2 LIVE CREW - You Got Larceny lyrics

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[what you here for, buddy? ]<br>[larceny.]<br>[how much time you get? ]<br>[99 years.]<br><br>Verse 1: brother marquis<br>Talk about, why? spreadin' rumors, tellin' lies<br>I'm real sensitive to the fact<br>Of why must you go out like that<br>You can't say nothin' positive<br>All I get are negative responses<br>They say it's hard to keep a good man down<br>But it's not hard to have one up off the ground<br>He said, she said, this-n-that<br>But who's tellin' the truth? it ain't like that<br>I knew somethin' was wrong, I knew it all along<br>But nobody told me what was goin' on<br>So just stop ... all this disrespect<br>'cause now is the time for me to put you in check<br>They say the truth hurts, but don't get mad at me<br>I'm talkin' to those who got larceny<br><br>Verse 2: fresh kid ice<br>Larceny, meaning bein' jealous-hearted<br>Over little or nothin', it can get started<br>For example, a man wants to get ahead<br>Others wish he failed and rather see him dead<br>Always puttin' obstacles in your path<br>It becomes a problem you shouldn't have<br>It's like a disease spreadin' faster than aids<br>The word is out, they misspelled your name<br>People look at you a little strange<br>You gain more foes as your lifestyle change'<br>They want what you got, that's the dollars that you clock<br>To you it's petty but to them it's a lot<br>Material things they couldn't retain<br>Still hopin' your loss will be their gain<br>Yet we strive to stay alive and live carefree<br>Others still have that larceny<br><br>Verse 3<br>(kid ice) you'll shake my hand, pretend to be my friend<br>And behind my back, wish it all would end<br>People mention my name, you'll frown your face<br>Hopin' in your dreams you'll take my place<br>The things that I own you wish you had<br>Every time I do good it makes you mad<br>You're not a friend to me, just an enemy<br>A sucker that rhymes, a wanna be<br>(marquis) you wanna be like me, only in your dreams<br>You wanna be down, but you gotta come clean<br>Rockin' boomin' beats on every cut<br>2 live's in effect, why you sweatin' us? <br>Wishin' you had all the money I've made<br>And all the females that I've slayed<br>You hate me, boy, now ain't that a pity<br>You ain't got the vapors, you got larceny