Common - The Game Lyrics
(feat. Kanye West)[chorus - Samples]"it's Only Right That I Address This...""gotta Be In It To Win It...""i Never Come Lame Type Killin In The Game...""now... Get Busy...""it's Only Right That I Address This...""gotta Be In It To Win It....""i Never Come Lame Type Killin In The Game...""hot Music..."[verse One]Raised By Game Where Niggas Ain't Phased By FameCome To The Crib, Get Banged, They Take Your Chain.Stay In Your Lane, Brokeback Ain't The Way Of The GameMy Brainstorm Is Like I Stay In The RainMy Favorite Was Kane, Now I'm Dope With Weight In The GameYou Was Hot But Can't Stay In The FlameGhetto Pain And Windows Crack, The Fist Is Like A Symbol For BlackCan Tell The Real By How The Real InteractIn The Middle Of Whack My Soul Sticks To A TrackKickback Records Get Kicked To The BackI Want Big Cribs And My Man Ronnie To Get HisChild In A Good School And Know What Her Gift IsIt's Global Warming, The World Is ShiftingWatching Sweet Sixteen, *****in-ass Rich KidsYou Don't Know It Like You Gotta Go The DistanceWhether Yoga Or Doja, We All Get Lifted In The Game[chorus][verse Two]I Never Kissed The Ass Of The Masses, I'm The Black MolassesThick And I Lasted Past These Rat BastardsThey Try To Box Me In Like Cassius ClayHey I'm Like Muhammad When He FastedOpposing The Fascist, Make Cuts And Got GashesScratches Over Third EyelashesPunchlines Are Like Jab Hits To RappersWhose Careers Now Ashes It's Too Many SlashesIn His Name, Came In The Game These Gun-clappersFrom Weak Lines To Clothing Lines To An ActressI Seen Em Dashing Smash HitsI Yell Run Nigga Run While I Cook Up ClassicsThe Weak Hearted, Become Babylon PuppetsMaking It Hard For Real HustlasTouch The Sky Now And Then, With A Lady FriendGive Thanks To The Most That's How The Day Begins In The Game.[chorus][verse Three]I Just Wanna Be Like Akeelah, An AchieverFrom The Streets Of The Chi Where Some Get High For LeisureSelling Weed Out Of CleanersFrom Rocks To Barber Shops And BeemersChicks With Blond Weaves And Strong Legs Like SerenaThe Demeanor Of The Ghetto, To Never Stay SettledAldermen And Corrupt Men Play PharaohGood Bring Business To The Hood Like HeraldsFind Your Own, Walking By Themself In The StreetThe Young Die Of Cancer, I Stop Eating MeatGreet The Gods On 87th Street Like PeaceEven Though It's War To G, Got Em Facing The EastThe Game Ain't Tasting As SweetCats Flow Is Still, And They Complacent With BeatsMy Radio Station Is Deep, So Eff EmProgression, Counting Paper And Blessings In The Game[chorus]
