The Pistol
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We ain't tryin to hear shit for what? (Cash money)
We don't want to listen to anything except talk about cash.

We whole world operating off a (Cash money)
The entire world revolves around cash.

To all my niggas with a whole lotta (Cash money)
Shoutout to all my people with a lot of cash.

Watch yo' back money
Be cautious of your cash.

You couldn't neva understand how my mind tick
You'll never understand my way of thinking.

I'm on some old school crime shit
I'm involved in old-fashioned criminal activity.

When niggas sold two's to keep the dimes lit
In the past, people sold a smaller quantity of drugs to fund their own addiction.

Ain't no rules when these iron shots are stoned dun
When bullets start flying, anything goes.

This heat burn through your flesh, straight to the bones
The gunfire burns through the body.

I reach for the buddha cess and zone
I use marijuana to relax and focus.

I probably have a future of stress, stay depressed and be alone
My future may hold stress, depression, and loneliness.

But as far as the present time its on
But for now, I'm focused on the present.

I represent mine til I return to the S and said I'm dead and gone
I represent my people until I die.

Nobody want to be broke and you neither
Nobody wants to be broke, including you.

Put me on the co'na, watch me catch a quick case of cream fever
Give me a job opportunity, and watch me quickly start making a lot of money.

If you be poppin shit my niggas won't believe ya
If you talk nonsense, my people won't believe you.

Probably punch you in the face and take ya wallet when we see ya
We might hit you in the face and steal your wallet if we see you.

But son it gets deeper
But the situation is more complex than that.

I'm runnin with a click that's bein' hunted by the grim reaper
I run with a group that's constantly in danger.

To all my peoples in the man keeper
Shoutout to all my people who are incarcerated.

Let'cha situation be a teacher
Let your situation teach you a lesson.

Ain't nothin like a education
There's nothing better than education.

When I was locked down I learned about patience and dedication
When I was incarcerated, I learned about the importance of patience and hard work.

And not to say shit, unless you need a motherfuckin face lift
Don't talk unless you want to be hit.

And as a youth I was a outcast
As a child, I didn't fit in.

Runnin around with ?pelagons? playin war but now it's all about cash
I used to play with toy guns as a child, but now I'm focused on making money.

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I'm caught up, caught up in a mix of shit
I'm involved in a lot of troublesome situations.

And I ain't tryin to hear shit til my got cash to get
I don't want to hear anything that doesn't involve making money.

Blast you with the pistol
I'll shoot you if necessary.

If I have to, in my mind its all about cash in a fistfull
If I have to resort to violence, it's all about getting money.

Up late night and upset, and fed up
I'm awake at night and feeling upset and frustrated.

Niggas comin up wet, I'm dead up
People are getting shot, and I'm serious about the situation.

Fuck tryin to your head up
I don't care about messing with your head.

And when it go down, word bond we gotta get up
When things get dangerous, we have to be prepared to take action.

Too many locked down upstate, son its a set up
Too many people are incarcerated, and it's a trap.

My life has sped up, many years I'm straight up
My life has moved quickly, and I've been honest and truthful for many years.

Plenty bears for who ain't here and those who ate up
There are enough guns for those who have died and those who are still around.

Test and get sprayed up in the club
If you try me, you'll get shot up in the club.

We couldn't run it so we take the blade up in the booth
We couldn't use guns in the studio, so we used knives instead.

Since we couldn't shoot
Since we couldn't use guns.

We heat it up, losin the shirt, showin the bare chest
We got into a fight and had to take our shirts off.

I'm blessed, puffin the skunk make me care less
I feel good when smoking marijuana.

The best that you can do is duck my fuckin crew
The best thing you can do is avoid my crew.

If the slugs don't get'cha, lord J'll jig ya
If the bullets don't kill you, Lord J will.

Actin artificial you'll get burnt my the pistol
If you come across as fake, you'll get shot.

Before its done, even my guns'll turn to missles
In the future, even my guns will be outdated.

Don't have to blow the whistle on you
I don't need to snitch on you.

'cause everybody knows you
Because everyone already knows about you.

Watch yourself around borderline pyschos
Be careful around people who might be crazy.

Who know my people gotta hold a mint
People who know me know that my people have a lot of money.

Or they ain't worth a cent
If they don't have money, they're not worth anything.

How can you represent, if you can't pay the rent
How can you represent anything if you can't afford to live?

And leave a dent in my life time, I'm caught up in trife crime
And cause problems in my life; I am involved in a lot of criminal activity.

In fights you neva know what you might find
In fights, you never know what you might come across.

We stand firm meanwhile 'cause niggas that seem wild
We stand strong because people who appear crazy might actually be smart.

Be buckin blanks, if they were men they wouldn't fuck with pranks
People who talk a lot of nonsense wouldn't be in this situation if they were real men.

I leave them niggas alone and stay home
I avoid those people and stay home.

Unitl it cool down as they remember how my tool sound
Until things calm down and people remember how dangerous I can be.

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Yeah, we up on what we dealing with
We know the situation we're up against.

We ain't no criminals
We don't see ourselves as criminals.

We got the right to have gats
We have the right to carry guns.

As long as the army, navy, air force, marines got gats
As long as the military has guns, we have the right to carry them as well.

We gon' hold heat, knamsayin?
We will carry guns, you know what I mean?

'cause our army gotta represent for us
Our military has to represent us.

Word up
Okay.

Aiyyo, Maintain (Yeah)
Hey, what's up, Maintain?

Set that shit son
Play that music, son.

Forever keeping my shit cocked for drama
I'm always prepared for drama.

Stainless steal, shit is for real
I have a high-quality gun that is very real.

The way these rats is known to squeal, makin' sour deals
People are quick to snitch and betray others.

Thugs up in to mix with these drugs, caught up in the humble
Criminals involved in drug trafficking are struggling to survive.

Bricks and paper by the bundle how the Bronx humble
We sell drugs and make money in bulk in the Bronx.

??? devils get deaded, never regret it, only known to set it
We kill those who deserve it and never feel guilty.

Stealin existence obviuosly ya jetted
By living a life of crime, you will ultimately lose everything.

Speak the desest, I see the pyramid and eagle
I speak the truth, I see the symbols of power on the dollar bill.

Back of the dollar bill, ill decitful, we consider leathal
The back of the dollar bill is misleading, and we believe it represents power and danger.

God fallin, niggas be ballin, guzzlin alcoholics
Society is decaying while people continue to drink alcohol.

Two drinks, too many is like whitey infulltrating your fortress
Having just two drinks can lead to trouble.

This is on, we 'bout to form, best prepare for the storm
We're about to take action, so you should prepare for the worst.

Ya'll funny niggas quick to ring the alarm
You weak people are quick to panic.

Bomb fell, now a nation is gel
Something catastrophic just happened, and the nation is in chaos.

We had to dwell for four hundred or more
We've been stuck in this difficult situation for a long time.

The Lord had the right just livin poor
Those in power have the right to keep people in poverty.

Resurrectin the true and livin back the power
We're trying to restore real power to the people.

Devils getiin devoured, niggas heard the god holla
Our enemies will be defeated; people have heard our message.