| And mama said «Tread lightly
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| Your skin color is fare you bread lightly.
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| What might seem like an advantage to some
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| May add vanity son and that can come back to bite me.»
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| Fighting with my child hood other niggas would pester him
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| I swear to God I even thought I was Mexican
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| I messed around made a mess and found the mess
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| Was bound to expect a sound that would over drown and fester in
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| But either Way I had to leave the Bay
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| The only reason why niggas even believe today
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| And if I would’ve stayed, I probably would’ve played right in to the hands of
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| these jealous niggas they keep at bey
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| But is all just semantics
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| I used to press up flyers and do van hits
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| Now your niggas pressing down the Van Wyck
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| I know you can’t stand it. |
| Right?
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| Hook:
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| And mama said «Tread lightly
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| Your skin color is fare you bread lightly
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| What might seem like an advantage to some
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| May add vanity son and that can come back to bite me.»
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| Anesha:
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| Go against the grain I’m not in the crowd, the crowd, the crowd. |
| Oh they could
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| Never break me down. |
| They can’t break me down down down
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| And papa said never spite me. |
| Because of my belief these other rappers won’t
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| Like me. |
| Instead of switching I’m keeping the same position. |
| These lame niggas
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| That bitching I tell them to come and bite me. |
| Fighting with demons and niggas
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| Think that it’s horseplay. |
| I portray what I feel is needed of course they, wanna
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| Take a nigga spot cause they see a bigger plot, until face to face with my work
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| Then they rapport change. |
| And can you blame fools. |
| They was given this dream
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| Like they just can’t lose. |
| Explain who can refrain from eating the same food
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| Without a change not go insane or vomit on they shoes. |
| I paid dues in this
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| Region we need variety. |
| I think these high niggas feel threatened by my
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| Sobriety. |
| But it’s all just semantics, I know you can’t stand it
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| And mama said tread lightly, your skin color is fare you bread lightly. |
| What
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| Might seem like an advantage to some may add vanity son and that can come back
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| To bite me
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| And papa said never spite me. |
| Because of my belief these other rappers won’t
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| Like me. |
| Instead of switching I’m keeping the same position. |
| These lame niggas
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| That bitching I tell them to come and bite me
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| And sister used to tell me please Ali don’t be a fool. |
| If you gonna do this
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| Music, use rap a vehicle. |
| See this can me your tool. |
| But if you ain’t saying
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| Something meaningful to people then you probably need to be in school. |
| Well I
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| Guess I kept my promise but instead of being thankful they judge me for being
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| Honest. |
| And this is just a prelude o pray you portray dude in the proper light
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| Just don’t write me off as sone Bay dude. |
| Explain who can refrain from eating
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| The same food without a change not go insane it’s you playing pool. |
| And for that
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| Profit these niggas get out of pocket, they watching you from them corners for
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| On that green and waving too. |
| And the white stick is the night stick and
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| Everybody’s balling from moving that white bitch. |
| Life slips and it’s more than
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| Just semantics, I know you can’t stand it, right?
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| Go against the grain I’m not in the crowd, the crowd, the crowd. |
| Oh they could
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| Never break me down. |
| They can’t break me down down down. |
| Down |