Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on Back at it again, the masses of men Should all pause for the cause To yearly atone so we can move on Our period in time is not long Ye Mothers of Earth, keep raising 'em well And you can tell if they were raised right 'cause they'll be polite And seldom strike u gotta think twice Before you act or this could turn into one hell of a night Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on Whatever may be may be Que sera sera Getting a lot done I'm just Exercising my options I mess up but I won't get lost & not be found I don't wanna look up and see nobody around If anybody knows of loss I know Believe me I done took plenty before If we appreciate 'em while they're here Then every tear we cry would be for joy 'Cause we would know that one day Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on Whatever may be may be Que sera sera Whatever may be may be Que sera sera Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on

But did ya or do ya ever think about the past? I did that but yo them good times never last I went back cuz uh Hindsight is 2020 And you know what right now the time is good as any To blow up and save a little something for the winter 'Cause it could be a cold rainy day in December You will go broke living beyond your means It's no surrender in the real world scheme of things Get me once it's your fault you threw the salt But if ya get me twice I shoulda saw that you were faulty So I pay the price for all the trust that I bestowed I can't make it right just never walk down that road Life goes on like me & Pigeon John in that song You can't be sitting there tripping off of what you did wrong Any angle I didn't see I peep it sharp & precise If it's your area of expertise I'll take your advice 'Cause uh Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 You live and learn don't you (2x) (you just live and learn) Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 We live and learn don't we (2x) (we live and learn) Help yourself if nobody's working for you And be creative you can always make something new Get on the ball the path in which you're gonna pursue Plus you gotta be passionate about the work that you do 'Cause if not it's just a paycheck Better yet call it a safety net How real does it get? Pursuing a dream is like living off money that you ain't made yet Taste success but remember how you kept it true Can't forget about your family and immediate crew No regrets what's done is done we pushed on through Everyone knows you don't always get the credit that's due To be underestimated is a motivator Right now I'ma work hard to show 'em later There isn't a stone that will be left unturned The future's brighter if you recognize you live and you learn 'Cause uh Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 You live and learn don't you (2x) (you just live and learn) Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 We live and learn don't we (2x) (we live and learn) So if ya and when ya ever reminisce on it Remember life is long with its shortcomings Your memory should not rule you so move on Your history won't let you repeat the same wrongs I'm Scott free and all them non-knowing days are gone Like Shock G and Digital it's still the same song The players change but the game is the game and it's a whole lot of hating when you're making a name Bear the pain 'cause there's more work to do Give it your all if not then all you're hurting is you Pray for those who falsely persecute They don't know Father be merciful May universal wisdom be elevated And may your best guess be educated Every move calculated With respect for Mother Nature & how the Creator made it 'Cause uh Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 You live and learn don't you (2x) (you just live and learn) Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 We live and learn don't we (2x) (we live and learn)

Well written his Momma taught him the ghetto showed him Well spoken he's uplifting not gun toting But I'm not judging I'm not saying I'm not hustling No held grudge 'cause I got love in this hot oven God loves him when no one loves him his Momma loves him His Pops was like he looks like me but kinda doesn't The world drug him through hell heaven & LA gutters Because of me somebody had to be a baby's mother But my category is no sad story we made it through Supported by all of the folks that we're related to They made it easy for me 'cause they raised me with love Told me knowledge is key, in a Baptist church a choir would sing Of grace so amazing as true as can be for you and for me No I is in team keep an eye on the dream Let he who is without sin cast the stone To each his own before we gone you just Keep on truckin' Abbey Keep Keep Keep Keep - Keep on Move on Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone Keep Keep Keep Keep Keepin on truckin' Abbey (keep keep keep keep) Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone Heartbeat of the street my field study Streets are ill thuggin the meat gets real bloody You can't cheat death too long to kill for money Him that Grim that Reaper still coming They robbed my tilt too willing to steal from me And felt no guilt cuz criminals that grimey House we built and i do not own any Pops did say you should own your own company Saw this all happening seen this all coming Back against wall but still keep on truckin' Hard work pays off til then you get nothing You still could get lucky just keep on truckin' Life for me wasn't no crystal staircase No silver spoon million in my briefcase No Big Willy before rap story No 9 milli bullets lodged in my body Keep on truckin' Abbey Keep Keep Keep Keep - Keep on Move on Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone Keep Keep Keep Keep Keepin on truckin' Abbey (keep keep keep keep) Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone Turn of the century as described in my journal entry Death til we part my writing pen never turned against me Game is it getting to me Homies are they switching on me Steps to go forward my heart's tore up and I'm feeling lonely Go visit Moms for much needed rejuvenation Give a call to Pops and chop it up on how the Lakers playing It feels way better when we all communicating Sometimes you need reminders you wasn't concentrating But I'm back on track and I'm never lacking let's get it cracking Whatever label it gotta be nigga just make it happen Don't act as if you don'tneed me until I'm missing in action Cherish an artist there's no telling when it's his last one Just feel his passion of what he had to overcome in the slum He's still rappin' and his message is for everyone Unless your 3rd eye is closed in that case you'r e unconcerned Habbits to unlearn you just Keep on truckin' Abbey Keep Keep Keep Keep - Keep on Move on Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone Keep Keep Keep Keep Keepin on truckin' Abbey (keep keep keep keep) Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone

I see good people everywhere... You gotta count your blessings Never really had more than I was supposed to get now I got it Been getting my life together It's hard to see a good thing staring you in the face when you got it We always want something better Sometimes you gotta let go just so it can come back to you No matter how bad I don't get sad or blue 'Cause I know I'm blessed Just to have a roof over my head I know I'm blessed Yes let the truth be said I know I'm blessed Just to have shoes on my feet I know I'm blessed Just to have some food to eat I know I'm blessed Blood in my veins and feel my heartbeat I know I'm blessed Air in my lungs and music on the streets I know I'm blessed Just to have clothes on my back I know I'm blessed If you ever helped or picked up the slack You will be blessed No one's ever helped out like family or friends and I got 'em We live this life together Let everyone from my neighborhood know I never forgot 'em We'll be bros forever Sometimes you gotta go just so you can come back again I feel joy inside and my face it has a grin 'Cause I know I'm blessed Just to have a roof over my head I know I'm blessed Yes let the truth be said I know I'm blessed Just to have shoes on my feet I know I'm blessed Just to have some food to eat I know I'm blessed Blood in my veins and feel my heartbeat I know I'm blessed Air in my lungs and music on the streets I know I'm blessed Just to have clothes on my back I know I'm blessed If you ever helped or picked up the slack You will be blessed

Yeah I'm up in here family & friends Homeboys & homegirls Idrens sistrens bredrens worldwide - Ya Mon! Me & my nephew I got Big Aaron in the house Say what's up to 'em chief "Wassup" wassup Say we doing it like this in the 9 everythang to the 2 you know what "Yeah" ha ha ha let me set this mic back up he's much shorter than me We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! You ready little man "Yeah" You ready for this? "Yeah" What you ready for? "I'm ready to get singing..." Collect my thoughts know that I got game The bredren never did ephedrine or rock caine Walk my block a familiar sound rang out shots I drink Tequila 'cause the pressure got me boiling hot I'm often puffin' I was trying to get my tape to Geffen Too much of a fornicator to be with Virgin MCA wouldn't see MC A-B-stract Capital had lower case plans for the whole pack I'm out the trunk plus I'm in synch with ghetto funk The producer got the instinct to let it bump We roll with thickness 'cause of little shadys with 380s Served with the quickness too many babies gon' be gangster Shooters & shankers recruiters get anxious Blades get sharpened - bullets in chambers You're full of this anger bump bump bump to the sound We hang 'em on high Zion Plaques on the wall raps for yall til we die trying We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! Bump bump bump You're full of this anger bump bump bump - hang 'em on high You're full of this anger bump bump bump to the sound we gave ya You're full of this anger bump bump bump to the sound we gave ya Bump bump bump to the sound we hang 'em on high Bump bump bump - anger bump bump bump to the sound we hang 'em on high Zion We hang 'em on high Zion - raps for yall Hang 'em on high Zion plaques on the wall raps for yall til we die trying We hang 'em on high Zion We hang 'em on high Zion - plaques on the wall raps for yall til we die trying Yeah yeah - yes I I swore to me I wouldn't sell me out Even though I go for sale I swore to G-O-D and i don't do that I would stay true to Stract and everyone involved And everyone of yall whatever you wanna call this genre Just like you see dreds and equate 'em with ganja I'm say I say I'm so used to that stereotype I talk about it as I carry the mic Very polite and still Rude I'm in your area at night I think a grip about this game I'm in Don't want too many bosses or take too many losses - I'm in this game to win No blaming them for your mistakes and that's the breaks When snakes are in the grass and fakes appeal to mass They say it takes one bad decision to hault a whole mission I'm alarmed at the ignorance calm through the turbulence Armed with assistance to calm all disturbances I like seeing men with women Some sweet some sour when they came with the lemon I just Took it with a grain of salt To save face I place no blame or fault I'll get back - keep my mind out of traps when ships sank Keep my rhymes on the facts in Thynk Taynks We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! What do you have to say to that Little Aaron "I gotta say to all the young people out there wassup" What else you gotta say to 'em "And I also say Westside!" Westside - westside Worldwide - westside

Ugh Yo word up ugh ugh here we go Since i was young i've lived life as a dred The life i've lead is not for everyone though I've seen youngsters get shot in the head Innocent bystanding at the liquor store My hood could turn a good kid bad It bred killers where the dealers ran dope Oh you ballin now they want you have Try and rob him he gone let his gun blow Lights and action all 9s and Mac 10s All guns don't speak with the same accent Some talk loud and some spit softly With the silencer on or off they get it poppin Places actors for the assassination Clash of the races gun fascination Fist fights to clappin youngins lack the basics And shoot they ownselves in the thigh with heaters off safety You don't need to carry a gat 'Cause when you hold it like you don't know how to act Clap on (bang bang) you ain't the only one here strapped You don't want drama someone ends up on their back When it pop off (clap off) (pow!) murder the mean way Dirty or clean way when you heard the machine spray And now you're king for a day in this here town though Heavy's the head that wears the crown You're king for a day in this hell hole Pushing yay and lbs by the truckload You can tell this undercover don't sell dope In a scuffle had to pop 'em with a snubnose And now you're wanted by the pigs on the run They'll hunt you and they wanna try you for the victim The balistics came back from the gun And when they catch you they gon' fry u in the system Lies and envy all knives and infantry All roads lead to doing time eventually Suicidal tendencies losing your identity Like unto my enemy hospital with injury Cap peel with the Remington steel to face penalty Dad's killed then reading the will of late family Pride of young bucks all live and uncut its not meant to glorify putting your guns up oh u a wyler? But you don't need to carry a gat 'Cause when you hold it like you don't know how to act Clap on (bang bang) you ain't the only one here strapped You don't want drama someone ends up on their back When it pop off (clap off) (pow!) murder the mean way Dirty or clean way when you heard the machine spray And now you're king for a day in this here town though Heavy's the head that wears the crown On Imperial they scraping off the serial literally The gang got more parts than a centipede Members than the years in a Century on Manchester with the Winchester Vested with the twin tekks breasted Pull 'em out and if he point 'em in your way It's like Independence Day and then its gonna be a wake Then the law enforcement warrants for the warring on Florence Bullets with no name for neighborhood torment It happens on Gage with sawed off guages on all ages When u let the convict out of cages And often grand larceny ran Slauson He did a home invasion ran off with yall property Money earning on Vernon and brandishing the burners Exposition is next committing the murder service Heard his next to kin is getting bodied on Jefferson Get revenge swore to never let it happen again Cappin again and hit him dead in his Adam's apple Don't have to travel too far to catch a bad one in a battle Cops lookin on Washington the menace in Venice Pico ain't rico suave die hard with a vengance Haters is who your friends is killing so senseless You won't feel safe driving a car til Olympic in South Central But could still feel the fire of Wilshire As death organ plays for the kill choir So you don't need to carry a gat 'Cause when you hold it like you don't know how to act Clap on (bang bang) you ain't the only one here strapped You don't want drama someone ends up on their back When it pop off (clap off) (pow!) murder the mean way Dirty or clean way when you heard the machine spray And now you're king for a day in this here town though Heavy's the head that wears the crown

Poseidon...ooh ooh ooh Ugh You fell for everything they threw at you When u gon' realize who is who and What will u have when they're through with you I ain't new to being exploited fighting demons I made choices And always did it for the movement the voiceless From Crenshaw to Croydon Hear the continental the clairvoyant My competition is so boyish bumping they gums Listen to 'em my lyrics are more poignant Join me in properly reppin the dedication If you born free and gotta get yours we never waiting They say don't catch feelings just break through glass ceilings I never had millions but I'm grinding instead of hating You hating instead of grinding You might as well turn in your papers and resign then Diamonds in the rough are not stumbled upon With a weak foundation the walls are crumbling on ya House of cards will fall When the wind cries Mary the roof caves and down go the walls Poseidon the waves are rising The Earth is shaking That hawk is biting But a house that was built on the rock is where I stand They playing for keeps and for kicks But they building with Popsicle sticks instead of bricks You chasing everything they offered you If you feel like it's something you gotta do Yet that offer's too good to be true I applaud you for the effort though Except now they gon' let you go And they didn't even offer dental & medical From the ghetto under-educated the fresher the black face is Label get 'em right outta high school for the taking Build him up on some ignorant shit & praise him Until he starts believing the hype that made him famous They get a deal then they go to jail then it's 3 meals PC'd up in a cell it don't make sense 'Cause of this exploitation I always did it for the vandals - the vagrants You know they want niggas to lose To die broke like the ones who made rhythm and blues Now how that sound not profound So I huffed and I puffed and blew they house down House of cards will fall When the wind cries Mary the roof caves and down go the walls Poseidon the waves are rising The Earth is shaking That hawk is biting But a house that was built on the rock is where I stand They playing for keeps and for kicks But they building with Popsicle sticks instead of bricks We know that the wind Blows right out from the sea But when these waves start rushing in Will this house protect me Yeah! We sandbag barricade shelter For the land mass serenade Alpha and Omega Stand back as the tidal wave pelts ya If built on Rock of Gibraltar you held your ground The sun melts ya your boys can't help ya Falling comets from the asteroid belt And the worst parts of the Bible - hell yeah Mothership won't be no flight by Delta Rise and smell the fresh salt water and sulfur Slaughtering whales and everybody thought it was over All didn't fail with foundation strong as a boulder but One day I'll see a falling supernova 'cause House of cards will fall When the wind cries Mary the roof caves and down go the walls Poseidon the waves are rising The Earth is shaking That hawk is biting But a house that was built on the rock is where I stand They playing for keeps and for kicks But they building with Popsicle sticks instead of bricks We know that the wind Blows right out from the sea But when these waves start rushing in Will this house protect me The wind's gonna blow sometime The wind's gonna blow sometime The waves gonna rise Oh we know the waves gon' rise The Earth's gonna shake sometime The Earth's gonna shake sometimes That's gon' be our fate sometimes We know that the wind Blows right out from the sea But when the waves start rushing in Will this house protect me Oh when the waves rise Will this house protect me

It's always someone listening It's always someone watching He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you I always feel like somebody's watching me My mind's playing tricks on me always a mystery Is it real or am I letting stuff get to me Getting too angry mentally physically Or just concerned about the turn of the century Or the return of a certain entity Mentioned throughout history as the defining moment for all humans While Big Brother's spying knows just what we're doing He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you So when you're talking he is listening So when you're sloppy he's arresting you Internet surfing he is watching Internet chatting he is logging you And when you're napping he is working Workers are shift changing to keep tabs on you The more technology that you do use The better tracking that he has on you He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you Used to feel like nobody noticed me That's how it always go for me it's never no hope for me It's all in your head homie plus it's no pity It's no mercy in a dog eat city Where someone's always lying to theft your identity And someone's always trying to chip at a man's dignity Age digital the sales ain't pivotal I guess you wasn't paying attention like 8 years ago He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you I always feel like somebody's watching me Watching me I sit alone in my 4 cornered room staring at candles Somebody's watching me Somebody's listening to me Why are you monitoring me I don't want you to monitor me You're invading my privacy

(From 1:07) You'll eat those words That's what I felt like telling 'em Ugh I set the table use napkins silverware We dine fine China but 1st bless the food with prayer And then we all eat dinner Have a plate and conversate About our lives and situations And we could all relate Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Flambe etouffee Bay leave seasoning Manifesting with the bredren reasoning And we should bring it all to the cypher When we all eating dinner So we all can decipher Any problems front and center My heart's in something I'm wanting you to approve Love ones don't front when They say what they think you should do You should just get a job Why are you underground You should've finished school When will you buckle down Is this gon' ever stop When will you cut your hair Knock knock to the knock knock Knock knock knock knock is someone there Your youthful fire It wants to prove them wrong Burning desire Part of what makes you strong Don't you run away from truth Little Boy You say you will but where's your proof that you'll make noise You'll eat those words I'm gonna make u eat them - agh! You'll eat those you'll eat those you'll Don't deny a man a try You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat - don't deny a man My heart beats faster than a speeding bullet Don't shoot me down quick or take the trigger pull it Our blood runs thicker than the ocean water Show 'em proper love from a mother father Son and daughter sister brother Sometimes all we have there is each other I'll always keep it true for our music lovers No love for these majors 'cause they don't love us They don't trust us 'cause we ain't no suckas We don't just roll over and let 'em fuck us They say without you it's impossible for me to be heard But before the new millennium you'll eat those words Words...words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words Don't deny a man My heart beats faster than a speeding bullet Don't shoot me down quick or take the trigger pull it Our blood runs thicker than the ocean water Show 'em proper love from a mother father Son and daughter sister brother Sometimes all we have there is each other I'll always keep it true for my music lovers Much love for the movement and those who love us Wooo! When I feel it coming I get so anxious Ugh - check it - one more thing to share with yall Ugh When I feel it coming I get so anxious At the speed of light light Shifts through my body takes me through changes And we gravitate towards a fire circle and get to dancing And we activate drums the fire brings the rain from dancing And it feels so free man woman come together and prosper Built on trust like an oak tree deep rooted Rasta And we learn so much from each other And while we're stuck in the here and now God bless every motherless child Change the way of the pedophile Don't put me on pedestal Jealousy waiting to mess with you Why are they disrespectful Just so they can be getting ahead of you Think they are better than you never forget What you did how you did it The way it was done from where you came You got there and you're the blame If something goes wrong and you can't sing the same old sad song Don't play no games don't play no games When it feels good it's pleasure When it hurts bad it's pain No pain no gain no pain no gain No pain no gain don't play no My heart beats faster than a speeding bullet Don't shoot me down quick or take the trigger pull it Our blood runs thicker than the ocean water Show 'em proper love from a mother father Son and daughter sister brother Sometimes all we have there is each other I'll always keep it true for my music lovers Much love for the movement and those who love us Love us...for those who don't You'll eat those you'll eat those For those who don't You'll eat - don't deny a man a try You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat - don't deny a man a try Don't deny a man a try Don't deny a woman a try Don't deny anyone a try To do what they feel is best for themselves Am I right about it? Ugh - ugh - ugh - yeah - yeah

Oh have you Oh have you Oh Have you? Have you been forced to balance what was want and need Matters Matters not if you took more than you gave to me As much as I've loved I've never hated that much As much as I've given I've never taken that much And listening to music was like taking a drug For every cigarette you smoked I lit up a Dutch A Philly Swisher with crutch Sometimes I think I'm blazing too much Forever young I don't wanna grow up But I swear Toys Ain't Us No playing with it faking the funk I stay committed to the ways of the under Not just flave of the month That fades away and never stays around here You gotta know your peaks and valleys like a mountaineer I'm speaking softly but the message rings loud & clear Redefine and speak your mind before you outta here (gone, bye) I plan to take it over in about a year Yall thought I was sounding weird Fuck around be a millionaire still aware with my ear to the street The hungrier you are the better you get complacent when you're comfy Have you? Have you been forced to balance what was want and need Matters Matters not if you took more than you gave to me I just Hope I did not take more than I gave to you Always Know I always did what my heart said I should do Don't cut yourself off from a blessing Hush now Let the music talk and learn a lesson I hear what you're saying but hush And let the music hit ya like you just took a puff So come get faded with us I waited for love Can't say I never dated a lady from a club Man I know I love my lady just don't say it enough She know she drive me crazy with her big ole butt Temper and we gone fuss It's human nature to break up make back up I guess that's why we argue fight and fuck If I get high enough then what we fight about goes in and out one ear Silent around the house can't be like that around here Now it's a child we share no other woman shall compare Gotta figure it out living can't be no nightmare Old ghosts reside there demons don't always fight fair Good vibes come in and revive a breath of fresh air Harmony in the hardware positive every idea Come this far and can't turn back challenges I fear none Have you? Have you been forced to balance what was want and need Matters Matters not if you took more than you gave to me I just Hope I did not take more than I gave to you Always Know I always did what my heart said I should do (Go with the flow yall) Don't cut yourself off from a blessing (Don't d-d-don't don't don't)(Hush now!) Let the music talk and learn a lesson The music's making a connection

Release The Tension Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on Back at it again, the masses of men Should all pause for the cause To yearly atone so we can move on Our period in time is not long Ye Mothers of Earth, keep raising 'em well And you can tell if they were raised right 'cause they'll be polite And seldom strike u gotta think twice Before you act or this could turn into one hell of a night Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of my peoples and me, come on Release the tension let that go Release the tension let that go Relax your mind and let your conscience be free And get down to the sound of Spacek and me, come on Hindsight Is 2020 But did ya or do ya ever think about the past? I did that but yo them good times never last I went back cuz uh Hindsight is 2020 And you know what right now the time is good as any To blow up and save a little something for the winter 'Cause it could be a cold rainy day in December You will go broke living beyond your means It's no surrender in the real world scheme of things Get me once it's your fault you threw the salt But if ya get me twice I shoulda saw that you were faulty So I pay the price for all the trust that I bestowed I can't make it right just never walk down that road Life goes on like me & Pigeon John in that song You can't be sitting there tripping off of what you did wrong Any angle I didn't see I peep it sharp & precise If it's your area of expertise I'll take your advice 'Cause uh Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 You live and learn don't you (2x) (you just live and learn) Hindsight is 2020 That's right you feel me Hindsight is 2020 It's true they say that Hindsight is 2020 We live and learn don't we (2x) (we live and learn) Truckin' Well written his Momma taught him the ghetto showed him Well spoken he's uplifting not gun toting But I'm not judging I'm not saying I'm not hustling No held grudge 'cause I got love in this hot oven God loves him when no one loves him his Momma loves him His Pops was like he looks like me but kinda doesn't The world drug him through hell heaven & LA gutters Because of me somebody had to be a baby's mother But my category is no sad story we made it through Supported by all of the folks that we're related to They made it easy for me 'cause they raised me with love Told me knowledge is key, in a Baptist church a choir would sing Of grace so amazing as true as can be for you and for me No I is in team keep an eye on the dream Let he who is without sin cast the stone To each his own before we gone you just Keep on truckin' Abbey Keep Keep Keep Keep - Keep on Move on Keep it classy while these rappers still thuggin But to each his own do yo thang and leave me alone I Know I'm Blessed I see good people everywhere... You gotta count your blessings Never really had more than I was supposed to get now I got it Been getting my life together It's hard to see a good thing staring you in the face when you got it We always want something better Sometimes you gotta let go just so it can come back to you No matter how bad I don't get sad or blue 'Cause I know I'm blessed Just to have a roof over my head I know I'm blessed Yes let the truth be said I know I'm blessed Just to have shoes on my feet I know I'm blessed Just to have some food to eat I know I'm blessed Blood in my veins and feel my heartbeat I know I'm blessed Air in my lungs and music on the streets I know I'm blessed Just to have clothes on my back I know I'm blessed If you ever helped or picked up the slack You will be blessed Our Guide We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide Collect my thoughts know that I got game The bredren never did ephedrine or rock caine Walk my block a familiar sound rang out shots I drink Tequila 'cause the pressure got me boiling hot I'm often puffin' I was trying to get my tape to Geffen Too much of a fornicator to be with Virgin MCA wouldn't see MC A-B-stract Capital had lower case plans for the whole pack I'm out the trunk plus I'm in synch with ghetto funk The producer got the instinct to let it bump We roll with thickness 'cause of little shadys with 380s Served with the quickness too many babies gon' be gangster Shooters & shankers recruiters get anxious Blades get sharpened - bullets in chambers You're full of this anger bump bump bump to the sound We hang 'em on high Zion Plaques on the wall raps for yall til we die trying We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide We seek 'cause we want to find This mountain that we climb And no technology can beat us if our conscience is our guide - ooh oh! King IV A Day Yo word up ugh ugh here we go Since i was young i've lived life as a dred The life i've lead is not for everyone though I've seen youngsters get shot in the head Innocent bystanding at the liquor store My hood could turn a good kid bad It bred killers where the dealers ran dope Oh you ballin now they want you have Try and rob him he gone let his gun blow Lights and action all 9s and Mac 10s All guns don't speak with the same accent Some talk loud and some spit softly With the silencer on or off they get it poppin Places actors for the assassination Clash of the races gun fascination Fist fights to clappin youngins lack the basics And shoot they ownselves in the thigh with heaters off safety You don't need to carry a gat 'Cause when you hold it like you don't know how to act Clap on (bang bang) you ain't the only one here strapped You don't want drama someone ends up on their back When it pop off (clap off) (pow!) murder the mean way Dirty or clean way when you heard the machine spray And now you're king for a day in this here town though Heavy's the head that wears the crown Poseidon Poseidon...ooh ooh ooh Ugh You fell for everything they threw at you When u gon' realize who is who and What will u have when they're through with you I ain't new to being exploited fighting demons I made choices And always did it for the movement the voiceless From Crenshaw to Croydon Hear the continental the clairvoyant My competition is so boyish bumping they gums Listen to 'em my lyrics are more poignant Join me in properly reppin the dedication If you born free and gotta get yours we never waiting They say don't catch feelings just break through glass ceilings I never had millions but I'm grinding instead of hating You hating instead of grinding You might as well turn in your papers and resign then Diamonds in the rough are not stumbled upon With a weak foundation the walls are crumbling on ya House of cards will fall When the wind cries Mary the roof caves and down go the walls Poseidon the waves are rising The Earth is shaking That hawk is biting But a house that was built on the rock is where I stand They playing for keeps and for kicks But they building with Popsicle sticks instead of bricks You chasing everything they offered you If you feel like it's something you gotta do Yet that offer's too good to be true Monitors It's always someone listening It's always someone watching He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you I always feel like somebody's watching me My mind's playing tricks on me always a mystery Is it real or am I letting stuff get to me Getting too angry mentally physically Or just concerned about the turn of the century Or the return of a certain entity Mentioned throughout history as the defining moment for all humans While Big Brother's spying knows just what we're doing He's always listening and watching He's out there watching and listening too Listening and watching what we say and do But who is monitoring you You'll Eat Those Words (Live) Ugh I set the table use napkins silverware We dine fine China but 1st bless the food with prayer And then we all eat dinner Have a plate and conversate About our lives and situations And we could all relate Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Gourmet buffet souffle Flambe etouffee Bay leave seasoning Manifesting with the bredren reasoning And we should bring it all to the cypher When we all eating dinner So we all can decipher Any problems front and center My heart's in something I'm wanting you to approve Love ones don't front when They say what they think you should do You should just get a job Why are you underground You should've finished school When will you buckle down Is this gon' ever stop When will you cut your hair Knock knock to the knock knock Knock knock knock knock is someone there Your youthful fire It wants to prove them wrong Burning desire Part of what makes you strong Don't you run away from truth Little Boy You say you will but where's your proof that you'll make noise You'll eat those words I'm gonna make u eat them - agh! You'll eat those you'll eat those you'll Don't deny a man a try You'll eat those words You'll eat those you'll eat those You'll eat those words You'll eat - don't deny a man My heart beats faster than a speeding bullet Don't shoot me down quick or take the trigger pull it Our blood runs thicker than the ocean water Show 'em proper love from a mother father Give N Take Oh have you Oh have you Oh Have you? Have you been forced to balance what was want and need Matters Matters not if you took more than you gave to me As much as I've loved I've never hated that much As much as I've given I've never taken that much And listening to music was like taking a drug For every cigarette you smoked I lit up a Dutch A Philly Swisher with crutch Sometimes I think I'm blazing too much Forever young I don't wanna grow up But I swear Toys Ain't Us No playing with it faking the funk I stay committed to the ways of the under Not just flave of the month That fades away and never stays around here You gotta know your peaks and valleys like a mountaineer I'm speaking softly but the message rings loud & clear Redefine and speak your mind before you outta here (gone, bye) I plan to take it over in about a year Yall thought I was sounding weird Fuck around be a millionaire still aware with my ear to the street The hungrier you are the better you get complacent when you're comfy Have you? Have you been forced to balance what was want and need Matters Matters not if you took more than you gave to me I just Hope I did not take more than I gave to you Always Know I always did what my heart said I should do Don't cut yourself off from a blessing Hush now Let the music talk and learn a lesson