[intro Prince Teddy] What is time? Time is when a man is trying to make time with your woman but your doing time behind bars and your time is standing still. Yo Frost kick it to these people for real you know what I'm saying? [verse 1 Frost] Time sits through the hour glass through night and day and I watch as the games people play It's like do unto others than split and if you can't back up what you say then you ain't shit (yeah) I've seen the manifestations of the street so why can't I confess what I see on a drumbeat like just last night (yo what happened) I watched these two vatos get in a crazy fight one of them was quick to pull a knife he stabbed him in the heart and now he's doing life in prison at the age of 21 (yeah) living on death row cause he couldn't let go caught in the web of violence (damn) roll deep when they creep, and move in silence of the lambs (yo) a tattooed tear dropped as the iron gates slam [chorus - Bill Withers & Frost] Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Anytime, hey - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine, Anytime - Bill Withers [verse 2 - Frost] Damn, damn ain't that a shame? you're lost so take the caution don't play the game should've listen to the Frost when I was trying to come across to you but no you didn't think (sucker) you just keep getting yourself more deep until you sink so there's no one else to thank but yourself so go ahead take bow for a job well done but you'll never see the day of the sunshine or the fun times just the old days and your old ways corrupt and wicked out there doing dirt, instead of just kicking it pow pow bang bang and all that noise (yeah) yeah you and all your homeboys take time to read between the lines cause ain't no sunshine [chorus] [verse 3 - Frost] (yo kid) I know about being macho callin' the shots the big time head honcho (yeah) but here's something even more gacho one of my homeboys is your old lady Sancho yo shit happens I know the lights of all these people right as I'm rapping while you sit in a cell writing a letter saying when you get out, your things will be better (right) but man she couldn't wait so she's going out on a date with every Tom, Dick, and Harry and if you ask me, your shit's getting scary so how you gonna handle this when your home's in Los Angeles acting so scandalous yo, you can't blame her you didn't take the time and now, ain't no sunshine [chorus] Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers That's for you, '92 you know what I'm saying? - Prince Teddy Anytime, yeah - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine - Frost Ain't no sunshine, Anytime - Bill Withers Damn - Frost [interlude - Prince Teddy] So if you don't wanna do no time, you better take time to try to draw the line you know what I'm saying? Or you're gonna be the next fool in line doing time, you know what I'm saying? Like my man said... [chorus] Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't no sunshine fool - Prince Teddy Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers Ain't nothing happening up there you know what I'm saying? - Prince Teddy Ain't no sunshine, Anytime - Bill Withers Yo, me and Frost is out of here, Peace - Prince Teddy There just ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers (laughing)
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