REEF THE LOST CAUZE - Devil's Advocate lyrics

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Devil's Advocate / Reef The Lost CauzeThe greatest way for evil to triumphis for good men to do nothing[ VERSE 1 ]He was a real nigga, stayed on the block pitchinHe and his crew would rock tees that said 'STOP SNITCHING'He wasn't the violent typeBut he would see evil on all kind of nightsAnd chose to remain the silent typeI'm not sayin call the cops, the beast won't helpBut shit, in the hood we police ourselvesHate on no man tryin to increase his wealthBut don't turn your back on your neighbour when they need your helpAnd he did that night that they robbed that old ladyThey ain't mean to kill her but the bitch went crazySeen the whole thing and just shut his blindsBut he couldn't get the image of her busted spine from his blunted mindTime passed and the summer was sickThat was until his little brother got hitNow he's out for answers but niggas stick to the scriptSo when he ask what happened ain't nobody seen shit[ CHORUS 2X ]And there's only so long you can play devil's advocateBefore the snake comes back and now your back is bitHalf the worry and half the riskBut a whole world of problems come from playin devil's advocate[ VERSE 2 ]He was the youngest VP of a Fortune 500Porsche out front, Armani suits by the hundredsHis bosses screwed over anyone that they wantedThe type to fuck the wife and then fire the husbandRuthless titans of industryThere's lawyers and accountants are more organized than the GenoveseMade plenty enemies, but his logic wasIf these people were smart then they'd be as rich as meHis ambition blinded him soHe was a good man once but loot divided his soulNow his company is flounderin, about to be joblessHe's under investigation for tradin on stock tipsReporters out back siftin through garbageGot a lean on his house, they tryina take where his mom liveWent to his old boss, was met at the doorHe said, 'I'm sorry son, we've never met before'[ CHORUS 2X ][ VERSE 3 ]Never turn a blind eye to the evil that's upon youCause if you do, believe me that shit will haunt youI remember a few years back I witnessed a heinous actAnd I did not react, I sat back and just let it happenI just sat there stunned, I should've helped, but I guess I was youngI guess I was dumb, felt like a punkThe stench of guilt hung on my skin for weeks like a skunkAnd to this day I see the face of a strangerWho was drownin and I could've been her anchorIf I had to do it all againI would've stood tall and lent her my handI would've fought like a manI would've come to her rescue and done all I canBut the fucked up thing is I'll never get that chanceNeverNeverNever[ CHORUS 2X ]YeahI'm sorry