Powers That Be (Explicit)-Rick Ross/Nas

[ti:Powers That Be (Explicit)] [ar:Rick Ross/Nas] [al:Rather You Than Me] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Powers That Be (Explicit) - Rick Ross/Nas [00:00.25]Written by：William Leonard Roberts II [00:00.51]The Lord as my witness [00:02.19]Lord as my witness there's not [00:03.50] [00:04.43]There's not a better MC than rick motherf**kin' ross [00:09.35]Lord as my witness [00:10.43] [00:11.33]And when a ni**a says Lord as my witness a ni**a tellin' the truth [00:14.74] [00:15.67]You don't lie after you say Lord as my witness [00:18.16] [00:19.05]Did you ever hear OJ say Lord as my witness [00:21.49]No he ain't go that far said I didn't do it [00:24.53]He hired Johnnie Cochran [00:25.24]But he ain't never say Lord as my witness [00:27.37] [00:41.58]Uh yeah [00:43.07] [00:44.17]Uh yeah [00:45.75] [00:46.99]Uh yeah [00:48.64] [00:50.01]Went to war beaker scores they continue to fall [00:53.12]Corner stores wait up hold all these wonderful laws [00:55.76]So much violence in the streets ask the powers that be [00:58.78]Kiss my daughter on the cheek and I'm strapped as we speak [01:01.44]Dirty money get bloody you still see the gun wounds [01:04.08]But what's funny are the ones that we put the guns to [01:06.90]F**k 'em all kill or be killed it's still a thug rule [01:09.68]Back of class high on grass 'til I said f**k school [01:12.54]What's meant to be is meant to be I rather you than me [01:15.10]Die with pride forty shells on the murder scene [01:18.14]Rolls Royce leather stitchin' in the steerin' wheel [01:20.64] [01:21.20]Ninth album ice cube ni**a kill at will [01:23.75]Had to balance double M is the imperial [01:25.79] [01:26.75]Niggas pay respect they mail it in an envelope [01:29.31]F**kin' centerfolds like I still be dealin' d**e [01:31.80] [01:32.36]Probably would if you're talkin' like fifty or more [01:34.33] [01:37.34]Uh yeah [01:38.97] [01:40.09]Uh yeah [01:41.54] [01:42.87]Uh yeah [01:44.41] [01:46.18]So creative co creator family the motivator [01:48.90]Project buildings lot of feelin' karma my codefendant [01:51.71]Pot to piss in not a ribbon never forgot a Christmas [01:54.65]Father figure not around that's such a major difference [01:57.37] [01:58.28]I would play with all my homies' gifts [01:59.74] [02:00.94]I understood I didn't wanna trip [02:02.53] [02:03.37]The lack of didn't tap my confidence [02:05.32] [02:05.95]Matter fact that's how I mastered a couple things [02:08.47] [02:09.13]Went from not havin' to sheer opulence [02:11.02] [02:11.55]Maybach with the drapes like an apartment in it [02:13.71] [02:14.35]Whole hood know it only one that's white on white [02:16.98]Name ringin' like DJ clue on a Friday night [02:19.35] [02:20.46]Just got some real estate out in Dubai [02:22.56]Nation of Islam they say I might have a few ties [02:24.96] [02:25.99]Talkin' tall brothers with the dark shades [02:28.29]Shed light bringin' niggas out the dark age [02:30.58] [02:31.26]Sittin' in the court with a sharp fade [02:33.81]Havin' sentimental thoughts 'bout this Caucasian [02:36.14] [02:36.65]Six million in the hole still feelin' short changed [02:38.96] [02:39.50]Reprimanded by someone who's snortin' coc*ine [02:41.45] [02:42.13]Fred Hampton was an angel may his name ring [02:44.72] [02:45.50]Crackers wanna kill me for the same thing [02:47.11] [02:48.21]Ain't no financial aid out in notre dame [02:50.55]Activist sippin' actavis time to pour away [02:52.72] [02:55.73]Uh yeah [02:57.24] [02:58.44]Uh yeah [02:59.96] [03:01.09]Uh yeah [03:02.72] [03:04.03]You know how it is new levels new devils [03:06.55]The cheddar breed jealousy at hella speed but it's whatever [03:09.34]Mercedes driver 85'er enlightener collapsable sun visor [03:13.03]The half moon identifies the son of God son of man [03:16.41]Son of Sam young with the Blam [03:18.26]Stick or get stuck get killed to get buck a blessin' of luck [03:21.15] [03:22.04]I love all test me trust not [03:23.67]Above all but young niggas address me as such [03:25.61] [03:26.26]Like Hannibal Barca runnin' through Carthage [03:28.35]Pan of our watches conquer the nonsense conquerin' lion [03:31.49]Armé e var son God combined in one most prolific [03:34.85]You off point like the coke addicted lawyer klienfeldt's gun [03:38.13]Tell the waiter bring over that Moscow mule [03:40.22] [03:41.13]Tell them haters get over it nas still rules [03:43.29] [03:43.80]To money makers and niggas who murk you out [03:45.70]And beat the death penalty on reversal trial niggas versatile [03:49.47]Some things your eyes won't see [03:52.50] [03:53.99]But when it's out of your control [03:56.34] [03:56.87]Then it's the powers that be be [03:59.94] [04:00.50]He he he he he la la la la la [04:05.41] [04:06.22]He he he he he la la la la la [04:11.06] [04:11.58]Some things your eyes can't see [04:15.40] [04:16.64]But when it's out of your control [04:19.10]Then it's the powers that be be [04:22.14] [04:22.81]He he he he he