One Time-The Roots

[ti:One Time(feat. Phonte & Dice R] [ar:The Roots] [al:Undun] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.10]One Time - The Roots [00:00.20]Written by：Brent Reynolds [00:00.30] [00:05.72]Yo the spirit in the sky scream homicide [00:08.96]But it was time to ride on some n*ggas funny talking [00:11.65]If too much money talking [00:13.02]We make em economize [00:14.46]Real rap – no tale spinning such is the life of a [00:17.77] [00:18.28]Kam-I-Ka-Ze pilot [00:19.66]We wyling out of control until [00:21.34]We all make the funny papers like Comic-Con [00:24.04]Feared in all streets so [00:25.59]If you ever see me out in y'all streets [00:27.91]Find another one to occupy [00:29.22]I never hope for the best [00:31.09]I wish a n*gga would [00:32.41]Turn around and walk away [00:33.84]I wish a n*gga could [00:35.15]Listen to my instincts and say f*ck the rest [00:37.79]But once you've had the best better ain't as good [00:41.10]Weak-heartedness cannot be involved [00:43.22]Stick to the script n*gga - f*ck your improv [00:45.97]Like the samurai [00:46.72]The street's Hammurabi Code [00:48.84]Play your part shut the f*ck up and do as I was told [00:51.78] [00:51.97]I was always late for the bus [00:54.53]Just once can I be on time [00:57.42]Then I start to think what's the rush [01:00.17]Who wants to be on time [01:02.92]Feeling unlucky and if I ever got lucky it was one time [01:08.25]In this crazy world [01:13.52] [01:14.02]Not a thing I fear besides fear itself [01:16.46]This is clearly a lesson learned for someone else [01:19.46]Reach for the crown of thorns upon the shelf [01:22.02]Cross around my neck [01:23.40]I've been taught by stealth [01:24.90]Capture this moment in time it's a smash and grab [01:27.83]And where my party people y'all finna have a blast [01:30.46]You say goodbye I say hello first and last [01:32.96]Hello-Hello Now all of y'all elevate your glass [01:35.90]To an example of what time will do to you [01:38.71]When those nameless things just keep on eluding you [01:41.27]When sh*t is new to you and lies is true to you [01:44.21]Words of suspects-usual coming though to you [01:46.89]Man I guess if I was ever lucky it was one time [01:49.83]Then I went missing looking for the sublime [01:52.15]A n*gga stayed low left the ladder unclimbed [01:55.15]Time after time verse blank the line unrhymed [01:57.96] [01:58.27]You ever wonder what's the big fuss [02:00.98]For everyone to be on time [02:03.54]What's the big deal why do they feel [02:06.36]The need to have us marching on line [02:09.23]Feeling unlucky and if I'd ever got lucky it was one time [02:14.61]In this crazy world [02:19.35] [02:19.54]I wonder when you die do you hear harps and bagpipes [02:21.97]If you born on the other side of the crack pipe [02:24.86]N*ggas learn math just to understand the crack price [02:27.49]Then drive in head first like the jack knife [02:30.37]Cause out here yo you n*ggas can't belly flop [02:33.18]If you wanna make the noise inside your belly stop [02:35.80]One time means being on the front line [02:38.24]Being on the front line means ducking one time [02:41.05]The pendulum swinging my way - couldn't be more blind [02:44.11]N*ggas talk to the cops Not even one time [02:46.36]Cause we all going down just like the subprime [02:49.18]Or a cheap a** half gallon of Ballantine [02:51.93]But hopping over gates to escape is sublime [02:54.99]Then through the alley way and down to the sub line [02:57.80]Tales from the streets [02:59.24]A life of high crime [03:00.55]To make it to the bottom [03:01.99]Such a high climb [03:03.24] [03:04.49]I was always late for the bus [03:07.24]Just once can I be on time [03:09.99]Then I start to think what's the rush [03:12.74]Who wants to be on time [03:15.49]Feeling unlucky and if I ever got lucky it was one time [03:21.37]In this crazy world [03:25.05]