所属专辑:Undun (Explicit)
时长: 03:55
One Time - The Roots[00:00:00]
Written by:Brent Reynolds[00:00:00]
Yo the spirit in the sky scream homicide[00:00:05]
But it was time to ride on some n*ggas funny talking[00:00:08]
If too much money talking[00:00:11]
We make em economize[00:00:13]
Real rap – no tale spinning such is the life of a[00:00:14]
Kam-I-Ka-Ze pilot[00:00:18]
We wyling out of control until[00:00:19]
We all make the funny papers like Comic-Con[00:00:21]
Feared in all streets so [00:00:24]
If you ever see me out in y'all streets[00:00:25]
Find another one to occupy[00:00:27]
I never hope for the best[00:00:29]
I wish a n*gga would[00:00:31]
Turn around and walk away[00:00:32]
I wish a n*gga could[00:00:33]
Listen to my instincts and say f*ck the rest[00:00:35]
But once you've had the best better ain't as good[00:00:37]
Weak-heartedness cannot be involved[00:00:41]
Stick to the script n*gga - f*ck your improv[00:00:43]
Like the samurai[00:00:45]
The street's Hammurabi Code[00:00:46]
Play your part shut the f*ck up and do as I was told[00:00:48]
I was always late for the bus[00:00:51]
Just once can I be on time[00:00:54]
Then I start to think what's the rush[00:00:57]
Who wants to be on time[00:01:00]
Feeling unlucky and if I ever got lucky it was one time[00:01:02]
In this crazy world[00:01:08]
Not a thing I fear besides fear itself[00:01:14]
This is clearly a lesson learned for someone else[00:01:16]
Reach for the crown of thorns upon the shelf[00:01:19]
Cross around my neck[00:01:22]
I've been taught by stealth[00:01:23]
Capture this moment in time it's a smash and grab[00:01:24]
And where my party people y'all finna have a blast[00:01:27]
You say goodbye I say hello first and last[00:01:30]
Hello-Hello Now all of y'all elevate your glass[00:01:32]
To an example of what time will do to you[00:01:35]
When those nameless things just keep on eluding you[00:01:38]
When sh*t is new to you and lies is true to you[00:01:41]
Words of suspects-usual coming though to you[00:01:44]
Man I guess if I was ever lucky it was one time[00:01:46]
Then I went missing looking for the sublime[00:01:49]
A n*gga stayed low left the ladder unclimbed[00:01:52]
Time after time verse blank the line unrhymed[00:01:55]
You ever wonder what's the big fuss [00:01:58]
For everyone to be on time[00:02:00]
What's the big deal why do they feel[00:02:03]
The need to have us marching on line[00:02:06]
Feeling unlucky and if I'd ever got lucky it was one time[00:02:09]
In this crazy world[00:02:14]
I wonder when you die do you hear harps and bagpipes[00:02:19]
If you born on the other side of the crack pipe[00:02:21]
N*ggas learn math just to understand the crack price[00:02:24]
Then drive in head first like the jack knife[00:02:27]
Cause out here yo you n*ggas can't belly flop[00:02:30]
If you wanna make the noise inside your belly stop[00:02:33]
One time means being on the front line[00:02:35]
Being on the front line means ducking one time[00:02:38]
The pendulum swinging my way - couldn't be more blind[00:02:41]
N*ggas talk to the cops Not even one time[00:02:44]
Cause we all going down just like the subprime[00:02:46]
Or a cheap ass half gallon of Ballantine[00:02:49]
But hopping over gates to escape is sublime[00:02:51]
Then through the alley way and down to the sub line[00:02:54]
Tales from the streets[00:02:57]
A life of high crime[00:02:59]
To make it to the bottom[00:03:00]
Such a high climb[00:03:01]
I was always late for the bus[00:03:04]
Just once can I be on time[00:03:07]
Then I start to think what's the rush[00:03:09]
Who wants to be on time[00:03:12]
Feeling unlucky and if I ever got lucky it was one time[00:03:15]
In this crazy world[00:03:21]