Gang Starr - Betrayal Lyrics
Intro(phone conversation):Yo what up son?-yo what up kid?Yo, you holdin your head up?-Im tryin to man, but the system is shadyWord man they always man, they always tryinTo keep a good brother down, but Im sayinWe still, you know we got love for you sonAnd we prayin for you and we, you knowWe tryin to hold it down whYou know while you in there man-no questionHopefully they wont keep you in there for too long-yeah, for real, I sure love be out in a minute, you know?-but you know what I want you to kid? you know what would-be the bomb man?Whats that?-you need to do some shit with face man-bomb on niggaz, be shady manScarface?-yeah manYo thats my nigga, yaknowwhaimean-scarface is tight sonYo thats a good idea word is bondIm gonna talk the play in tomorrow(yeah) andSee about if we could hook up wit him-thats properHook: guruScandalous, money greed and lustIn this trife life, there aint nobody you can trustPlus theres no justice, its just usIn fact, watchin yo back it be mustAnd each and everyday around the way gats bustAnd jealous so-called friendsll try to set you upIts called betrayalVerse 1: guruCheck the horror sceneThe kid was like twelve or thirteenNever had the chance like other kids to follow dreamsWatched his father catch two in the dome and to the spleenNothin but blood everywhere, these streets are meanThey spared his life, but killed his moms and his sister jeanOf course over some drug shitHi spops was on some ill-out, spill your guts, on some thug shitDidnt know his boys was on some shady ass no love shitHis pops got played out though, with silencers they laid him out yoTook his stash and all the cash and left em, tied up on the couch yoWith tape over his mouth, so he couldnt cry outCause his dad was the nigga with cloutSurvival of the fittest so they split his wig no doubtDespite the stocking caps he noticed the same cat, who used to give him doeAnd taught him, to use the same gatSupposed to be an uncle,fam and all thatHe could tell it was him cause he wore the same slacks, he wore whenHe took him to meadowlands racetrackWhy did he flip and go out like that?Its called betrayalHookVerse 2: scarfaceA betrayalPunk ass niggasIts called betrayalHe on a mission to become a ball playerFlip big benzs, flossin all gatorsHad it all mapped out,6-8,12th graderFresh outta school, he fin to go lay paperHe had abrother who was hustlin collectin his changeNever let his baby brother stick his neck in the gameTold him all he had to do is just enjoy the rideAnd he aint have to worry about money cause thats in timeSo now hes pacin as the time moves slowlyCant wait to face shaquille in the paint and school kobeKept his grades and stayed up under naighborhood functionsAnd then a group of knuckleheads came through dumpinSo now hes sittin on the sidewalk bleedinFell into a puddle of his own blood and stopped breathinAnd everybody in the neighborhood still grievinBut destiny caught up with his ass and he got evenAnd all the cryin in the world aint goin to bring him backHis brother, sittin at the wake wipin tears from his mothers eyesWhyd the game have to go and take the young boys lifeOnly the wicked live shife, payin the priceWhile hes starin at the shellHis brothers soul wants hell the trigger man made bailAnd you, wouldnt pay the boys mail, and sacrificed the *****in familyThats betrayalBetrayal(echoes)Hook
