Uh, uh, yeah, gangsta shit Takin my word, y'all want this They don't want none of me They don't want none of me Yeah, please believe it Rule baby, unquestionable Uh, uh, but you know that Heck, I know that Uh, ha, yeah, uh
[Verse 1] What has this world come to When a nigga like me could be perceived the American Dream Life aint always what it seems, my younguns Please believe strugglin, always provokes the hustlin To that we accustomed You get acquainted with everybody throughout the hood Still don't trust 'em Trust is a serious thing Most niggas don't trust nobody they aint know since sixteen Does that mean the devil is in us, of course Who you think is holdin us up to fall short Touch but don't taste, taste but don't swallow And these are the rules that we 'posed to follow People pray for eternity, never see tomorrow They just, wishin the Lord would take 'em away from the horror that I'm currently, bringin, y'all motherfuckers gonna hafta Murder me, swingin bud, I won't die
[Verse 2] Hear what I'm sayin, y'all niggas better start sayin prayers Cuz a nigga wit no cares, is finally here Say what I want, when I want, fuck police Cuz my gangsta niggas know we own the streets With the wind beneath my wings, ground under my feet I'm the black rose nigga that grew from concrete It's the Rule, get it right, or get it real hot A whole lotta shots sent flying through your block [gunshot] The one I need, and, oh, before I leave Does anybody else feel they don't wanna breathe Been menacing this society since conceived And nigga you know cold hearts don't bleed Still they, pray for eternity, never seein tomorrow They just, wishin the Lord would take 'em away from the horror that I'm currently, bringin, y'all motherfuckers gonna hafta Murder me, swingin, the Rule won't die...
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