You are always down,
that's your mentality
I owe you everything,
and that's straight reality
Looking back to the past to tell the truth
I was the lucky one
See, I was young and
troubled from day one,
but you kept me straight
Never let me screw up like you did,
I needed schooling
so you labeled me kid
You didn't have to respect me
or even accept me
But now I realize
y 'all were there to direct me
So this is for you,
something to chill to
To kick it and remember
all the things that we've been through
Falling after dark, parties on the beach
And all our little problems
with the LAPD
Through good and bad times,
we always hung close
So I raise up my forty
to propose a toast
To all the boys I grew up with,
that's who I'm thinking of
If put it like this,
y 'all got much love
Have you ever had some friends,
you thought that they were down
When something jumps off,
you realize they were clowns
To me and my homies,
peace is what it's about
But when I need them on my back,
they would never punk out
Peep the situation out one night
People causing static
and it looks like a fight
I was with a gang of people,
I thought they was cool
But when I stopped to take a look
it was the boys from the old school
throwing them dogs
It was six on ten,
but we all stood our ground
friends defended the end.
So this is for you
Yeah, something to chill to
to kick it and remember
all the things that we've been
through good and bad times
We al ways hung close.
So I raise up my forty
to propose a toast
to all the boys I grew up with
That's what I'm thinking of
I put it like this y 'all got much love
This is Pacific Bell
with a collect call
from a man of Kit -Kat, dude.
If you will accept the charge,
press the 1
or say the word yes now.
Uh, yeah, I'll take it.
You gotta come and get me,
the police are a trip.
Man, what'd you do now?
Man, I didn't.
Well, let me call the boys,
collect the money,
then I'm out.
And that's when I found
what real friends are about.
Cause I was straight broke,
and the homies in a tough spot
But lies and excuses,
that was all that I got
No one came out the pipe,
can you believe that dude?
Then out of nowhere,
came the Fairburn crew
There once again, helping out oth ers
I can honestly say,
you're all my two damn brothers
So this is for you, yeah,
something to chill to
To kick it and remember
all the things that we've been through
Good and bad times,
we always hung close
So I raise up my forty,
to propose a toast
To the boys in the neighborhood,
that's what we're thinking of
If I put it like this, y 'all got much love
You