bad guy
Sticky Fingaz Lyrics

learned at a early age what's important in life
I was taught early on that success is everything.

its a game,bet your money,don't get caught in that dice
Life is like a game of chance, but you have to bet on yourself and avoid getting caught taking risks.

i had tony montana dreams of takin over
I had dreams of becoming a powerful figure and taking control like Tony Montana.

getting rich mixing yae,wit dat baking soda
I made money by mixing drugs like cocaine with baking soda.

there's 3 options get money,death or jail
In the streets, you have three choices: make money, die, or go to jail.

fuck college,my career wuz right there in those scales
I didn't believe in going to college because I saw my future as weighing on the success of my criminal career.

never personal,nah I'm a businessman
I never took things personally because I saw myself as a businessman first and foremost.

cut off a nigga hand he come up short on a gram
If someone didn't meet payment for a drug deal, I had no problem with using violence.

put your money where your mouth iz,ill take yo chips
If someone talked a big game about money, I would make sure to take their money away from them.

'cause if don't make dollars,den it don't make sense
If something isn't earning money, then it's not worth doing.

ask any nigga dat did dirt wit da god
Anyone who has done criminal activities with me knows my reputation as a leader.

i used to work hard,robbing niggaz dat work hard
I used to commit theft against hardworking individuals.

so if you're slanging keys
If you're selling drugs.

or slanging cds
Or if you're selling music CDs.

the more you sell,the more jealousy you're gonna see
The more successful you are, the more people will envy and try to bring you down.

I'm olny good at doing drugs,sports and entertainment
I saw my talents as being limited to drug dealing, sports, and entertainment.

that's what i told the judge in court at my arainment
That's what I claimed in court during my trial.

I sold everything from crack,to guns,to weed
I sold a variety of illegal things, including crack cocaine, guns, and marijuana.

keep the heat between my boxers and my dongeries
I kept my guns hidden on my person.

the whole business ran off supply and demand
My criminal enterprise ran on the basic principle of supply and demand for illegal goods.

wit dis i had a whole hood inside my hand
Due to my criminal enterprise, I had control over an entire neighborhood.

just taste it,swear your tongue be numb for a week
I sold drugs that were so strong they made the user's tongue numb for days.

but try to jerk it,swear yo azz be unda the sheet
If someone tried to cheat me by withholding payment, they would end up dead.

keep flipping it raw,keep sellin that weight
I kept selling high quantities (or weight) of drugs to make more money.

till they,kick in the door,its the american way
I knew that eventually the authorities would catch me, as getting arrested is just part of the American way of life.

organized crime,infratated the force
I knew that organized crime had infiltrated and influenced the police force.

we above the law,that's cause we paying em off
We felt invincible because we bribed the authorities to look the other way.

gave my debt to society,but where's my change
I served my time in prison, but nothing changed for me when I got out.

for when i went in,i came out worse or even the same
If anything, my time in prison made me more bitter and angry than before.

its the game of life
This is just how life goes when you're involved in the criminal underworld.

been like dis since the beginning
This is how it's always been for people like me.

who could get the most cars,collect the best women
We measure success by who has the most cars and women.

you can't judge nobody cause its all essence
You can't judge anyone based on their outward appearance or success because there's more to life than that.

whoever die wit the most money in the end when
The person who dies with the most money wins in the end.

if nothin good is wrong then i don't want to be right
I believe that it's ok to do bad things (like commit crimes) as long as the end result is good (like making money).

and if we got to knock a block or two then that's just fine
If we have to use violence (like destroying houses or buildings), that's just part of the game.

call me the bad guy(the bad guy)
I know that I'm viewed as a villain due to my criminal activities.

i got to have mine(got to have mine)
At the end of the day, I'm only concerned with getting what I want and need to succeed.

if nothin good is wrong i don't want to be right
Again, I believe that doing bad things is ok as long as it leads to success.