Xzibit - Been A Long Time Lyrics
[saafir as radio host]Rrrah, uhh, *****!Its radio radio station, cat xzibit huh?K-w-balls, daniel thompson hold like thisLike that in fact, with a fat-ass battlecat trackIm takin caller number one, that is..Rrrah uhh, ***** - you took too longCaller number two like this..[xzibit]{*bzzt*} bounce up out of the house close to midnightFull rack up in the back {*bzz bzz*} shit is tightFull charge and Im out for somethinMass production, battlecat bang percussionEnd of discussion, hittin some corners, rearrange thangsAnd brang change, we expand californiaListen - I lost more than I can ever gain backFrom this road to riches, makin my heart turn blackSo Im cold to *****es, and I never call backPlus Im stoned and vicious, lay your whole hood flatGet your, shit together nigga big snoop dogg told medo music and leave that other shit alone homeyWe came from dust, the x-odus, the hard to touchYall niggaz aint *****in with us, and plusIt aint nothin like standin on your own twoSo run them streets, but never let em run you[chorus: nate dogg]Time is steady wastin, steady wastinSince time wont wait for me, yeah, wont wait, wont waitJust give me a beat thats bang, give me a beat thats banginIll bust til Im deceased, yeah, wooo-oooh, ooh-ooh-ooooh[xzibit]Tune in, witness the rise of a iconThe python wrap around til your breath goneThe upper echelon, and Im the cat you pull a weapon onAnd wanna squeeze til my life is gone?Back to the wall and trust nobodySippin cognac with kurupt, young gottiSomebody gotta recognize thisThrow fo fingers up, add a thumb, then make it a fistNumber one draft pick, lead the league in assistsGive a ***** how you decorate your neck and your wristsYou just settin yourself up for the twist (gimme that) its like thisOnly a few slide through like the schindlers listWhos the *****, whos the mack, whats worseThe niggaz that bring in the coke or smoke the crack?Metaphor figure four let it break your back (yeah)Its been a long time, where the gangstas at?[chorus][xzibit]Damn it feels good to be back in the saddleOn top of the game, crackin the frame, the heat of the battleBeen a long time comin but we waitedXzibit went from bein hated, to makin the whole world say itGive a ***** if the radio play itNiggaz fall like the domino effect and you cant delay itIt aint about who you are when youre makin your stackIts the look thats on your face when you givin it backSo picture that[nate dogg]Time, keeps on slippin, slippin.. keeps on slippin away.. mm-hmmMy mind keeps on trippin, trippin.. trippin like ev-ery-day.. mm-hmm[x] yeah, its been a long time[chorus]