Long Time
Ying Yang Twins Lyrics

Girl, Me and the Lods been friends for a mighty long time
The Ying Yang Twins have been friends with this girl and her group for a very long time.

(such a mighty long time, such a mighty long time)
They emphasize just how long they've known each other.

And girl, the thought of leavin' you has never crossed my mind
The Ying Yang Twins have never thought about leaving this girl.

(Well oh oh..)
Just an interjection.

Up in the street and misguided never payed attention
The Ying Yang Twins were once lost in the streets and didn't really care or know what they were doing.

So I got my soul devine, player's soul decided
Now they feel that they've improved themselves and their souls have been divinely touched.

to let my soul confide with the lights of him
They're saying that they're confiding in God.

Who the father, my bread and my water
God is everything to them, he is their provider.

I never bought a cue and into this (?)
Not sure what they meant by 'bought a cue', but it could mean they never fell for what the world was telling them to do.

Down in my world are you going let you hypocrites
They don't want to hang around with hypocrites who bring them down.

It'll take your life to be a Christian man
Being a good person and living a Christian life is hard and takes a lot of effort.

I hope you learn, everything else
They hope people will learn this lesson.

Is in vein so you're bound to burn
Everything else in life is meaningless and only leads to destruction.

Gonna break your bone
This isn't literate meaning. Instead, it could mean that they are trying to toughen themselves up.

I'm in a war don't let this life game over-rule
Life can be like a war and they don't want to be defeated by it.

Trying take control of you
They are trying to remain in control of their lives.

That's all the devil do
They think the Devil wants to take control of their lives.

God was in Jesus, God is in us
God can be in anyone who believes in him.

But God ain't in the barrel of that pistol that you bust
God doesn't support violence.

You can play this game wrong, you gotta take it how it goes,
Life isn't fair and it's not always easy. You have to deal with it as it comes.

Is there ever a feeling for living if the body's gone
One can't really feel when their body is dead.

I never understood why what can make a man cry,
They don't understand why something that can make one person cry can make another stronger.

It can make a man strong when nobody's on his side
Repeating the above line in different words.

Back and forth, night and day, you repeat the same scene
They feel their life is stuck in a pattern.

Standing at the pool a bit, time to repent again
They feel like they need to repent for something.

Mostly men have a gun just put that down on circle purpose
Men have guns and they usually want to use them for a specific reason.

When the poo of the world, got me standin by the circle
Not sure what 'poo of the world' means, but it could mean the filth of the world.

Agitate you, yes it does, this is what you though was love
Love isn't always easy and it can cause problems.

Only name, same to be lust, mixed emotions make you want to bust
Repeating Love isn't always what it seems to be.

Mamma tryin, children cryin, dad outta work, welfare lying
Their family is going through a tough time.

Prejudice, always see, the bottom of the barrel
They feel like they're at the very bottom rung of life.

Falling down on my knees, heavenly father, here we go on knowing
They pray to God for help.

That we get to heaven, there's gonna be some open arms,
They feel that they will be welcomed into Heaven.

Judgment was man-made, not a [..], and this I recorded,
They don't think judging is what God intended.

But I didn't live the party, but I thank that my heart beat,
Not sure what they meant by 'didn't live the party,' but it could mean they didn't live an amazing life. They're thankful for their lives, though.

Gotta make me, oh sure Jesus I don't know if there's a hell,
They feel like their life is unfinished and they need to make something of themselves. They're not sure if Hell exists.

But I know I've whitnessed hell here, all I do is dwell here
They've gone through tough times (maybe that's their Hell) and they can't seem to escape it.

Trying not to trail here, saying too much will get you knocked off or locked up in jail here
They're trying to not get into any more trouble because it could get them killed or arrested.

Tell me do you smell fear, knowing that we so near,
They're asking if the listener can feel how close they are to something scary.

Trying to take the voices of the truth, out the youth ear,
They feel like people are trying to prevent younger people from hearing about the truth.

And if you late a time frame, you play all kind of mind games,
If you take too long to do something, you might convince yourself to do something foolish.

I ain't put my life on the line for a damn thing
They don't want to risk their life for something trivial.

I can never make it, I can never ever make it
They may be feeling hopeless about their future.

Without you baby
They need this girl in their life to help them.

Cause you've been my best friend
This girl has been their best friend.

When everybody turned their back on me,
People may have abandoned them.

You were there when I fell down on my knees
This girl has helped them through their struggles.

And I give you all, all of me,
They've given their all to this girl.

And every part of me, oooowoooo,
Just a repeating of the previous line.

I'm a live, I will never leave o no no
They're going to live their life and not leave (abandon) anyone.

When the people say, c'mon and go with me
Not sure who these people are, but it's an invitation to go with them.

'Cause I will never leave you, and you've been my best friend
They will never leave this girl since she's their best friend.

nobody understand, but they can't look inside of me, o yeah..
People don't really understand them or what they're going through.