Short Race-GZA the Genius/Rock Marcy

[ti:Short Race (featuring Rock Marcy)] [ar:GZA the Genius] [al:Pro Tools] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Short Race - GZA the Genius/Rock Marcy [00:11.00]He's running in a short race shoelace untied [00:13.52]Head down facial expression he can't hide [00:16.50]Kid with no direction seems confused [00:18.96]A victim who spent years being abused [00:21.58]His moms a drug addict she has a bug habit [00:24.26]Was a seven day event [00:25.43]Since she celebrated the sabbath [00:26.95]But she back slid [00:28.19]Or that's what the crack did [00:29.53]She used to shoot up [00:30.63]Under her sleeves the track hid [00:32.48]A long time ago [00:33.50]The father left the picture [00:34.98]And as time went on [00:36.22]He was erased from the scripture [00:38.16]The son he don't have much to treasure [00:40.47]And these kids that be getting on him [00:41.84]They do it for pleasure [00:43.27]Demons are gradually growing inside him [00:46.06]Way before he ever knew [00:47.28]The courts would divide him [00:48.66]A wall around himself had became a shell [00:51.19]Was a whole new person [00:52.45]By the time the bricks fell [00:53.97] [00:54.60]It's a short race [00:55.83]Duck the court dates [00:57.31]The pork gave chase [00:58.36]We had to walk straight [00:59.78]You know the forte [01:01.02]Ni**a it's a portrait [01:02.53]Or should I say a poor trait [01:04.28]You want to store very short cake [01:06.21]Estate behind the gate [01:07.83]NY state why wait [01:09.72]You trying to get paid by the lake [01:11.32] [01:11.82]In each state [01:13.23]And do the sh*t at high pace [01:14.67] [01:15.58]Under the dirt [01:16.35]There was nothing left but bones [01:18.26]A lot of tall grass around his tombstone [01:21.03]His mother left alone [01:22.38]Her heart felt sorrow [01:23.78]No time to play with the [01:25.33]Precious time we borrow [01:26.40]They live next door [01:27.44]But he was worlds away [01:28.89]In reality [01:29.77]But such a high price to pay [01:31.59]He was easy to recognize from his dress code [01:34.68]Nothing but a firework about to explode [01:37.12]A short fuse [01:38.01]Who was bound to lose in the struggle [01:39.98]His grandparents went through [01:41.31]A great deal of trouble [01:42.45]To keep him out of jail [01:43.81]They even put they house on sale [01:45.57]To post bail [01:46.42]But the kid still failed [01:47.94]I remember when he called [01:49.22]Collect from behind bars [01:50.90]Suffering from two injuries and nine scars [01:53.45]He said he'd give anything [01:54.83]To be out the pen [01:55.99]But it would be his [01:56.98]Permanent home until the end [01:58.47] [01:59.27]It's a short race [02:00.68]Duck the court dates [02:02.15]The pork gave chase [02:03.18]We had to walk straight [02:04.67]You know the forte [02:05.78]Ni**a it's a portrait [02:07.21]Or should I say a poor trait [02:08.89]You want to store very short cake [02:10.94]Estate behind the gate [02:12.00] [02:12.75]NY state why wait [02:14.31]You trying to get paid by the lake [02:15.97] [02:16.84]In each state [02:17.41] [02:18.18]And do the sh*t at high pace [02:19.67] [02:20.96]Wait [02:21.33]I got to get mines [02:23.19]With a side of french fries [02:24.79]Not kid sized [02:26.09]Sixes fives [02:27.19]I give off a pimp's vibe [02:28.79]Is it the vines [02:29.97]Watch like a sitcom [02:31.79]Throwing rocks with [02:32.44]My pitching arm [02:33.78]More bricks than when the knicks is on [02:35.73]I'm sitting on [02:36.68] [02:37.23]Shitting on your boss [02:38.47]Been written off [02:39.59]Shots I'm licking off [02:40.70]The top like a different source [02:42.35] [02:43.14]Ripping this raw like a kitchen chore [02:45.05]That's a block not chicken broth [02:47.18]Hold the pot with your mittens on [02:49.14]Dicks kicking in the door [02:50.82]And went to pick me off like a lintball [02:53.21]Jumped out the fifth floor it's a pit fall [02:55.73]When I hit the lawn [02:56.64]Sh*t it fell like a jigsaw [02:58.56]Rather get hit at the board [03:00.16]Then to get tossed [03:00.91]Went to court [03:01.71]Got shipped off like a brick of soft [03:04.02]It's a short race [03:05.28]Duck the court dates [03:06.85]The pork gave chase [03:07.90]We had to walk straight [03:09.25]You know the forte [03:10.45]Ni**a it's a portrait [03:11.89]Or should I say a poor trait [03:13.73]You want to store very short cake [03:15.68]Estate behind the gate [03:16.65] [03:17.46]NY state why wait [03:19.11]You trying to get paid by the lake [03:20.76] [03:21.36]In each state [03:22.18] [03:22.70]And do the sh*t at high pace