Gang Starr - Code Of The Streets Lyrics
Take this for example young brothers want repCause in the life theyre living, you cant half stepIt starts with the young ones doing crime for funAnd if you aint down, youll get played out sonSo lets get a car, you know, a fly whipGet a dent, pull a screwdriver, and be off quickWith a dope ride, yeah, and a rowdy crewWe can bag us a benz and an audi, tooEven a jeep or a van, goddamn, were getting ours, yoTake a trip up the strip, and be like stars soIt doesnt matter if the cops be scopingThey cant do jack, thats why a young brothers openTo do anything, anywhere, anyplaceBuckwild in another court caseIts the code of the streetsThey might say were a menace to societyBut at the same time I say why is it me?Am I the target, for destruction?What about the system, and total corruption?I cant work at no fast-food jointI got some talent, so dont you get my point?Ill organize some brothers and get some crazy lootSelling d-r-u-g-s and clocking dollars, troopCause the phat dough, yo, that suits me fineI gotta have it so I can leave behindThe mad poverty, never having always needingIf a sucker steps up, then I leave him bleedingI gotta get mine, I cant take no shortsAnd while Im selling, heres a flash reportOrganized crime, they get theirs on the down lowHeres the ticket, wanna bet on a horse show?You gotta be a pro, do what you knowWhen youre dealing with the code of the streetsNine times out of ten I win, with the skills I be weildingGot the tec one dealing, let me express my feelingsGuru has never been one to play a big shotIts just the styles I got that keep my mic hotAnf ***** turning my back to the street sceneIt gives me energy, so imma keep fiendsComing, just to get what Im sellingMaybe criminal or felon dropping gems on your melonSo keep abreast to the gangstarr conquestUnderground ruffnecks, pounds of respectIve never been afraid to let loose my speechMy brothers know I kick the code of the streets
