it for ya)
I have cocaine and can provide it for you

My first employer was my bigger brother
My older brother was my first boss

Til his ass got knocked and locked the fuck up
Until he got arrested and incarcerated

Stuck up in that system and I miss him
Trapped in the prison system and I miss him

But can't stop eating meals 'cause he in there
But I can't stop enjoying my meals because he is in prison

And he should be happy I'm out so I can send him commissary
He should be grateful that I'm free so I can send him money for his needs in prison

As I reach my territory, I jump off my lowrider
As I arrive in my neighborhood, I get off my lowrider bicycle

Yeah, that's my bike but you don't tell nobody
Yes, that's my bike but keep it a secret

Soon as I hit the corner the fiends was on a nigga
As soon as I reach the street corner, the addicts approach me

Had to them bustas quit hatin' just 'cause my boulder's bigger
I had to make those jealous individuals stop hating just because I have more drugs

First I bust a ten, then I bust a twenty sale
First, I sell a ten-dollar worth of drugs, then I sell twenty dollars' worth

Another fifty sale, shit today the fiends are spending well
Another sale of fifty dollars' worth, today the addicts are spending a lot

Couple hours past and I got two rocks left
A few hours have passed, and I have two drugs rocks remaining

And I need to get these off
And I need to sell these quickly

Walk up a few blocks where
I walk to a few blocks where

Them niggas think they ballin', but they smokin' man
Those guys believe they are successful, but they are addicted to drugs

I tell 'em, I got them double up's
I tell them, I have drugs available for double the usual amount

And sell my dope to them
And sell my drugs to them

If you don't tell nobody, I won't tell nobody
If you keep it a secret, I will keep it a secret

Paid them niggas two for twenty
I paid them twenty dollars for two drugs

I went home and I got pissy (pissy)
I went home and got drunk

Drunk as a skunk, roll me a blunt
Intoxicated, I roll a marijuana cigarette

This is shit we do everyday
These are the things we do on a daily basis

We can't front, can't front
We can't pretend, we can't pretend

It was just, one of them days on the ave of Lincoln
It was simply one of those typical days on Lincoln Avenue

I'm just sittin' on the mail box watchin' and thinkin'
I'm just sitting on the mailbox, observing and reflecting

I just bought all my rocks and the fiends is rushin'
I just acquired all my drugs and the addicts are eagerly approaching

A little boy ran in the streets and his moms is fussin'
A young boy is running in the streets and his mother is scolding him

The neighborhood watch, they called the police twice
The residents who are concerned about safety, they called the police twice

And my niggas always fight over a game of dice
And my friends always argue over a game of dice

Everyday it's like a story, it's so much drama
Every day is filled with stories and intense drama

My girl just found out that I'm hittin' her mama
My girlfriend just discovered that I'm having a romantic relationship with her mother

And my niggas who went to college, they never keep in touch
My friends who attended college, they never maintain contact

And my next door neighbor, he just stole the bread truck
My neighbor who lives next door, he recently stole a delivery truck

He also stole a taxi, would brag and wouldn't care
He also stole a taxi and boasted about it without any concerns

He started pickin' up niggaz and started chargin' 'em fare
He began giving people rides in his stolen taxi and charging them money

I guess the year was about 1981
I suppose the time was around 1981

I'd say I was about eight
I would estimate that I was around eight years old

Standing on the corner, bullets rang out
Standing on the street corner, gunshots were fired

A little hoodster exposing too much
A young boy from the neighborhood, displaying excessive behavior

Niggas on my block play real robbers and cops
People in my neighborhood play the roles of both robbers and police officers

Big sis shootin' at niggas through the mail box
My older sister is shooting at people through the mailbox

'Cause motherf**kers knew it wasn't no males in the house
Because those individuals knew that there were no men in the house

Momma's at work, daddy who knows?
My mother is at work, and as for my father, who knows?

I got tired of wearing my sister's clothes
I became weary of wearing my sister's clothing

Young and shit, already on a role
Young and naive, already involved in illegal activities

Playin' look-out for the corner dope house
Acting as a lookout for the drug house on the corner

Start earnin' some clout
Starting to gain influence and reputation

Got bigger, developed a figure
I grew older and matured

Got me a nigga, and then my thang start learnin' the game
I got involved with a man, and then I started learning the ways of the street

Separating the real niggas from the lames
Distinguishing the authentic individuals from the disingenuous ones

The street light's 'bout to come on
The streetlights are about to turn on

I gotta go home, ain't shit changed
I need to go home, nothing has changed

Yo, I got needs and stuff, I had to be poppin' marry
Hey, I have various desires and necessities, I had to be successful

I hit her with the 'Is you is, or is you ain't my baby?'
I approached her with a flirtatious question about our relationship

I know a Tom, know a Jerry, call 'em 'Su and Eve
I know various people, I refer to them as 'Su and Eve'

I be goin' down in history, not a cliff, like Heath
I will make history, not by falling off a cliff like Heath Ledger

Where beef comes from size, and give me 'em all baby
Where conflicts arise due to one's size, and I want all of them, baby

And what, what, no motherfuckin' gravy? (no gravy?)
And what, what, no damn advantage?

Y'all have made me, Taz-mania mad
You all have made me extremely angry

An I heard Damizza got him a little Arabian lad named Hodgi
And I heard that Damizza has a young Arab boy named Hodgi

Doin' his thing like Sagi
Doing his own thing, just like Sagi

I'm tired of seein niggas do it
I am tired of witnessing people doing certain things

Time to watch me
It's time for me to be observed

Y'all remember the channel, the time and place
You all remember the channel, the time, and the location

Just get on the couch, a floor, and find a space
Just find a spot on the couch or the floor and make yourself comfortable

Moms and pops worked all week to get the phatter place
My parents worked all week to afford a better home

So your little ass had a TV on Saturday
So you, as a child, had the privilege of watching TV on Saturdays

I know I took ya back, you ain't gotta thank 'Su
I know I reminded you of the past, you don't have to thank me

Just remember, you rascals is little and I will spank you
Just remember, you misbehaving children are young and I will discipline you

Well, well, well
Hmm, hmm, hmm