To be honest man, I'm the kind of fan I thought of rap as a quarterback in the promiseland I was fit to be leadin' teams to a victory I was picked to be All-Pro, I sure flow Let me break down the name of the game And explain all the rules, 'cause y'all ain't playin' the same No Live, but I came with a cane and two Gs when I came in Tryin' to get my name in the game The hood that I claim's where Fame and them came And cats got robbed if they came in them chains (Stick 'em up) Ain't much changed but the size of the guns We're still on the rise for the funds, tryin' to make a buck Green paper with the face of oppressors And still gotta wait for our blessings, that's no mistake We in the paper chase, there's no escape Destined to die with no estate, and so I wait For the chance of a lifetime that I might shine Be a millionaire, but I'm not usin' a lifeline (No) I see right through it, like white wine This is sacred ground and y'all runnin' the pipeline (What?) Tryin' to funnel in these frauds and front 'em in I was right there with a blank stare when you brought 'em in Man this shit is competetive And your best what you better give, can't let 'em live Yo I'm sure there's more than what you were playin' for Life's pain, gotta try to withstand more Feel the power and try to follow the man law Count your blessings and learn the lessons of man law Yeah, yeah, learn the lessons of man law Feel the power and try to follow the man law There's rules to this shit I live and die by the code and that's as real as it get, yeah He's Masta Ace, I'm master deuce (Get it?) Throw up the peace, pass the juice (Peace) I could drop knowledge or love, pass the doob (What up) But on the flipside there's pain if you's a bastard, too (You's a bastard) I am the ghost, yeah, that's my attribute (Ghost) My mouth is a gun, yeah, my lyrics blast the booth (Yeah, blast the booth) In your eardrums, you don't hear sun'n, you don't fear none (You don't hear sun'n) Rough enough to make a fuckin' bear run (Rrrah) Marco Polo on the beats (Yes), I be dolo with the heat 'Cause I'm goin' to the body like Cotto on his feet In his prime, yeah I rhyme, but the nine is in the Jeep 'Cause you gotta know the time to get you lined up in these streets (Gotta know the time) But not me, no, not me (Not me) It's a lot of wack rappers, but not P (Uh uh) Beat 'em in his legs, make him knock-knee (Woof) My hood is iced out, no hockey (Hahaha) Eatin' raw plants and roll papers (Zags) Hustlin' to get more paper More stores and more acres (More acres) Let the people catch more vapors (Vapors) Word to Biz, I done made my mark (My word) Got in the game, had to play my part (Haha) Like God, dim had to play the dark (I can see) Came out shinin', what a way to spark Yo I'm sure there's more than what you were playin' for Life's pain, gotta try to withstand more Feel the power and try to follow the man law Count your blessings and learn the lessons of man law Yeah, yeah, learn the lessons of man law Feel the power and try to follow the man law There's rules to this shit I live and die by the code and that's as real as it get That- that's as real as it get That's- that's as real as it get I l- I- I l- I live and die by the code and that's- that's That- that's as real as it get That's- that's- that's That's as real as it get I live- I- I live- I live and die by the code and that's as real as it get Marco, what the hell? I just talked to your mom And I really can't believe you You just decided to take off and leave? For what, for that stupid-ass hip-hop dream of yours? You remember the last time that we talked And I told you If you did this, it's gonna be the end of us? So when you get there Your dreams get crushed Don't even think about crawling back to me Because trust me I'm not going to be waiting for your ass Bye