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Slim Thug Kyleon Chris Ward Lyrics

Close your lips and open your ears, for a change
Stop talking and start listening.

You just might, learn some thangs
Listen and you might learn something new.

I don't understand your plan, let me get this right
Explain your plan to me, so I can understand it better.

You broke, but you grinding all day and night
You are broke, but you are working hard all day and night.

You on the block pushing caine, with Jordan's and a chain
You are selling drugs on the street, wearing expensive shoes and jewelry.

I know, everybody want to have nice things
Everyone wants to have nice things, but at what cost?

But man, you must think the dope game is a game
You must take the drug game seriously and not treat it like a game.

Fuck around and have yourself, catching a chain
If you are not careful, you might end up getting arrested and going to jail.

Better stash you some cash, for a rainy day man
Save some money for emergencies.

Cause only God knows, what tomorrow bring
Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow, so be prepared.

Better listen, I'm trying to stop a lot of sorrow and pain
Listen to my advice, so you can avoid unnecessary pain and hardships.

'Cause falling on your ass, is a horrible thing
Failing and not having anything to fall back on is a terrible experience.

Better listen, I talk too shit too raw explain
Listen, because I am going to be brutally honest and give you the truth.

Better learn from the mistakes, of the Outlaw gang
Learn from the mistakes made by others before you.

I been there done that, fought that won that
I have experienced and overcome many obstacles in my life.

Lost that and got it right back, you better listen
I have lost things but regained them, so listen to my advice and learn from my experiences.

Quit being hard headed (yeah I hear you mayn)
Stop being stubborn and listen to what I'm saying.

Open your ears and just listen (yeah I hear you mayn)
Pay attention and listen to what I am saying to you.

Get off your ass and do something (yeah I hear you mayn)
Stop being lazy and take action to improve your situation.

It's more than one way out here, to get that do'
There are many ways to make money and be successful.

It don't take a rocket scientist, to get that bro
Making money doesn't require a lot of intelligence or skill.

You can get that fast, get that slow
You can make money quickly or over a longer period of time.

Hit licks with that grass, with that blow
Make money by selling marijuana or cocaine.

Or with that pads, spit that flow
Make money through rapping and producing music.

Or gamble with it, try to get back mo'
Risk money by gambling to try to make more money.

Uh-uh not me, I refuse to lose
I will not take unnecessary risks and lose money.

You either got it or you don't, and I refuse to choose
Either you have the skills to make money, or you don't. I won't choose to be unsuccessful.

And candy blue's I cruise, cause if I snooze I lose
I drive a blue car and stay alert, because if I let my guard down, I might lose money.

And if I get out there bad, I just use my tools
If I'm having a hard time making money, I will use the skills and resources I have to improve my situation.

My mind and muscle, that helps me grind and hustle
My intelligence and hard work help me make money.

If it wasn't for this rap, I'd try to find a hustle
If I wasn't making money through rapping, I would find another way to make money.

Why niggers sitting on they behind, steady trying to hustle
Why are people being lazy and trying to make money without putting in the effort?

24/7-3/65, my time to hustle
I am always working hard, every day and all year round, to make money.

I'd be a dealer out here, I got dimes and shuffles
If I had to resort to selling drugs, I would be successful at it.

Kyleon, is what really defines the hustle, just listen mayn
Kyleon is someone who embodies the spirit of hard work and making money. Listen and learn from him.

You need to quit talking so much, for a minute and hush
Stop talking and listen.

Stop trying to throw down boy, why you in such a rush
Stop rushing and taking unnecessary risks.

You play the game, as if you got a royal flush
You take unnecessary risks, as if you have a guaranteed win.

But if you don't cool off, you just might get touched
If you don't slow down and take fewer risks, you might get caught or punished.

I grind against the grain, and your brain like a crush
I work hard and against the odds, and it crushes your mind to see my success.

'Cause for me to get mine, is a plus and a must
I must be successful and make money, because that is what is necessary for me.

But listen, hustling ain't for everybody
Not everyone can be successful or make money from hustling.

Especially if you ain't got the heart, and you's a scary body
If you are cowardly or lack courage, you will not be successful at hustling.

Oh but I know, you don't hear me boy
I know that you are not listening to my advice.

It's goin' take something bad to happen, for you to feel me boy
You will only listen to my advice if something bad happens to you first.

But I'm so sick and tired, of teaching and preaching
I am tired of giving advice and trying to teach others how to make money.

You ain't even meet me half way, it's like I'm the only one that's reaching
You are not trying to improve your situation or meet me halfway, so it feels like I am the only one trying to help.

While you keep leaching, you goin' find yourself smashed
If you keep taking from others and not trying to make money yourself, you will suffer and be broke.

Pumped up, wrecked and crashed
You will be emotionally and financially destroyed if you don't start making money.

You must of forgot my nigger, your future's my past
I have already experienced the hardships and struggles that you are currently facing.

You oughtta listen, 'fore you wind up on your ass
Listen to my advice, or you will end up broke and unsuccessful.