A - Move On

Chorus:
If I go on my way without you
Woooahh where would I go
If I go on my way without you
Woooahh where would I go
A :
Im having flashbacks
Let me relax my dome
My whole joints blown another soldier wont be coming home
Parkside is gonna miss you black foreva
Ties will never sever
You died tryin to live better
Did what you had to do and now you deceased
I hope you livin in peace dont even stress that beef
Go head and sleep count your blessings return to the essence
Everytime I see your fam word is bon I feel your presence
Its all over bearing witness like jehovah
Aint nothing strange unless you watch your range like a rover
Follow me son, whats done is done, forgot it
God bless his soul while his bodys underground rotting
We wont forget you let a brother try to dis you
I swear to god he better have a blade and plus a pistol
Forever miss you got babies that wanna kiss you
Shining like crystal, and at your wake I pass your ma a tissue
Chorus 2X
He was only thirteen when he burst his splean
The shot was fatal
He died right there upon the kitchen table BLAOW
It happened all alone in his house
Not a creature was stirrin, not a roach or a mouse
And I was just with him, playin Sega
And buggin on the horn with some honeys like a couple of playas
And now hes gone
Im speakin on my man K-Shawn
Forever on my mind mentally as I kick my song
He used to talk about the box in the closet
Where his pops kept a glock and all the safety deposits
Now he stressed, fiendin just to hold some heat
I guess it came from all the stories that he heard in the street
I cant explain it, its ill how we used to feel
I used to tell him stop playin wit that chrome-piece steel
He never listened, and now my man is missin in action
I blame it on the fools in the street thats always blastin
Chorus 2X
Aiyyo my dreams are filled with terror
Shots gettin nearer
Paralyzed and right in front of my eyes its gettin clearer
A tragedy resulted from a brothers bad scratch
Tried to rob a deli but the gat he had was raggy
Bullets sprayed, ricocheted and automatically
Hit a bystander, young girl named Amanda
The slugs in her back by this cat buggin no crap
Another rugrat, somebody tell me where the loves at
Was only seven already on her way to heaven
She reached her day and now she wont see her wedding
Some might say that this was destined or something
But her parents only had one child and now they left with nothing
Book all that flix and when they daughter was six
Before they moved from the bricks and got caught up in the mix
They thought things would get better now they stressed forever
They last vision was image of a blood-soaked sweater
Chorus 4X

A - Good Time

I saw You in a photograph
I saw You and You made me laugh
You couldn’t stop it goin’ on
You know You couldn’t save the day
I hear You on the telephone
I feel You when I’m on my own
You couldn’t stop it goin’ on
You know You couldn’t save the day
Anyway... Yeah...

We’ve all got our problems
Why is something on my mind
I would not wanna worry You
When all You wanna do is have a good time
All You wanna do is have a good time
Everybody’s got their problems
Why is something on my mind
I would not wanna worry You
When all You wanna do is have a good time
All You wanna do is have a good, good time

And if it's any concelation
We never had this conversation
I know You think You’re on a mission
I know You think You’re gonna save the day
So get Your ears on
And in position
I know You think You’re on a mission
I know You think You’re gonna save the day
Anyway... Yeah...

Get back in the days
Get caught in the ways
There will always be somethin’
Always, always
I’m not taking it on
It’s a little too late
And it’s too late, yeah

Come on, come on, all You wanna do is have a...
Come on and I'll show You the good time
Come on, come on, all You wanna do is have a...
Yeah... Yeah...

A+ feat. Q-Tip - Me & My Microphone

Yeah son
Im the true son
What you wanna do son
Yo this a story about me and my first love nah mean?
Yeah son hit it off

We hooked up at a party it been then ever since
When I first stepped to her I was nervous and tense
Didnt know was bout to kick, I went freestyle
Straight off the top, with suckas on the side just clocked
She musta liked my flow, cuz after that we got close
Spending long weekends freakin up and down the east coast
We got intimate, deep as the pacific
The chemistry was meant to be so then we ran without the ministry
Up in this industry tryin to get this platinum
Many rappers tried to tap her, it wasnt happenin
I watched her from afar, starin at her like a fan
And now I got her in the palm of my right hand
Forever, as long as we can stick together
I guarantee you we blow up, cuz wit em Im a trend setter
We signed a contract said yo, its me and you
Meet you at the top of the charts, where the skys blue

[Chorus]

[Q-Tip] Yo yo yo God bless a child that can hold his own
[A+] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] Yo you gotta stick wit it dun you cant leave it alone
[A+] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] No matter where you plug it on the road or at home yo
[A+] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] Yo God bless a child that can hold his own

My girl cant understand all this time we spend together
I tried to tell her
Its strictly business, she said she had a witness
Who saw us comin out the hotel
Nosy people always gotta run and go tell
But it was just a tour date I had to do a show
So next time tell your friend to talk what she know
I wouldnt trade this shit for the world
In fact you better check yourself, cuz I can always find another girl
The microphone is my first love my true companion
When I rap into it people think that Im romancin
Im havin visions, Im foldin it tight
Just me and you a phat trackll lead the spotlight

[Q-Tip] Right

[A+]

We been through the ruckus together
Handle that beef
MCs got damaged in cyphers on they own streets
So ladi dadi, forget a shotty
I put a hole in your body wit my lyrics when I rock it uhh

[Chorus]

I hit her in the back of a club and no one showed her love
In fact it was a seminar you know how some women are
Takin up my time, I tried to stay committed
Kedar and the Smith brothers made me stick wit it
Now we politicn, on a mission tryin to make decisions
To keep her on the cut and work just like a circumcision
Static in our relationship, its all distorted
The lines of communication, they got shorted
I cant ignore it, you know I couldnt afford it
To have this world tour planned for us abort it
Now Im on some shit, rollin wit my clique
The mic is my companion thats all and thats it baby

[Chorus]

Like that one time for your mind
For real son, keep it real son
Me and my microphone stayin together forever
A+ and Q-Tip like this
Smith brothers in the spot you know what Im sayin

A+ - Enter Hempstead

A+, you know what Im sayin
You wanna send some shout-outs to your peoples?
[A+]
Yeah Id lie to give a shout-out to Parkside
Whole Strong Island, the east coast, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan
Lindenplace, all my peoples on Parkside militia keepin it real
My man crazy Sam, Russel Simmons, my moms
Kedar Entertainment, the Smith brothers, my whole label
And everybody out there supportin east coast
Alright, well this is A+
Now you should get his autograph sweetheart cuz hes about to blow up
Hit em with some flavors, let em know what you about
[A+]
Yes yes, check it out
Know what Im sayin? A+
Ima show you how the east coast rock
A+, no doubt hell turn the party out (4X)
Confession
We keep it representin our section
So guys hit the shorty for the east coast resurrection
YEAH, destruction of the wack MC
We gone get back on that tip like it used to be
Now who remember when MCs couldnt touch the mic
If they skills wasnt tight then they best took flight
Prepare for combat, wield the contract, let the labels front
I be like Wu-Tang and put the joint from out the trunk
My situation is mad tight
So corny MCs take a hike
Before I ignite wit the dynamite
And blow your crew away just like McVey
I get you, and hit you wit the Parkside militia
I gets iller, than any disease thats known to man
Destroy the race of rappers like a Nazi plan
Damn, so A&R stop teasin
Before we flip the script like a female pit when its matin season
Ima show you how the east coast rock (2X)
OK now peep the situation
My manifestation is to rock the whole creation
Despite all the negativity, the publicity
It really aint that hard god its simplicity
So Ima maintain and let it rain let it rain
And just like the MethTical I can bring the pain
I had somethin to say so high class pulls the track out
Im out to blow the spot like the seventy-seven blackout
Seen rappers come and go cuz they had no flow
And if you ask em who was who or her I bet you they dont even know
Now whos that wack MC wit all that mouth
Ill rip him in New York and work my way down south
I be the true I live it, non-fiction never slippin
MCs they gone learn if it take a verbal ass-whippin
My tolerance is gettin short
So rappers that cant walk the walk grab your tape and escape from New
York
(A typical night on the streets of Hempstead
Drinking, drugs, gambling, just hanging out
Not the place for kids, but this is where the kids are into the early
morning
hours
The idea of having a curfew in Hempstead is just that at this time
An idea, but the people here on Terrance Avenue say if enacted
It wont work, and they say for the police, it will be a nightmare)
[A+]
Here comes the juvenile child wit the Luger style
Lyrically cock back and load BEAKOW
Mad but cats are jumpin, I try to stay humble
The snakes body gates of Hell want me to fumble
I use my third eye G to see the unseen
Cuz real little brothers like us come clean
The streets envy, yeah he was frontin like you wanted somethin
But through his shirt my third eye saw his heart pumpin
We be the realness for those that cant feel this
Your joint is weak, so take a seat while shorty speaks
I gets deep, speak to the streets
Big up to all my peeps in the back seat of badges
Peace to the hardcore juvenile crew
Always schemin on the blunts and brew
Try to maintain hold your troop till we get the loot
And next time think about your life before you (Gunshot)
Andre get your ass in this house

A - Gusto

[Featuring Prodigy]
Yeah A we gone do this up son
Yo we from Hempstead as close to the shacks as Parkside
Chorus:
My whole team is out for the gusto
Internally blood drip through ya body slow
We on the go but yo time is still limited
Unlimited type style and we be rippin shit
My whole team is out for the gusto
Internally blood drip through ya body slow
We on the go but yo time is still limited
Unlimited type style
A :
Welcome to the PSG I represent
The littlest in the crew but first one to get up in em
I straight up skin em like wolves
I wish you would have been
Fakin jack and get ya whole hood hit
But it's all good
We do the things y'all wish y'all could
And play the bat yo and watch the brothas bark like wood
So knock on it
Go head you want it
Nobody want it
You turned in for it pulled nine stingers like a brown hornet
While y'all was droppin I was underground shadowboxin
Layin low puttin final touches on the flow
So here we go, tryin to snatch that dough
Got niggaz breakin camp like Dre from Death Row
From the streets to the jail, I represent well
Touch a nigga like brail, jacks are hotter than the third rail
Scale to tip in my favor, the livest save
Grade up in the U.S. now lets get this paper
Chorus:
Prodigy:
I'm yawnin while I wake up to the early morning gun-fire
Another day another scar to acquire
Jumped out my bed tried to break my alarm
Took a shower and then I strapped on my firearm
Grab my Pelle Pelle cuz I wanna look fly when I die
But it ain't my turn to say goodbye
How do I know? Some people call it instincts
I like to call it my luck who gives a fuck
Im stuck, in this environment can't depart from it
And if I try I always end up back where I started
Plan A square one there's no escapin
So I pun and realize my too
I'm tryin to live a full life before my time is through
Clock's tickin, so I don't got no time for you
As I head outside amongst the rest of the animals
Where I feel relaxed and safe and I can stand it
(To all my kiko's)
It's sort of like a family brawl
We gather up all the soldiers and form into a invincible
Swarm of kids, now it's on again
Drinkin straight from the bottle warm gin drippin down my chin
For the crippled children you can't win
Against 25 niggaz bent up with mac-10's
Semi-automatic, fully addicted crime addict
So long as there's cash involved I gotta have it
There's many different levels of the criminal mind
Either you're in it for the gusto or Im wastin your time
Chorus:
A :
Now is you ready for men, cuz they your peeps that you saw
You probably heard about me and my crew doin what we do
For my nigga True and Smif-n-Wessun
Cuz I be wreckin mic-checkin fools that come around second-guessin
I sparks in the dark like stars in the sky
Spiritually, lyrically, since knee-high
The cradle, I represent my peoples and my label
Cause when you take a ride through Parkside it's fatal
What's my time to shine my design you can't define
It only takes a line and a rhyme to blow that mind
To have you buggin, niggaz got they tapes dubbin
Where ain't no line for me to kick a rhyme pushin and shovin
Now it's over, walkin like a soldier I told ya
Shorty droppin bombs and shit, like Oklahoma
Kinda soul, comin wit that bomb for sure
Run for shelter little brotha when it rain it pour
Chorus:
Prodigy:
First of all the foundation
Money is the root of all evil
The cream'll have you shittin on your people
Livin like lotto, everything is everything
Ain't nothing change but the clothes that my money bring
I'm makin figures that I never thought possible
You try to slow me down you'll find yourself in the hospital
My crew got the army in techses
And them Acuras that made you get your cap peeled backwards
For years, I've been tryin to blow for years
Gettin bent off Moet spend a G on beers
Livin life to the fullest, my story ends wit a bullet
To the chrome-oil drop to the bottom of the pot
My invincible crew will never stop
If you're lookin, you can find me risin to the top
I'm a classic approach my level and get your ass kicked
Floatin in a river wit yo body rapped in plastic
I'm tryin to make a half a million triple in size
Before my eyes, another part of my team dies
I can still hear his voice while he up in the sky
While the rest still livin steady tellin me lies
It's like a bad dream, and I can't wake up
But at the same time I love it and I can't give it up
Chorus:

A - Hard Times

[Chorus]
The struggle lives hard times, we do or die
My whole crews fly hands high to the sky
So maintain son elevate try to build
But now youre still cuz incarceration is for real
Yeah son you know its on
Now who would be the clown in the nine-six to mess around and catch a
fist
I show no mercy if you irk me
I got physical that alert me when some herb tried to jerk me
Or put the squeeze on it, break down the cipher
But it wont work, were tight like the Q-Tip in the fight
Now is you insane is your brain intact
We be official when it comes to this no B.S. rap
Here comes the lyrical, aerial raid right where you rest at
Now test that
I snatch your heart right through your chest black
Gettin ill thoughts when I sleep at night
I gotta maintain, blot the blood stains on my brain
>From the clappin, we can make it happen
Remember you aint a killer, you only rappin
I hate it, rappers overexaggeratin
And never shot a gun in they life, they only masterbatin
So come clean and keep it real if you like my sound
And wave your hands in the air and put the nines down
[Chorus: 2X]
Brothas fought daily in the streets, we reek havoc
On every block someones flippin like an acrobat
Im kinda young but I still gotta hold my own
And Ima maintain whats mine till the day Im grown
I keep my crew up, people say I got a gang
But I dont smoke I dont shoot and my crew dont slang
We just hang tryin to get up in this rap game
So I can gain so fame and build my crews name
Rollin with juvenile thugs wit bad grades and bad ways
Who woulda thought that I had some AIDS
Dream totes and aspirations
Brothas are tired of being broke so maybe thats why they free-basing
Wastin time doing nothing
Livin like an outcast gotta get up get out and get something
[Chorus: 2X]
Look into my eyes see if you can see what I can see
In my reality the whole world is after me
Schemin on the key but yo I got this locked down
Me and lost and found comin out the underground
Takin no prisoners my listeners we keep it real
My thoughts are militant, when Im in the killin field
Click click, my minds automatic, so wheres the static
I got some joints up in my attic if you wanna grab it
I form a cipher where my peace brothers dont sleep
You try to creep I guarantee thats when you feel the heat
I come correct in this rap game
Rappers act insane
Meanwhile Im blowin the mic an back in the frame
They cant see me, they cant feel the real G
I represent, commercial rap will never kill me
[Chorus: 4X]

A Feat. Shakira - All I See

Boy all I see is you and me
And all I do is think of you
Yo I remember when we met the whole scene was set
Backstage rockin' black shades
Told you not to be afraid
We touched, then your smile turned to a blush
I had to get to know your name
Then I got your number
17 and under, maybe just a little younger
Had to get to know cause there's things I got to show you
Forget them other brothers they know lines that they told you
Now your acting all shy, hmm I wonder why
Everytime I look at you, you turn and drop your eye
We faced, began to lace you up with lines
Fragrance by Ann Klein had me loosing my mind
With your zodiac sign, my perfect match in fact
I'm compatable with anything from Mio to Ash
Now it's all about uus cause we're hooked like drugs
I'm on my way to being a thug, show me love
CHORUS
Boy all I see is you and me
And all I do is think of you
Give me the chance to know your name
I'll never turn and walk away
I can't get you out of my mind
I'd be lying,
If I said I wasn't hooked after just one look
Yeah see you at the mall with your mom looking all flashy
Poppin' out of a taxi, met eues when you passed me
Been inside of my head all day
What can I say?
All I can do is reminicse like Mary J
I want to get with you
So come and get with me
We'll be K-I-S-S-I-N-G
And all that good stuff
Calling you bluff, now look at us
Just met and already talkin' 'bout trust
All the things we did
How we planned to live
How you got rid of that kid, who use to call you crib
Shut it down
Now look what you found state of dawn
You da bomb, plus you got props from my mom
Now it's all about uus cause we're hooked like drugs
I'm on my way to being a thug, show me love
CHORUS
I can't get you out of my mind
Think about you all of the time
Got to get to know you babe, baby, oh.....
I'm glad I made my move
I'm glad I stepped to you
Enough respect that my whole crew excepted you
Even my ex called you
She wasn't insecure
Feeling she got a little hurt but was being mature
Gave her blessing
She learned a valuable lesson
Now she's my best friend
Don't even stress, Cause all I see is you and me
Like Latifah you're queen lets bring some unity
Ain't no reason to fight, We're always keeping it tight
Whether walking or holding hands or sharing seats on the bike
Always on my mind with your Gucci design
Feel free to drop a line, yeah that would suit me fine
It's all about you boo, and all the things you do
Making dreams come true, buying rings for two
Now it's all about uus cause we're hooked like drugs
I'm on my way to being a thug, show me love
CHORUS
Boy all I need is you and me
And all I do is think of you
Give me the chance to know your name
I'll never turn and walk away

A Feat. AZ - A Z

Yeah yeah
Word up (Yeah son)
Yeah yo how this goin down nine-six
How we livin son (exoticness)
Nine-six exoticness (representin)
Know what I mean? (A )
A (yo how we livin?)
This is New York City
Ninety-seven Sosa
A to Z up in the spot representin
Takin it back from here its sposed to be
Takin ya back son take it back
Check it
[Chorus]
Six digit trickin coke and henny mixin many listen
Fuckin give me mine dont wanna see no penny missin
Its old tradition how we click and fall in position
The rap coalition, we gettin rich an
[A ]
Poetically Im deadly like a crucifiction
Buddha addiction
Dismissin competition when they roll wit friction
My whole crew be schemin flippy
Like ixing for that chicken
Smith brothas and A on ya Mason-Dixon
Who want the steel cap feel the real rap
Patiently my whole crew waited and we rock premeditated
Chucked underground like the rap genie
And watch the shore by the rising tide now the whole world can see me
When they get foul thats when my style gets wild
I hang a man in front of a crowd without a trial
KAPOW, yo thats all she wrote end the quote
For frontin, a brotha got a dome and his legs broke
[Chorus: 2X]
[A ]
Yeah son I want it all your crib, cars and beepers
Wit hundred dollar sneakers my sounds blowin ya speakers
Burgundy landcruisers chrome rims on blue rugers
Lyrical hollow tip slug point trugers
[AZ]
Yo yo
Yo drug connects
Diamond cut bergets drippin wet
My hole is there from Cu-bec got her flippin checks
What, I push a black Lex with gold on my neck
You rockin wit a vest tryin to catch a hole in ya chest
Firm official, exotic girl but wanna be the ritual
Leavin lights shine light theyve been psyched to slip through
[A ]
I will abolish
MCs get straight up demolished
Yo my mind is like a nine I load it up wit knowledge
[Chorus: 2X]
The realism must continue where I live is like a battlefield
We all poor but on my block is like a half a mil
Surrounded by the most criminal type of elements
Blunts, stunts, gunshots, broken-down developments
Its all illegal, young juveniles wit the desert eagles
Street sweepers, heaters, soon-to-be retreaters
Its routine, people seem to go through a cycle
So confused, to choose between the bible or the rifle
Watch em stifle
Yo me an son gone escalate this
And get these papers run some capers while they catch the vapors
Yeah son, dont got no time for no chicken trickin
Its the lyrical addiction
Cuz me an AZ be politikin
[Chorus: 4X]

A - Worst Thing That Can Happen

Standing with a headache
I try to fight but i cant deny the pain
Reservations what i got from the bottom to the top
On the bottle 5 times a day
Standing with the top line
You know it's gonna hurt when i close my eyes
And i'm shaking, and i feel so alive

Stand up and face it
Get up, don't waste it
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen
You're bored out of ya mind
Fighting all the time
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen to you

When there's nothing on,
You find yourself caught in the spotlight
You try to fight but you cant delight the phase
On your knees is what you're not
Keeping what you got
Don't try to hide your face
Caught in a flashlight
You know it's gonna hurt when i close my eyes
And i'm breaking, and i feel so alive

Stand up and face it
Get up, don't waste it
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen
You're bored out of ya mind
Fighting all the time
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen to you

When there's nothing right
When there's nothing right

Stand up and face it
Get up, don't waste it
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen
You're bored out of ya mind
Fighting all the time
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen
You're bored out of ya mind
Fighting all the time
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen
You're bored out of ya mind
Fighting all the time
What's the worst thing that could happen
What's the worst thing that could happen to you

A - Someone Else

How many cars on the drive are actually yours...?
You never go out for a ride, you keep them indoors
You got a big big mouth
A big big house
Your the king of cribs right now*
A real big hit
No hard shit
I swear that wont change me one bit!

Cause i.. wish i was someone else...
Anybody else..
So maybe you might talk to me.
Cause i wish i was not myself
Anybody else..
Then maybe you might notice me

The world will still go on without you
The newspapers still talk about you
And if your ever low
Pick up the phone
I'll be round don't tell a soul
Cause im not you
You're bullet proof
I'm in a crowd and i can't move

Cause i.. wish i was someone else...
Anybody else..
So maybe you might talk to me.
Cause i wish i was not myself
Anybody else..
Then maybe you might notice me

Let me in, let me in
Gimme the sunshine all year round
Lemme out, lemme out
Gimme it now
Hear me out, hear me shout
Gimme the munchies , show me around
Lemme out, lemme out
Gimme the reason
Gimme it now

Yeah yeah yeah...
Yeah yeah yeah!
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Gotta big big house
Big big mouth
Big big house
Big big mouth
Big big house
Big big mouth
That's not helping me right now

Cause i.. wish i was someone else...
Anybody else..
So maybe you might talk to me.
Cause i wish i was not myself
Anybody else..
Then maybe you might notice me

Cause i.. wish i was someone else...
Anybody else..
So maybe you might talk to me.
Cause i wish i was not myself
Anybody else..
Then maybe you might notice me

Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

A - Rush Song

On and on like a Rush song, like a long one
You're the miss in the partnership, yeah the right one
There will come a day when Ill bury you
I will go the same way, together,
Whatever there awaits us I'm gonna get through

And the closest thing to Jesus is suffering
And the closest thing between us is air
Don't say a word, that's not enough

Makes me sick when I think of it in the wrong way
Shitting bricks when I enter it in my bad brains
Like a wound up toy I'm kicking and a screaming
Emo boy, naive and semi-functioning
Hey this is a love song, hands up if you feel it.

And the closest thing to Jesus is suffering
And the closest thing between us is air
Don't say a word, that's not enough

And the closest thing to Jesus is suffering
And the closest thing between us is air
And the moment that's between us is everything
Don't say a word, that's not enough

A - Hey

Hang on, don't be frightened,
Hold on, keep the light on,
You call me anytime you want to.
Keep a night in summer,
Don't cry when its over,
You take me anywhere you need to.

Like its your birthday,
Like on your first date,

Hey! You're gonna make it in your own way!
You're gonna make it in your own way!
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Or you're gonna fall...

Come on, getting violent,
Be strong, and don't be frightened,
That's crazy talk where out from hold you lost this.
Go where the weather takes you,
Don't care, they'll never break you,
Love is all we needed in the first place.

Like its your birthday,
Like on your first date,

Hey! You're gonna make it in your own way!
You're gonna make it in your own way!
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Or you're gonna fall...
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Or don't make it at all...

Days'll never feel the same,
I get your tears, I feel your pain,
I know two people that think the same,
I'm giving you your own way.

Like its your birthday,
Like on your first date,
Like its your birthday,
Like on your first date,

Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
You gotta make it in your own way!
Hey! You gotta make it in your own way!
Or you're gonna fall...
Hey! You're gonna make it in your own way!
Hey! You're gonna make it in your own way!
Hey! You're gonna make it in your own way!
Or don't make it at all...

A - Die Tonight

Lose yourself, save yourself.
One more night, one more time.
By yourself, no one else.
One arrival time to hear you cry tonight.

Pray today, slide away.
And hide away, no one came.
Holy graves, maiden names.
Take a breath and hold it in and out again.

And if you die, alone tonight.
I'll be right, by your side.
My advice, alone tonight.
Wait a while save a life.

Take yourself, you hate yourself.
Lie awake, wide awake.
Bruise yourself, lose yourself.
Pressure's on but not for long remind yourself.

And if you die, alone tonight.
I'll be right, by your side.
My advice, alone tonight.
Wait a while save a life.

Daylight's fading, angels waiting.
Breaking all the plans we're making
Daylight's fading, angels waiting.
Breaking all the plans we're making

And if you die, alone tonight.
I'll be right, by your side.
My advice, alone tonight.
Wait a while save a life.
[fade last 4 lines]

A - Black Hole

Some days go on forever,
Last long into the night,
Some days feel like December, although its warm on the inside.
Forget the middle of summer,
I bet you I am alive.
We'll wipe the floors together, nice try.

Save it all,
You have all the answers,
Thank you for the memories and hope you go with it.
Crying out,
You have all the anger,
Blame it on yourself again, there's nothing wrong with it.
You're a black hole!

Some days are complicated,
Some ways i'll take the blame,
Some days i take it all to, heart again.
This place is made of panic,
They check you every mile,
Thank god you're going out for, a while.

Save it all,
You have all the answers,
Thank you for the memories and hope you go with it.
Crying out,
You have all the anger,
Blame it on yourself again, there's nothing wrong with it.
You're a black hole!

Nobody noticed what you're talking about,
Nobody's got a clue what you're all about.
Save it all.
Save it all.
(rock)?

Save it all,
You have all the answers,
Thank you for the memories and hope you go with it.
Crying out,
You have all the anger,
Blame it on yourself again, there's nothing wrong with it.
You're a black hole!
You're a black hole!
You're a black hole!

A - Art Of Making Sense

There's an angel on the corner
And they say she's watching over
Over when we are under
Fall asleep on the ground

[Pre chorus:]
Hey
Can you feel it calling your name
Like a storm on a bone in the rain
The pain now going you're not around

[Chorus:]
Wide awake for the night again
Awake for the night again
Hanging on the phone i can't wait a minute longer
Gonna teach you the art of making sense

I gotta rock another city
I gotta break another country
I'm gonna kick it til i'm 50
Or i'm deep in the ground

[Pre chorus:]
Hey
Not another bone for the pain
I'm never drinking again
It don't make sense when you're not around

[Chorus:]
Wide awake for the night again
Awake for the night again
Hanging on the phone i can't wait a minute longer
Gonna teach you the art of making sense

[Solo]

There's a devil on the road [x3]

[Pre chorus:]
I can feel it call your name
The feeling that's keeping me sane
Wide awake when you're not around

[Chorus:]
Wide awake for the night again
Awake for the night again
Hanging on the phone i can't wait a minute longer
Gonna teach you the art of making sense

A - Better Off With Him

Run around,
What's the frequency you're on?
Get around,
That's addiction you'll get some.
Heart attack,
Not as big as the next one.
Pulling back,
Things look different when you're young.
Can't find a, good reason.
Can't fight this way i'm feeling.
These jealous, teenagers,
That laugh at my behaviour.

You'd be better off without me,
Hate to see you sorry,
Days are closing in,
You're better off with him.
Its boring but i'm making,
Promises i'm breaking,
Days are growing thin,
You're better off with,

Anyone,
Makes no difference just pick one.
Get around,
What's the frequency you're on.
You're scared around,
Conversations you're never wrong.
You're better off,
New relations,
You're better off,
You're better off,

You'd be better off without me,
Hate to see you sorry,
Days are closing in,
You're better off with him.
Its boring but i'm making,
Promises i'm breaking,
Days are growing thin,
You're better off with,

I can't take it anymore,
I can't concentrate.
You run around,
In my brain, yeah you run around
You're not having fun no more,
There's a thousand ways.
You get around,
In my brain, yeah you get around.
Run around, what's the frequency you're on?
Get around, what's the frequency you're on?

You'd be better off without me,
Hate to see you sorry,
Days are closing in,
You're better off with him.
Its boring but i'm making,
Promises i'm breaking,
Days are growing thin,
You're better off with,
You'd be better off without me,
Hate to see you sorry,
Days are closing in,
You're better off with him.
Its boring but i'm making,
Promises i'm breaking,
Days are growing thin,
You're better off.
You're better off.
You're better off with him...

A - Turn It Up

Turn it up, I don't know where you're plugging in
Listen up, yeah we're all set to begin
Turn it up, 'cause we hope you like it lots
Would you really love, any second glance?

Make and like, cheeky monkey grins
And for tonight, I'd love you let you in

A - Winter of '96

First stepped out of the aeroplane
I'd felt like I'd been here before
Took a ?? me down
Put a smile on my face
Felt like I could do more

How ace are buildings!
How big are the blocks
Reminds me of London, stuck in a graveyard

Six foot deep, bleaker street, no one lives out
People smile, never got the time
I look down I can not see the ground
A man who reads the news says there's no crime
There's no one around
There wasn't a sound
There's no one to arrest today
??

Fell in love with it, don't want to leave it
Don't ever what to go back
Skateboards are cheaper, don't want it bigger
Whole place stops for the winter of '96

-10, 1pm east village time
I laugh at your ?? you bought
Snow, snow, so we walk 70 blocks
On days like this nothing seems to far
Get in shot, I don't ask a lot
The weather was frozen, there wasn't a ??

Fell in love with it, don't want to leave it
Don't ever what to go back
Skateboards are cheaper, don't want it bigger
Whole place stops for the winter of '96

Maybe I could be here a long time
Much longer than I planned to stay
No telling when they'll get the airport open
No telling when i'll get way
Trying to tell us nothing's wrong
Trying to get the fire back on
Never lost a day of fun
Silence in the heightened mass of ??

How ace are buildings!
How big are the blocks
Reminds me of London, stuck in a gridlock

A Feat. Q-Tip - Me & My Microphone

Yeah son
Im the true son
What you wanna do son
Yo this a story about me and my first love nah mean?
Yeah son hit it off
We hooked up at a party it been then ever since
When I first stepped to her I was nervous and tense
Didnt know was bout to kick, I went freestyle
Straight off the top, with suckas on the side just clocked
She musta liked my flow, cuz after that we got close
Spending long weekends freakin up and down the east coast
We got intimate, deep as the pacific
The chemistry was meant to be so then we ran without the ministry
Up in this industry tryin to get this platinum
Many rappers tried to tap her, it wasnt happenin
I watched her from afar, starin at her like a fan
And now I got her in the palm of my right hand
Forever, as long as we can stick together
I guarantee you we blow up, cuz wit em Im a trend setter
We signed a contract said yo, its me and you
Meet you at the top of the charts, where the skys blue
[Chorus]
[Q-Tip] Yo yo yo God bless a child that can hold his own
[A ] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] Yo you gotta stick wit it dun you cant leave it alone
[A ] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] No matter where you plug it on the road or at home yo
[A ] Its just me, myself and my microphone
[Q-Tip] Yo God bless a child that can hold his own
My girl cant understand all this time we spend together
I tried to tell her
Its strictly business, she said she had a witness
Who saw us comin out the hotel
Nosy people always gotta run and go tell
But it was just a tour date I had to do a show
So next time tell your friend to talk what she know
I wouldnt trade this shit for the world
In fact you better check yourself, cuz I can always find another girl
The microphone is my first love my true companion
When I rap into it people think that Im romancin
Im havin visions, Im foldin it tight
Just me and you a phat trackll lead the spotlight
[Q-Tip] Right
[A ]
We been through the ruckus together
Handle that beef
MCs got damaged in cyphers on they own streets
So ladi dadi, forget a shotty
I put a hole in your body wit my lyrics when I rock it uhh
[Chorus]
I hit her in the back of a club and no one showed her love
In fact it was a seminar you know how some women are
Takin up my time, I tried to stay committed
Kedar and the Smith brothers made me stick wit it
Now we politicn, on a mission tryin to make decisions
To keep her on the cut and work just like a circumcision
Static in our relationship, its all distorted
The lines of communication, they got shorted
I cant ignore it, you know I couldnt afford it
To have this world tour planned for us abort it
Now Im on some shit, rollin wit my clique
The mic is my companion thats all and thats it baby
[Chorus]
Like that one time for your mind
For real son, keep it real son
Me and my microphone stayin together forever
A and Q-Tip like this
Smith brothers in the spot you know what Im sayin

A - House Under the Ground

And I'd have a house under the ground
All my friends would all come round
Laugh about the ones that got away
I wouldn't know the time of year
It's easier to tan down here

I find it funny, I laugh at people
And don't know why
I sometimes giggle, if there's an earthquake
Where good people die

And I'd have a house under the ground
All my friends would all come round
Laugh about the ones that got away
I wouldn't know the time of year
It's easier to tan down here

I'll make the big man, I'll do what I can
I'll suffer for my sins
Speak with a deep voice, listen to metal
So that the good guys never win

And I'd have a house under the ground
All my friends would all come round
Laugh about the ones that got away
I wouldn't know the time of year
It's easier to tan down here

Yeah you should see them all
When you sit in on Christmas day
But at six o' clock, on the sixth of June is OK
Got my life under the sun, pay for the things I've done
Pay for my mistakes

And I'd have a house under the ground
All my friends would all come round
Laugh about the ones that got away
I wouldn't know the time of year
It's easier to tan down here

House under the ground
House under the ground
House under the ground

And I'd have a house under the ground
All my friends would all come round
Laugh about the ones that got away
I wouldn't know the time of year
It's easier to tan down here