Roots - Criminal lyrics
rate me(feat. Saigon, Truck North)<br />
<br />
[Chorus]<br />
Monday they predict the storm<br />
Tuesday they predict the bad<br />
Wednesday they cover the grass<br />
And I can see it's all about cash<br />
And they got the nerve to hunt down my ass<br />
And treat me like a criminal<br />
<br />
[Black Thought]<br />
Look, it is what it is<br />
Because of what it was<br />
I did what I did<br />
Cause it does what it does<br />
I don't put nothin' above<br />
What I am, what I love<br />
My family, my blood<br />
My city and my hood<br />
Hater for the greater good<br />
I'm back from Hollywood<br />
And I ain't changed a lick<br />
Though, I know I probably should<br />
But, what I'm doin' is not a good look<br />
I never did it by the good book, as a lifetime crook<br />
All the petty crime took a toll on me<br />
I look around at my homies that's gettin' old on me<br />
But still somethin' gotta hold on me<br />
Maybe it's faith<br />
If it's comin', yo I'm willing to wait<br />
I'm not runnin', I done ran through the mud<br />
I done scrambled and such<br />
I done robbed an odd job and gambled enough<br />
Till I'm put up in handcuffs<br />
And pissin' in a cup<br />
If there's a God<br />
I don't know if he listenin' or what<br />
<br />
[Chorus]<br />
<br />
[Truck North]<br />
Yeah, it is what it is<br />
And that's how it go<br />
Get treated like a criminal<br />
If crime is all you know<br />
Get greeted like a nigga<br />
If a nigga saw your show<br />
A public enemy, to send a eye in the scope<br />
My city like a island where you can't find a boat<br />
Have you wishin' for a raft<br />
And prayin that hope flows<br />
Some real (? ) going down on soul (? )<br />
Who lookin' for a chair and some real strong rope<br />
Just to end it all here<br />
Screamin' "fuck the mayor"<br />
He see the faces at the bottom of the welfare<br />
They act like I'm somethin' to fear<br />
Trapped in urban warfare<br />
And pullin' triggers at a college career<br />
Can't ignore the call of the wild<br />
That's drawin' 'em near<br />
Try to make fast money last long some years<br />
Try to laugh it off<br />
Still couldn't lose the tears<br />
To the rules, I will not adhere<br />
Break the law, yeah... [echoes]<br />
<br />
[Chorus]<br />
<br />
[Saigon]<br />
Who wanna challenge mine? <br />
I'm sick of St. Valentine<br />
I did the violent crimes<br />
That's why I got this style of rhyme<br />
Seek repentance to spittin' them sentences<br />
To senseless experience is the difference<br />
You can't convince this<br />
In a crime sense, niggas is infants<br />
I'm like a senior citizen<br />
Still livin' but gettin' benefits<br />
Put emphasis on hittin' my nemesis in high percentages<br />
Crooked ass cops is the reason for my belligerence<br />
And it gets deeper than that<br />
Remember nights I used to sleep wit a gat<br />
With a package of crack under my sneaker strap<br />
D's sneak attack and raid me<br />
It took a week for that<br />
Beat the rat, but you're sayin' "look, he think he the mack"<br />
Fuck y'all! <br />
Niggas who thinkin' they might try us<br />
Watch us inside riots<br />
Blue cars and light fires<br />
We already been knocked, scrutinized<br />
Plus, cops rush to brutalize us<br />
America's polluted by lust<br />
Who could I trust? <br />
If I can't trust you, then I might touch you<br />
If I ain't got love for you<br />
Then fuck you! <br />
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[Chorus x2]
