Let me holla at you true thugs Fo da ones wanna dump slugs On da corner where dey slang drugs
Only God is thicker dan blood Know He shedded His blood
Whey dey really did needed da luv
So you better tell em all put da glock down 4-mics in da Source think you hot now While you ridin in yo Chev wit yo top down
Son, just how da story go
And dey push more weight dan mail
In da M I A where da thugs live and die everyday In da hood where da mommas cry everyday Where da kids listen to Slip--Slide everyday
In da MIA--dat's why we die In da dirty south ya'll tellin dese lies--dat's why we die Carolina--dat's why we die Alabama, Mississippi young thugs--dat's why we die
You got dese young girls backin it up--dat's why we die You got dese young cats blazin it up--dat's why we die
Cash Money--dat's why we die No Limit--dat's why we die Roc-a-fella ya'll tellin dese lies--dat's why we die
Not Limit--dat's why we die Murder Inc--dat's why we die Roc-a-fella--dat's why we die
Let me tell you somethin partna you ain't ready to die Cause you take yo last breath and you close yo eyes Same ones dat stare you right in yo mouth Same ones dat run up in yo house And da ones you thought was down wit you Hit you up in da back wit a 22 Don't even know who you messin wit
When you husslin everyday in dese streets--dat's drug money Then you leavin people dead in dese streets--dat's blood money And then these babiez can't even eat--dat's not funny
Huh Uh--dat's why we die Huh Uh--dat's why we die
Yo words hittin em up like a hot slugg Made da girls wanna bounce in da hot tub See da pain in her eyes--never knew luv Let em know dat Christ is da true luv
And I Know you drive a big Benz Big body wit da tight endz Navigators and Escalades sittin on da blades Everybody want it nowadays
Black Rob said it's whoa (whoa whoa) Make you wanna hit da ceilin yo Cause you make a million sales Sittin in da jail (but he back in jail) Cause da devil caught you slippin yo