Inspectah Deck - Big City Lyrics
[Intro: Inspectah Deck]Yeah, yeah, yo[Inspectah Deck]We pray for a better today, glocks and berettas sprayEveryday, how did I survive yesterday?I can't call it, cops shot the alcoholicThe fiend saw it, he got the gun, he want a dime for itThe hood life, chicks and thugs, crips and bloodsDippin' on the judge, pushin' whips and drugsBurnin' big buds, gettin' love, spinnin' them dubsFor the taste of it, the low lifes'll split your mugIt's the home of the brave, the zone of the slaveWe all want it, but gettin' it's, a whole 'nother pageThe young guns wantin' respect, flossin' the tech*****es wanna strip, now it's all for the checkYo, everyday, lives at stake, pies to bakeSame knife that cuts your throat divides the cakeFor the hustlers, thugs, who scheme to surviveAnd all in between, scream "***** a 9 to 5"[Chorus: Inspectah Deck]In the bright lights, the big cityThe thieves stay crawlin' at night, with eyes shiftyIn the bright lights, the big cityThe fiends come sortin' the price, with nine fiftyIn the bright lights, the big cityThey squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quicklyIn the bright lights, the big cityThe streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty[Inspectah Deck]Daydreams, bought and soldThe high price we livin' might cost your soulSecret indictments, furrows, with roll hoesCodefendant, I hope he don't tell what he knowsExposed to a life of crime since I was nineGettin' money by design, despite the timeHustlin' to be a man and feed my famMy wife, my seed, my land, completes the planPlease understand, either legal or scamI see the thieves in the van, I canc1