(feat. Joe, Nas) [intro] [Nas] Untouchable, Ill Will y'all [AZ] Life [JOE] Your dealin' with veterans now [Nas] AZ y'all, c'mon c'mon c'mon [AZ] We tryin' to win y'all [JOE] Now Nas, AZ and J-O-E [AZ] I'm back, no Belve, just bottles of Don With the same wordplay that supplied the Qu'ran Any stagnation, I rise beyond Get it right, understand my ties are strong From the streets where it all started, back in school To the dough stackin' nigga started actin' fool Used to be the loud type love to flash the jewels Hit something nice then broadcast the news Bags of weed, used to slow drag the weed Did it all in the hood, had to leave Asthmatic, guess I had to breathe Short nigga what up, short to grab the 'vees Blasted for few winters, rejuvenated Returnin' like you remembered, but more swifter Stronger than your malt liquor Money, hoes and clothes, don't let them whores get cha They not fair [chorus x2: Joe] That's how we bump, that's how we bang Shorty now we all up on them thangs Play your part, play the game And everything is everything [Nas] My words are my life and my life come with laws You my brother keeper mean I'd give my life for yours It's death before dishonor, the rules we would practice Never play with love, love is evil spelled backwards 'Member the real shit, friend I would build with Before the Benzs, three quarter trenches it was all friendship This shit's odd to me, let no one abuse it Everything's everything niggaz I love music When Donny Hathaway sing I close my eyes slowly Body get weak, as if I could feel my soul heat These dudes get jealous, rappers got a lot of change Can't solidify their own position 'til I'm out of the game But fuck'em, cause yo "A" this was needed Cause when we stopped our flow the fake one's succeeded And "D" this the game bab' bro, nuttin' change, they know Play Illmatic then listen to them, same flow [chorus x2: Joe] [bridge: Joe] Bag up your work, hit the block and pitch Don't stop 'til you rich, bust shots never snitch Stick to the script, tuck in your chain And everything is everything [AZ] Truth is real, believe I take loot for real It's the desperation in the dap, boost the wheel Trucks and 20's, relax when them cups is in me You can catch me at Justin's or up in Jimmy's Jeckyl and Hyde, the real never wrestle with pride If you live, that's the only way I let you inside Love it or not, thrive off the love of the block See me solo in a photo, hands huggin' my cock Frank furvase, a white cotton tank with shades Taper fade, got a face that just ain't for braids Been in the mix, sittin' up in cinema six Multi-complex, go before the end of the flick It's just me, besides I'm just a G With the O in the front, I know what you want Believe... I'm sucka-free this one [Joe] That's how we ball, that's how we bang Everybody do your thang [Chorus x2] [bridge: Joe]
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