Homeboy [Amended LP Version] [Version]
Coolio A homeboy is somebody that got your back Whether you right or wrong Somebody that excepts you for what you are Not what you got on, what you can do for them If you lucky enough to have some then You know what I'm talkin' bout
Friends, how many of us have them The chances of meeting someone these days you can trust is skinny But, it seems there really ain't a damn thing you can do 'Cause since the seventies, it seems everybody been rolling with a crew
A team, a gang, a posse, or some type-a click And if your firm ain't thick Then your squad becomes vixed
'Cause what they really is, is a busta out to rob ya And, be weary of strangers bearing your God and gifts And a wolf in sheeps clothing 'Cause some of why'all ain't knowing
Me and you go back like roaches in the projects And, we done been through things they still ain't even thought of yet A good homie is hard to come by But most times you get done by the ones you trust most
So, I gotta raise a toast To my tried and tested, and straight up for real dose Pour yourself some exol, this ones here for you, loc
I don't fly on air, walk on water (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) Uh, but, I'm damn sure your partner (Ooh-ooh-ooh) You can count on me to the end (Oh-yeah) You can call me homeboy (You can call me homeboy) If I got a quarter, then you got a dime (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) And, you can call me up no matter what the time (Ooh-ooh-ooh) If you watch my back, then I'll watch yours, **** You can call me homeboy (Call me homeboy)
Now I done met a lot of haters in my lifetime That I would of smoked if i would of had a Tek 9 But, here I stand as a man, and I'm free to say I'm hell of glad that my momma didn't raise me that way
And the homies I grew up with Is the kind of fools that you don't want to buck with Why does it seem that the good brothers die
And the evil brothers live Pass the Hennessey to the left hand side Want some many dirt for the homies that expired
And, when it's time for my release I'll meet you at the crossroads dippin in the low-low But, until then I'ma keep my rolls slow