Off The Block-E40/J.Banks/Stressmatic

[ti:Off the Block] [ar:E-40/Stressmatic/J. Banks] [00:00.00] [00:00.46]Off the Block - E-40/Stressmatic/J. Banks [00:00.92]Oh these hard time [00:09.84] [00:12.32]Just trying to get trying to get by [00:15.22]Trying to get by trying to get by [00:17.22] [00:18.53]Woo [00:19.73]We don't stop always running from the cops [00:22.03]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [00:25.99]Before we give up [00:27.28]It's ugly try to make it off the block [00:29.40]We don't stop always running from the cops [00:32.13]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [00:35.63]Before we give up [00:36.82]It's ugly try to make it off the block [00:39.12]Off the course of my religion I try not to go to prison [00:42.33]Wash out shoot with precision [00:43.78]My vision never missing with just the rightful ammunition [00:45.88] [00:46.44]These double do studs go though your ligaments [00:48.74]We created this sequel despite our skin and our pigment [00:51.46]One day I hope to become legitimate legitimate [00:53.53]That's the thought process of a young hustler about his money [00:56.28]Far from a dummy smart enough to run a big company [00:58.31]If I was put in position the end results would be lucrative [01:00.82]No more life on the run living life as a fugitive [01:03.66]I register m*******a smoking my lungs to decrease the stress [01:06.92]Got a vest of olive oil that the pastor blessed [01:09.55]Then I take out the bottle put it on my head and chest [01:12.27]To protect me from death [01:13.47]It gruesome out here it's spooky ugly and murkily [01:15.75]It's dirty out here [01:17.69]We don't stop always running from the cops [01:20.99]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [01:24.41]Before we give up [01:25.80]It's ugly try to make it off the block [01:28.16]We don't stop always running from the cops [01:30.74]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [01:34.25]Before we give up [01:35.43]It's ugly try to make it off the block [01:37.85]I went off the block you ain't no better than me [01:40.21]My sins ain't no worse than yours only father like God can judge me [01:43.01]I heard somebody say I'm sick of they urban gear [01:45.31]The dreads and the saggy pants I've had it up to here [01:47.70]They said why y'all show your draws and wear them way down there [01:50.62]I said why you show your balls and wear them way up there [01:53.38]Contradictions and criticisms we trapped in the system [01:55.27]It's not a lot of school but it's a lot of prisons [01:57.78]By big homey went though with me and just like me and you [02:00.57]Hoping and wishing for a financial breakthrough [02:02.47]Where I'm coming from you gotta be street smart not dumb [02:05.19]Put your hands up don't run cops will shoot you with a gun [02:07.22]Consequences everyone makes mistakes [02:09.84]What's between today and tomorrow is your faith [02:12.31]It gruesome out here it's spooky ugly and murkily [02:14.63]It's dirty out here [02:16.25]We don't stop always running from the cops [02:19.66]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [02:23.25]Before we give up [02:24.48]It's ugly try to make it off the block [02:26.91]We don't stop always running from the cops [02:29.87]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [02:32.83]Before we get it up [02:34.30]It's ugly try to make it off the block [02:36.42]Off the block try and make it off the block [02:39.76]The markers in yellow tape bodies outline in chalk [02:41.63] [02:42.43]We be funking non-stop warring and beefing [02:45.24]Trying to take off the top we stressing depressing [02:47.57]Nobody to ask us a question [02:48.77]The government treat us like peasants [02:50.07]Can;t get a job no reference [02:51.52]Back in the day we had some scrill [02:53.37]But now you get on jail on purpose just to get a decent meal [02:56.44]Stop chasing this high you can get some get back [02:58.62]With a strong guy got a monkey on his back [03:01.03] [03:01.56]I see it all the time [03:03.48]The people that help they must be the ones that give the hardest time [03:06.32]That's some backward a** sh*t [03:07.84]Act like you owe'em some you don't owe'em sh*t [03:10.68]It gruesome out here it's spooky ugly and murkily [03:12.60]It's dirty out here [03:14.79] [03:15.34]We don't stop always running from the cops [03:18.74]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [03:22.31]Before we get it up [03:23.51]It's ugly try to make it off the block [03:25.68]We don't stop always running from the cops [03:28.77]Praying night and day selling rocks gotta make it out [03:31.81]Before we get it up [03:33.46]It's ugly try to make it off the block [03:35.73] [03:37.03]I'm tryin to get off the block I'm tryin to get off the block [03:40.17] [03:41.79]I'm tryin to get off the block [03:43.74]I'm tryin to get off the block man [03:45.50] [03:46.74]I'm tryin to get off the block [03:48.14]I'm tryin to get off the block [03:51.63]I'm tryin to get off the block [03:53.63]I'm tryin to get off the block man [03:55.17] [03:56.61]I'm tryin to get off the block [03:58.08]I'm tryin to get off the block [04:00.09] [04:01.48]I'm tryin to get off the block [04:03.22] [04:14.52]Out of the block yeah [by:] [offset:0]