[Lil' 1/2 Dead] Yea, ha ha That nigga half dead in this motherfucker Know what im saying, For the 1996 bitch Way back in the day [Lil' 1/2 Dead] Way back in the day what I was told Nigga every thing shining and just aint gold Every thing I touched is just the gangsta shit That's why I come with these cavi hit's And H.D dogg will always stay an G Coming from the Eastside of the L.B.C Always watch my back and I handle my biz And all yall sucka ass niggaz know what time it iz You better watch your back and you better not trip Because I always got my strap and my extra clip H.D dogg always been an man Every single day I smoke an fat ass sack I like smoking weed and a gain of beer I been doing this gangsta shit for an gain of years I can I break it down in an gain of ways I learn this gangsta shit way back in the day [Chorus x4: Lil' 1/2 Dead] Way back in the day [Lil' 1/2 Dead] Way back in the hood in 83' This is when this gangsta shit had first came to me It was planted in my head and it never left That's why you niggas know where my weapon is kept Up under my shirt and I put's in work and I really gives a mad fuck about getting hurt You better watch your back when im on your block And you best hit the deck when I bust my glock If you get hit bitch, it aint my fought When you lying out in the street outlined and chalked And I can say is that what you get for fucking with niggaz from the gangsta click Even though nigga when you dead and gone I will still shit like all night long and even though say that crime don't pay I learn that shit in here nigga way back in the day [Chorus x4: Lil' 1/2 Dead] [Lil' 1/2 Dead] Now its just an taste, just to let you know That like I be coming with that gangsta flow And if you don't hear me, nigga open your ears Becasue I ran through life and didnt have no fears Or regrets, or sorrows, or maybe even maddness We were coming up as crazy little bastards Having fun in the city Doing robberies, ringing bells and touching bitches titties Stealing bikes was the best one And you probably get fifty if you came with an fresh one From the big homie, from down the block He keeps an gain of money because he slangs them rocks But im not knocking that meth and getting paid He straight living lauging and he has it made And every day he chills in the shade He been doing that shit way back in the days [Chorus x8: Lil' 1/2 Dead]