Showbiz & A.g. - More Than One Way Out Of The Ghetto Lyrics
Now a while ago,I had to do a little bidCause of the things I wanted, as a little kidI wanted to be like the dealers a lotCause of the things they had and the respect that they gotAll the girls used to jock 'emAnd I wondered why my parents used to knock 'emI had a talent, or a hobby you should sayI like rap, or poetry, but anywayStay away from drugs,I paid it no mindI wanted to hustle for bread,instead of writin rhymesSo I said to hell with itInstead of stayin away from drugsI was sellin itI was out all day until the job was doneInstead of rockin the parties I was robbin 'emThe females, paid me no mind, not a GiantAndre Barnes at the timeBut the rock started sellin, the dough was comin inDealers wanted in, girls started runnin inSome said I'm crazy how I'm livinI must be, crazy cash and crazy womenYeah my gear was rightThey called me Andre the Giant and it wasn't cause of my heightLosin G's in celoI never sweat it;cause my connect got kilosMy bank, two thou that's what's in itRollin celo, headcrack makin G's in a minuteOh yeah I'm all for disYeah I'm handsome,but the money made me gorgeousNow the girls wanna see meThe little kids around the block wanna be meI was chillin, in thousand dollar coatsI had links and ropes, and yo the shit was dopeI had the jewels oh did I have the jewelsThe talk of the town, the neighborhood newsBut friends weren't true insideThey were passengers, goin along for the rideAnd it makes you say damn!Because I feel so hardI had scars on my handsI thought I'd be fineBut I got bagged and snagged and then I had to do a little timeFriends don't hang it's a waste of timeI got one dollar,one girl and some great rhymesI pursued the wrong dreamNow to make a fast buck I gotta schemeFind a celo game, yoBank I gotta buckI ace to a deuce, yeah that's just my luckI gotta go right and exactInstead of a package,I wanted a mic and a hype trackInstead of robbin the parties,I'm rippin 'emMC's were gettin done, every week a different oneIt's time to put my talent to useThere's no excuse, I just gotta get looseAnd now I'm really convincedI got raw with Lord Finesse,and been straight sinceNow you see how I lost itBut I bounced back,you might not be as fortunateSo take heed my friendBefore you take a shortcut that leads to a dead endTake my advice cause the Giant said soAnd remember -- there's more than one way out the ghetto
