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[ti:Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirs] |
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[ar:Kendrick Lamar] |
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[al:good kid, m.A.A.d city] |
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When the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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I said when the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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I woke up this morning and figured I'd call you |
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In case I'm not here tomorrow |
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I'm hoping that I can borrow a piece of mind |
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I'm behind on what's really important |
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My mind is really distorted |
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I find nothing but trouble in my life |
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I'm fortunate you believe in a dream |
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This orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routine |
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And last night was just another distraction |
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Or a reaction of what we consider madness |
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I know exactly what happened |
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You ran outside when you heard my brother cry for help |
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Held him like a newborn baby and made him feel |
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Like everything was alright |
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And a fight he tried to put up, but the type |
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Of bullet that stuck had went against his will |
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As blood spilled on your hands |
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My plans rather vindictive |
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Everybody's a victim in my eyes |
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When I ride it's a murderous rhythm |
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And outside became pitch black |
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A demon glued to my back whispering, "Get em" |
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I got em, and I ain't give a **** |
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That same mentality I told my brother not to duck |
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In actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colors |
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I wonder if I'll ever discover |
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A passion like you and recover |
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The life that I knew as a young'n |
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In pajamas and Dun-ta-duns |
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When thunder comes it rains cats and dogs |
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Dumb niggas like me never prosper |
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Prognosis of a problem child |
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I'm proud and well devoted |
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This piru shit been in me forever |
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So forever I'm a push it, wherever whenever |
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And I love you cause you love my brother like you did |
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Just promise me you'll tell this story when you make it big |
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And if I die before your album drop I hope - |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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I said when the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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You wrote a song about my sister on your tape |
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And called it section.80, the message resemble Brenda's Got a Baby |
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What's crazy was, I was hearin about it |
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But doubted your ignorance, how could you ever |
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Just put her on blast and shit |
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Judging her past and shit |
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Well it's completely my future |
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A nigga behind me right now asking for ass and shit |
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And I'm a need that 40 dollars even if I gotta |
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****, suck and swallow in the parking lot |
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Gonzales Park, I'm followed by a married man, a father of three |
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My titties bounce on the cadence of his tingling keys |
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Matter of fact he my favorite cause he tip me with E's |
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He got a cousin named David and I seen him last week |
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This is the life of another girl damaged by the system |
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These foster homes, I run away and never do miss em |
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See, my hormones just run away and if I can get em back |
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To where they used to be then I'll probably be in the denim |
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Of a family gene that show women how to be woman, or better yet a leader |
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You need her to learn something, then you probably need to beat her |
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That's how I was taught |
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Three niggas in one room, first time I was tossed |
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And I'm exhausted |
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But **** that "Sorry for your loss shit" |
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My sister died in vain, but what point are you trying to gain |
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If you can't fit the pumps I walk in? |
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I'll wait |
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Your rebuttal a little too late |
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And if you have a album date, just make sure I'm not in the song |
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Cause I don't need the attention bring enough of that on my own |
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And matter fact did I mention that I physically feel great? |
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A doctor's approval is a waste of time, I know I'm straight |
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I'll probably live longer than you and never fade away |
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I'll never fade away, I'll never fade away |
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I know my fate, and I'm on the grind for this cake |
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I'm a get or die trying, I'm eyeing every male gender with intentions of buying |
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You lying to these mother****ers, talking about you can help with my story |
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You can help me if you sell this pussy for me, nigga |
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Don't ignore me nigga, **** your glory nigga, this bullshit... |
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When the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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I said when the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Sometimes I look in a mirror and ask myself |
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Am I really scared of passing away |
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If it's today I hope I hear a |
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Cry out from heaven so loud it can water down a demon |
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With the holy ghost till it drown in the blood of Jesus |
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I wrote some raps that make sure that my lifeline |
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Rake in the cent of a reaper, ensuring that my allegiance |
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With the other side may come soon |
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And if I'm doomed, may the wound |
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Help me mother be blessed for many moons |
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I suffer a lot |
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And every day the glass mirror get tougher to watch |
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I tie my stomach in knots |
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And I'm sure not why I'm infatuated with death |
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My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats |
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That can come about |
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Cause the tongue is mighty powerful |
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And I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouch |
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Maybe cause I'm dreamer and sleep is the cousin of death |
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Really stuck in the scheme of, wondering when I'm a rest |
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And you're right, your brother was a brother to me |
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And your sister's situation was the one that put me |
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In a direction to speak of something that's realer than the TV screen |
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By any means, wasn't trying to offend or come between |
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Her personal life, I was like "it need to be told |
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Cursing the life of 20 generations after her soul" |
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Exactly would have happened if I hadn't continued rappin |
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Or steady being distracted by money drugs and four |
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Fives, I count lives all on these songs |
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Look at the weak and cry, pray one day you'll be strong |
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Fighting for your rights, even when you're wrong |
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And hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm gone |
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Now am I worth it? |
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Did I put enough work in? |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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I said when the lights shut off |
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And it's my turn to settle down |
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My main concern |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Promise that you will sing about me |
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Tired of running |
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Tired of hunting |
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My own kind |
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But retiring nothing |
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Tires are steady screeching, the driver is rubbing |
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Hands on the wheel, who said we wasn't? |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dope on the corner |
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Look at the coroner |
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Daughter is dead |
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Mother is mourning her |
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Strayed bullets, AK bullets |
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Resuscitation was waiting patiently |
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But they couldn't, bring her back |
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Who got the footage? channel 9 |
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Cameras looking, it's hard to channel your energy |
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When you know you're crooked |
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Banana clip split his banana pudding |
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I'm like Tre, that's Cuba Gooding |
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I know I'm good at |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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How many sins? |
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I'm running out |
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How many sins? |
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I lost count |
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Dreams of ballin like Spalding |
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But only shotty bounce |
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The reaper calling |
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I'm cottonmouth |
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Money is power, yours is ours |
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Lay with a snitch, die with a coward |
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Hope we get rich, hope we can tower |
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Over the city with vanity with the music louder |
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The same song |
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A black flower |
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I'll show you how to |
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Dye your thirst |
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Dye your thirst |
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Dye your thirst |
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What are we doing? |
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Who are we fooling? |
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Hell is hot, fire is proven |
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To burn for eternity, return of the student |
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That never learned how to live righteous but how to shoot it |
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Tired of running, choirs is humming |
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Tell us to visit, we lying about coming |
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Now back to business, loading the guns in |
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Back of the Buick, your hood is feuding |
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And the beef is bubbling |
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It's no discussion, hereditary |
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All of my cousins |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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Dying of thirst |
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Too many sins |
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I'm running out |
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Somebody send |
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Me a well for the drought |
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See, all I know, is taking notes |
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On taking this life for granted |
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Granted, if he provoke |
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My best days, I stress days (Lord forgive me for all my sins for I not know...) |
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My best days, I stress days |
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Say "**** the world, " my sex slave |
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Money, pussy and greed what's my next crave |
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Whatever it is, know it's my next grave |
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Tired of running, tired of running |
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I'm tired of tumbling, tired of running |
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I'm tired of tumbling |
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Backwards my mama say |
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"See a pastor, give me a promise |
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What if today was the rapture, and you completely tarnished |
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The truth will set you free, so to me be completely honest |
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You dying of thirst |
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You dying of thirst |
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So hop in that water, and pray that it works" |
