BLACK EYED PEAS - Cali To New York lyrics

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[verse one]<br>As soon as a la stepped off (the floor)<br>People started hollerin (for more)<br>Beggin us to bless 'em with an (encore)<br>You know the peas they game to that (for sure)<br>No matter what the coast we, be on<br>Pacific or atlantic we, stay strong<br>Foreign or domestically, we conquer<br>All obstacles professionally and rock on<br>And that's exactly how we made it rock (made it rock)<br>We turn this on and then we make it hot (make it hot)<br>We also known to cause a state of shock (state of shock)<br>We start at 2 then go to 10 o'clock (10 o'clock)<br>10 o'clock the next day that is (day that is)<br>No matter what city or state that is (state that is)<br>Don't ask no questions, that's the way that is (way that is)<br>Don't ask no questions, that's the way that is<br><br>[chorus - 4x]<br>Back, back, back, back, and forth<br>From ca-li to new york<br><br>[verse two: pos]<br>Introduce posdonus y'all ('nus y'all)<br>Sticky like cous-cous y'all (cous y'all)<br>Be the words that I ap-ply (ap-ply)<br>My peeps mass, karma n.y. (n.y)<br>Check it out, you see you other emcees, sound like brother emcees<br>Raised by the same pop and mother emcees<br>While I got a lot of brand in my name, I'm recognizable<br>Leavin me the cash amount, that's quite sizable<br>Rich in that english that's broke as hell<br>That's why my niggaz in the hood understand me so well<br>Its the modern rap type talk<br>Used to walk, all over your ears<br>You hear the thump, this track pumps like, well order<br>Some others fell short of the line of finish<br>You didn't practice harder at the scrimmage<br>Now my image is the golden cup<br>My career is dirty compared to yours, it's all washed up<br><br>[chorus - 4x]<br>Back, back, back, back, and forth<br>From ca-li to new york<br><br>[verse three: dove]<br>We, we, we, we regulate and cross plates, destruct ya<br>Toss coins to distract it and we bust ya<br>Minds blow bigger than tempers out in russia<br>Cuss like a sailor, make you shame like thelya<br>Stitch a verse tailored to fit<br>Spray paintin' your spit<br>On the deco we art, spread apart<br>I raid mo' tracks than flicks in beat street<br>With kicks until the sole/soul wear out, never that!<br>We weather that, you light in the ass and feather that<br>Heavy like black leather coats, you pleather that<br>Last dick on the line, we way ahead of that<br>Squeezin like freddie foxx, and his two glocks<br>Rocks don't impress niggaz who speak to god<br>We get jams to make a tuna melt<br>Held down by the bep, we strictly, new getty<br>Two-fifty up in front of the mic, so what it look like? <br><br>[chorus to fade]<br>Back, back, back, back, and forth<br>From ca-li to new york