Cortez Shoes
Lil Rob Lyrics

These Cortez Shoes know all the hard times that we had been through
Lil Rob's Cortez shoes have been through a lot of rough times with him and have seen everything he has seen.

All the crazy things we used to do just to get by walk in my shoes and you
Lil Rob is saying that to truly understand his life, you would have to walk in his shoes and experience the things he has experienced.

Will see why these cortez shoes try n walk in these cortez shoes betcha could'nt
Lil Rob is challenging anyone to try and walk in his shoes, but he thinks they wouldn't be able to handle it.

Walk in a mile in these shoes but we get by and we got to keep on walking
Lil Rob has been through a lot, but he keeps moving forward and getting by with his Cortez shoes by his side.

Let me take you back a way homie back in my day before that I figured
Lil Rob is about to tell a story of how his life used to be before he learned that crime doesn't pay.

Out that crime doesn't pay I was ont the streets every night and everyday out with
Lil Rob used to be involved in a lot of crime and spent most of his time on the streets.

The homies hanging out having a good time hey but sometimes a good time ended up
Lil Rob had fun with his friends, but sometimes their good time turned violent.

Jump in a ride and go blast on the vatos from the other side my uncles did it my
Lil Rob and his friends would drive around shooting at people from rival gangs. He learned this behavior from his family members.

Brother did it and now so do I no need to wonder why I was a victim of a drive
Lil Rob's brother and other family members were involved in gang violence as well. This lifestyle led Lil Rob to become a victim of a shooting from another gang.

By it turned into a shoot out but they ain't getting away hell no not with out a bullet
The shooting led to a shootout and Lil Rob made sure the other gang wasn't able to get away without being shot at themselves.

Wound ay that was my state of mind all the time don't cross the line and believe me
Lil Rob's state of mind was always filled with thoughts of violence and he had a line that people should not cross, or they would face the consequences.

When I say that the line was fine you might catch me in a bad mood with a bad
The line that Lil Rob had was very thin and could easily be crossed, especially if he was in a bad mood.

Attitude a lil homeboy who hates to loose or you could be talking shit about me right
Lil Rob has a tough attitude and hates to lose, so if someone talks badly about him, they should be prepared for consequences.

Now but you could'nt walk a mile in my shoes ya feel me homes come on
Lil Rob is reiterating that it is impossible for someone to truly understand his life and experiences without walking in his shoes.

My homeboy called me up said turn on the TV that's when I got the news
Lil Rob's friend called him to watch the news and that's when he found out that another friend had died.

Of my homeboy peewee rest in peace to the deceased beneath the barrio streets
Lil Rob is paying tribute to his friend Peewee who was killed and buried in the neighborhood.

When I saw him on the news he had cortez on his feet we went through it some of
Peewee was wearing the same Cortez shoes that Lil Rob has, which is something they both shared.

Us made it some of us blew it who would of knew it I remember crazy times in the
Some of Lil Rob's friends made it out of the neighborhood, while others did not. Lil Rob remembers wild times they had together.

Buick crazy shit we were likely to do it I wasn't really serious about music it's just to
Lil Rob and his friends were known for doing crazy things, like driving around in a Buick. Lil Rob didn't take music seriously at the time.

Easy to loose it and a lot of us do it itchy finger on the trigger easy to pull it we live
It was easy for Lil Rob and his friends to lose their way and become involved in crime. They always had their fingers on the trigger and it was easy to shoot someone.

Our life by the bullet we either die or get locked up make a mess to big to be
Lil Rob's life was controlled by the bullet, meaning that dying or going to jail was always a possibility. Their actions often caused problems that were too big to clean up.

Mopped up behind the smile there's a frown sad enough to bring you down a lil
Despite putting on a happy face, Lil Rob and his friends were often sad and their lives were a struggle.

Homeboy who sings the blues because he had no clue what to do in his life walking
Lil Rob sometimes feels aimless in his life, which brings him down and makes him feel sad. He feels like he is just walking around in his Cortez shoes with no direction.

Around in his cortez shoes that's what I used to do
Lil Rob used to wander around in his Cortez shoes, feeling lost and uncertain about his future.

I got shot down the block at the spot ran from cops never thought it
Lil Rob was once shot on the block and had to run away from the police.

Would stop never hit the county or Juvenal hall but that's only cause I didn't get caught
Lil Rob never ended up in jail, but only because he was lucky enough not to get caught.

An I can only imagine what would of happened if I continued scrapping n capping
Lil Rob knows that if he had kept up his violent life, he probably would have suffered even worse consequences.

Blasting an laughing I'll prolly be dead or in jail then I wouldn't be standing here rapping
If Lil Rob had continued to shoot at people and cause problems, he thinks he would be dead or in jail by now and wouldn't have the opportunity to pursue a music career.

About my cortez shoes
Lil Rob is proud of his Cortez shoes and what they have come to represent for him over the years.

[Chorus: x2]
The chorus repeats the idea that the Cortez shoes have seen everything that Lil Rob has been through and that he will keep walking through the hard times with them on his feet.