Man with a Gun-Rakim

[ti:Man with a Gun] [ar:Rakim] [al:The Cellar EP] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Man with a Gun - Rakim [00:24.59]Verse one's about a kid who didn't like the way the earth spun [00:27.46]He said it's cursed so he went and got his first gun [00:30.07]He turned savage took matters in his own hands [00:32.52]He said I'm grown nothing matters I'm my own man [00:34.92]Because we don't know how to live but we know how to die [00:37.51]The game of life and no one'll make it out alive [00:40.07]So I'mma stay in heavy arm and I'mma keep a gun [00:42.60]And I'mma beg for dear life when the reaper come [00:45.11]Yo he's a beast everybody in the streets fear him [00:48.04]Thugs won't cross him cops won't go near him [00:50.61]Nothing could scare him it's time to try and get rich [00:53.15]He robbed his suppliers plus he gets hired for hits [00:55.41]Now the mice want his bread it's the price on his head [00:57.97]And everybody that he didn't like want him dead [01:00.89]I guess he knew the same streets you rep on [01:03.14]Will be the same streets you meet your death on [01:05.43] [01:35.49]Verse two is how a little dude flipped and grew too quick [01:38.55]He did some rude sh*t and got his hands on two bricks [01:41.01]Bought the new fifth with the extra two clips [01:43.56]Put together two cliques and took over two strips [01:46.39]Dude glued chips new kicks and new whips [01:48.64]Knew tricks got two kids by two chicks [01:51.25]But he blew too quick they said he shoot too quick [01:53.80]Too slick [01:54.59]He said I gotta hit the block for my needs [01:58.10]But I'mma leave the block 'cuz this hot cop is watching the streets [02:01.42]Made a couple stops at the spot and bought trees [02:03.61]He copped a new uptown patent leather [02:05.76] [02:06.43]Too sick now let me hit the hood [02:08.68]To stop by and make sure the kids are good [02:11.29]That's when the man ran up on him put the gat in his face [02:13.92]Said remember me from back in the day