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What is time? |
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Time is when a man is trying to make time with your woman |
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But you're doing time behind bars and your time is standing still |
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Yo, Frost, kick it to these people for real you know what I'm saying? |
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Time, sifts through the hourglass, through night and day |
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And I watch as the games people play |
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It's like do unto others than split |
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And if you can't back up what you say then you ain't shit |
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(Yeah) |
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I've seen the manifestations of the street |
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So I can manifest what I've seen on a drum beat |
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Like just last night |
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(Yo, what happened?) |
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I watched these two vatos get in a crazy fight |
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One of them was quick to pull a knife |
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He stabbed him in the heart and now he's doing life |
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In prison at the age of 21 |
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(Yeah) |
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Living on death row 'cause he couldn't let go |
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Caught in the web of violence |
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(Damn) |
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Roll deep when they creep and move in silence of the lambs |
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(Yo) |
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A tattooed tear dropped as the iron gates slam |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, anytime, hey |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, anytime |
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Damn, damn ain't that a shame? |
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You're lost so take the caution don't play the game |
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Should've listen to the Frost when I was trying to come across to you |
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But no you didn't think |
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(Sucker) |
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You just keep getting yourself more deep until you sink |
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So there's no one else to thank but yourself |
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So go ahead take bow for a job well done |
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But you'll never see the day of the sunshine or the fun times |
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Just the old days and your old ways |
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Corrupt and wicked |
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Out there doing dirt, instead of just kicking it |
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Pow pow, bang bang and all that noise |
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(Yeah) |
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Yeah, you and all your homeboys |
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Take time to read between the lines |
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'Cause ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, anytime, hey |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, anytime |
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(Yo, Kid) |
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I know about being macho |
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Calling the shots the big time head honcho |
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(Yeah) |
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But here's something even more gacho |
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One of my homeboys is your old lady's Sancho |
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Yo, shit happens |
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A number lights up on his beeper right as I'm rapping |
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While you sit in a cell writing a letter |
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Saying when you get out, your things will be better |
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(Right) |
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But man she couldn't wait so she's going out on a date |
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With every Tom, Dick and Harry |
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And if you ask me, your shit's getting scary |
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So how you gonna handle this |
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When your ho's in Los Angeles, acting so scandalous? |
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Yo, you can't blame her you didn't take the time |
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And now, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, that's for you, '92 |
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You know what I'm saying? Anytime, yeah |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine |
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Ain't no sunshine, anytime, damn |
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So if you don't wanna do no time |
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You better take time to try to draw the line |
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You know what I'm saying? |
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Or you're gonna be the next fool in line doing time |
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You know what I'm saying? Like my man said |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't no sunshine fool |
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Ain't no sunshine, ain't nothing happening up there |
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You know what I'm saying? Ain't no sunshine, anytime |
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Yo, me and Frost is out of here, peace |
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There just ain't no sunshine |
