[T.I.] Ay, and nigga P said he wanted inspiration (Damn P) I was really more on some "fuck the world" shit so let´s see
(Fuck these niggas man, real talk) I´m a man of respect, man of the people I stand next to God, to man I´m no equal Man of respect, man of the people I stand next to God, to man I´m no equal
[T.I.] Ain´t no breaking me down, bitch I´m breaking the banks And ain´t no holding me down, even if you holding the shanks I´m controlling the time, nigga thinking some things Got the heart of a lion, and I´m as strong as a tank Sittin´ on my throne and my crown, can´t separate me from that I´m king of all I survey, God say be patient for that
Man all I got is my gangster, better not go playing with that Anything get taken from us, my folk, we takin´ it back Bet we go take us some lives ´fore we go take it to law Boy I got fire in my eyes, look at me see gauges go off Watch how you come at your fate, nigga better be saving your thoughts Boy all you got is a cape, I make the nation go off And nigga who put fear in your heart? Respect me Take an act of God ´fore a nigga check me On his P´s and Q´s what a nigga best be Who you got your money on? Bet me, let´s see Who the people want
[Pharrell] When they see you, they might judge you Give you side eyes, they don´t trust you Misunderstand you, call you trouble I understand you, it´s just a hustle Just keep stirin´ it, let it bubble You´re my brother, I´m not above you Remember me I´m so there Don´t make us have to go there Turn and sing it
[T.I.] I stay silent with red even if I´m standing with blue When your request is denied, bet my demand´ll get through They may be killers to you, hey they my family dude
And anybody could get it, bitch but especially you These nigga pressin´ me, testin´, what you suggestin´ we do? And wait a second, push your pawn to play chess with these dude Yeah we could jump ´em and check em by sprayin´ tecs at these fools Make it to trial, you don´t win, indirectly you lose Your bet make yo next move, your best move Or end up in the pen like the next dude Remember, there´s very few like you they let through They even fewer, they didn´t want in there, they get through To get to the level you on, hard to do homes More nigga do a lot of right, right before they do wrong
And you gone, out of there, nigga see you later ´Less you beat ´em a year later, Boosie tell ´em Who the people want
When they see you, they might judge you Give you side eyes, they don´t trust you Misunderstand you, call you trouble I understand you, it´s just a hustle Just keep stirin´ it, let it bubble You´re my brother, I´m not above you Remember me I´m so there Don´t make us have to go there Turn and sing it
[T.I.] Get T.I. in the Chi, handshake it with 5 Still politicin´ with 6 pimp I´m as real as it gets
And bitch I would never be hit with by intellectual weaponry Ain´t no one gon´ disrespect me, or compromise my integrity Say what my pedigree? Solid, gats you talkin´ bout, I shot it Bet you never been to war like I ain´t never been to college C´mon, fuck what you tellin´ me, them lies, chill with ´em I know folk from where you from, spent months in jail with ´em Said you coded took a plea, he ain´t tell but you woulda Let them sucka niggas rob you, they ain´t kill you but they shoulda And a robbery for me is like a suicide mission Suicide, you should commit it, save a G a life sentence
I swear, you and me ain´t even fit to compare I ain´t make it all these years on a wing and a prayer Stare in a bigger nigga eye while he standing right there Got a problem I´ma handle it right there Who the people want
When they see you, they might judge you Give you side eyes, they don´t trust you Misunderstand you, call you trouble I understand you, it´s just a hustle Just keep stirin´ it, let it bubble You´re my brother, I´m not above you Remember me I´m so there Don´t make us have to go there Turn and sing it