One of Us

Album: Black Market (2015)
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  • You could die young out here
    Mess around and die before twenty one out here
    Mamas stressing, seen them ratchets
    In the dresser, she not asking questions
    She seen the vests and seen other kids in the casket resting
    Weed so loud they got surround sound
    Smoking good shit 'cause they tryna take me back to some hood shit
    Any club, any fly fair
    If they start shooting all they remember is Nas was there
    Some homies of yours bangin' affiliation on their personal time
    Conflict with business can hurt down the line
    It's something that you ain't have nothing to do with
    Your man conversation end up getting you hit
    Learn how to draw the line from when we hang with the shooters
    Strippers, dealers and killers, leaches and opportunists
    Where I come from it's ruthless, air you out from the Ubers
    Tutored by coke movers, put holes through ya'
    You wouldn't get that from me yo, you'd overlook me
    Looking like I just get to that money and stay in some pussy
    Got a pretty real dope life
    Fly nigga from the other side
    Hecklers, PKs, nines and four-fives, seven point six twos
    Deer-hunting rifle shells, life is hell
    Pussy sweeter than wine tasting
    But we won't self-indict ourselves
    Be our own prosecutor, won't twenty five-to-life ourselves
    We bout that moolah, rich shooters

    You getting money, got a body then you one of us
    Trust
    You getting money, got a body then you one of us

    Calculating, touching money, these niggas masturbating
    Tailored clothes, fashion magazines, they fascinated
    Double-M umbrella, the feds call it tax shelter
    Hit a million, they conspire to send the rats at you
    Cha-cha-cha-cha, slide, catch me on that other side
    Foreign cars, private jets, high rate of homicide
    Marc Jacobs chocolate diamonds, they for my white bitch
    Atheist, but her pussy could be so righteous
    Follow the rules, never let a man take your jewels
    And if he do, double back make sure he make the news
    It ain't arrest, they ain't a pussy til it's time to bust
    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us

    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us
    Trust
    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us

    Dice game, head crackers, time to get it back
    Only one in the studio that could get a pack
    Raw deal, rob a nigga like it's on my appeal
    Closest friends do us best, regardless how I feel
    Went to the line and got 'em bitches on the same day
    Straight to the jeweler, and did the watches the same way
    Young sav on face time, talking cake time
    Next crib I build got to cross state lines
    Niggas hate how I wear my heart on my sleeve
    And half the team, got the choppers with the shoulder slings
    It ain't a rust, stay in the trap til you a hundred up
    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us

    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us
    You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us

    (You gettin' money, got a body then you one of us) Writer/s: CALVIN DAVID JR. KENON, NASIR JONES, WILLIAM LEONARD ROBERTS
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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