Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs You stand by me, I stand by you If there is a fight, I'm the one to come to Good and bad, times we've been through You got my back and I got yours too All my life you are in my crew I'd do anything for you Beat someone black and blue Black and blue and I'd do it for you Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs Try to tell 'em leave us alone Still ridin' with them fellas down that unknown road There ain't no tell 'em, I told 'em before Wouldn't listenin', no more bitchin' Leave 'em all on the floor I know you think it's money Your dead 'till it hurts That's why I still got that Nina and I still got that work Tomorrow ain't promised I'll smoke it today The zone will run you five And I'll be on my way Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs Damn, alright It's official, I'm destined to fail And I ain't tryin' catch no case, I got no money for bail I'm hurtin', up in the E.R. before New Year's Eve Said they're nothing we can do and we suggest that you leave 30 G's, no insurance, they don't give a damn Back to breakin' out the scale, break it down into grams They say you can't win for losin', I swear it's the truth Same shit, different day, man, I swear what's the use It got us paid with good intentions It got dirty with two prostentions I make a living, ain't got no pension For transcriptions for my life on tension The world is mine, no limit, I can do it Every drama in life, I've been through it Even if I had a good and I blew it Regret nothin', move on and say fuck it Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs Gangsters and thugs Criminals and hoods Some of my friends sell records Some of my friends sell drugs