Say Now
Nelly Lyrics

Gun shots ringed out over the city
The sound of gunfire could be heard all around the city

And had everybody duckin' and runnin' checkin' for any
As a result, everyone was crouching and running for cover, searching for any possible shelter

Kinda shelter 'cause them peoples, mo, they at it again
People were seeking shelter because there was another feud going on

If you ain't heard or seen it then you better pretend
If you haven't seen or heard about it, act like you have

Ain't got no time for stoppin' ain't no catchin' your wind
No time to rest, can't even catch your breath

Ya baby mamma's on the porch tellin' her daughters, 'Come in'
Mothers were calling their daughters to come inside from the danger

Got fathers grabbin' sons, 'Where the hell have you been?'
Fathers were trying to find and save their sons from the danger

Boy, and y'all just startin' young I'm talkin' thirteen and ten
These young kids are starting fights from an early age, even as young as 10-13

They started tranin' in the streets some type of ghetto battles
They started training themselves in the streets like some sort of ghetto battle

But they ain't hoopin' in the gym they hoopin' crates in the alleys
Instead of playing basketball in the gym, they play with hoops made out of crates in the alleys

Where else can you shoot a jump shot
There is nowhere else to shoot a jump shot except for these alleys

Slang a rock all from the same spot?
They sell drugs from the same area

Got one gang on this half
One side of the block is occupied by one gang

The other gang on the other half of the same block
The other side of the same block is occupied by the other gang

Gunplay on Monday
Gun violence happens frequently, even on weekdays like Mondays

Sunday's a fun day
Sundays are something to look forward to, a day of relaxation and fun

Will it stop one day?
Will all this violence ever come to an end?

Hell, I can't call it no way
I can't say for sure one way or the other

When your gettin' started everybody wanna help and get you off
Everybody wants to help you get started and succeed

But turn around, them the first motherfuckers wanna see you fall
But as soon as you start doing well, they're the first ones to want to see you fail

Feel like I'm runnin' towards the daylight
I feel like I'm trying to make progress and reach my goals

Tryna get my mind right
I'm trying to focus and get my thoughts straight

And just before I grab it somebody reach out and snatch it from me
But just before I can reach my goal, someone pulls it away from me

Can you hoes come out to play now?
Could you women come out and have some fun now?

Trynna put my
I'm trying to promote my city, bring attention to it

City on the map and they mad at me
I've been trying to make people aware of my city and some of them are angry about it

The same city some of them live in and they mad at me
These people live in the same city I'm promoting and are still angry about it

When I come down the street dirty why you mad at me?
Why are you angry at me when I'm coming down the street working hard?

Is it 'cause the old school freak got a nigga from A to Z?
Is it because my old school music brought me from nothing to everything?

Ain't CDs, TVs, our aim's to please
I'm not trying to sell CDs or TVs, my main goal is to please my audience

They mean the same to me like Biggie to C's
My music means the same to me as Biggie's music means to Compton

Like Easy to E's, Tupac to overseas
My music is like Easy-E's music to the E's and Tupac's music to the people overseas

And I done see more Aaliyah fans fall cry to their knees
I've seen a lot of Aaliyah fans cry their hearts out

I ain't been livin' this life for too long
I haven't been living this fully-on lifestyle for too long

And I can't count how many times someone has asked me what's wrong
I can't even count how many times someone has asked me what's going on

Why my mother was gone
Why my mother wasn't there for me

Why my daddy wasn't home
Why my father wasn't home for me

And the same shit they told me I found myself tellin' my own
And the same things people told me, I now find myself telling my own children

Now it's good-bye bad nights
Now it's time to say goodbye to the bad nights

Hello good times
And hello to the good times ahead

There ain't no way I'll let no nigga step on my shine
I won't let anyone else take away my success or outshine me

You keep tryin' (you keep tryin')
You can keep trying to bring me down but I won't let you

There's bound ta be somethin' G
I know there's going to be something great in store for me

As long as I'm AN S-T L-U-N-A-T-I-C
As long as I'm part of the St. Lunatics (a hip-hop group), I'll keep working hard