Heheheh.. hey yo..
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There's a place I know where the bitches go
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Where they rob you for you dough and shit on the low
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in Southside.. Queens, Queens
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Where if you say The Ave.
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People automatically know the path
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You don't have to do the math
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in Southside.. Queens, Queens
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I knew this nigga named Donovan
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Astonishin the way he used to handle the pill God (word?)
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Let me speak about the way he used to dribble off his knees
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and in the middle at the same time guzzlin a beer
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like a puzzle or a riddle - discoverin his path to the hoop
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Scoop, shot, tipped up the backboard OOPS
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Son got hot, never knew he woulda threw it
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Cool nigga, when it came to school he blew it
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A scholar in acute niggarisms and metropolitans
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Get taller and yo Donovan hey come around the block
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Dunn got the three sons, fuckin with coupons and refunds
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food stamps, and still he was a champ
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Time to get loot for boots and kicks now
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Fuck hoops gotta impress the chicks now
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His momma said, "Donovan why are you
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on the corner of Linden," and got all rude
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He said, "Momma listen close I'ma tell you one time
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You're killin my high, plus I got a nine
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All I be doin is puttin in work
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so you can get a brand new dress for church
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I know the Devil lurks outside, man it's cold
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But I don't wanna get paid slow, and grow old
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like poppa - plus I'm on parole I gotta
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get paid off the streets, to make ends meet"
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With the back of her hand, she smacked him in the face
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Walked out of the crib-piece, pissed with no taste
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That night, rockin Nikes, eatin Mike'n'Ikes
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Slapboxin with a dyke on a bike too small
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Thinkin, "This time, next year, mom'll be able to.. ohhh!"
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Shit from across the streets, niggaz approach - slow
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Well get the metal out, too late, the guns flash
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In the melee they wet him like Reggae Sunsplash
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Sun dashed with the quickness, back into the ride
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with a smile on his face, the picture of pride
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Blood comin from his mouth, now I'm at his side
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Kneelin over Donovan's body before he died
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Eyes - flutterin up and down in his head
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And with his last breath this is what he said
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He said, "Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?"
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Then I closed his eyes
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There's a place I know where the people go
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Where you can cash dough and chill on the low
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in Southside.. Queens, Queens
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Where if you say The Ave.
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People automatically know the path
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You don't have to do the math
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in Southside.. Queens, Queens
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And if you got a glock, you could bust shots
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like ??, when the block be hot
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in.. what we talkin bout.. Queens, Queens
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Uhh, c'mon uhh
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C'mon.. uhh uhh
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I know where people go..
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Where you can cash dough and chill on the low..
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Queens
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| Pharoahe Monch |
