(feat. Al Green)
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[all of the musical vocals in parenthesis are Al Green samples]
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[Slick Rick] "People in the house" (Welll...)
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[E-Dub] Sermon - "aiight" (Aww yeahhh...)
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"As we proceed.."
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[E-Dub] Holla at ya boy - "People in the house"
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[E-Dub] Scream at me - "aiight"
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[Verse One]
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(Love is) - Yeah, music that you feel good
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Neighborhood hood, gully
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Roll through cause it's cool to boost the spirit
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For the folks young and old and infants can hear it
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(Love is) - Knowin the rap game is not the same
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And still I came
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Whoever killed 'Pac and Smalls, they're lame
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Erick Sermon, learn my name
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(Love is) - When I come through your spot
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With no security guards, just me and the Squad, uhh
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I got love, a cat got checked by a fan
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Holdin me down, I got street respect
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(Love is) - When true fans who don't believe in rumors
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Real consumers, who love what I'm doin
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That's why I.. "PROCEED!"
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Superman, the E don't bleed
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[Chorus]
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(Love is) - Yeah, never hatin
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Everybody's out there is (people)
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Yeah, why you wanna take my car, so we can be
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(Walkin together)
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(Love is) - Def Squad, Keith Murray
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Redman, that's my (people)
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Conversate with the next man, so we can be
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(Talkin together)
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[Erick Sermon]
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(Love is) - When the planes hit
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And the world got together like baseballs and mitts
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New York's Finest, so I represent my home
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Hold weight on this microphone
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(Love is) - When I pray for my enemies
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If drama cats get smoked like chimneys
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I'm not dyin for a fake thug who need a hug
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Not E-Dub - "I'm focused man" {Jay-Z}
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(Love is) - When your man got your back
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And, hold you down when no one's around, and
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Bless that, and get that money
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And then pass it around so nobody's hungry
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(Love is) - I do what I do
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When I can do it like no other to help my brother
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And, I hope racism as a whole
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don't walk through life, with a blindfold
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[Chorus]
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(Love is) - Showin love to those
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who paved the way, that's my (people)
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Politic with Al Green, and now we're
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(Singin together)
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(Love is) - Yeah doin it for black and white
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That's my (people)
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Get tight altogether, so we can be
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(Livin together)
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[Erick Sermon]
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(Love is) - Yeah, to be able to live
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With a, beautiful chick and a couple of kids
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Uhh, with foreign cars, a house on land
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I'm blessed no doubt y'all - "Check this out"
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(Love is) - When your man can't pay the bills
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And you loaned him a couple of bills, uh
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Now that's real, I come from the heart told ya
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Erick Sermon, the underground soldier
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(Love is) - Yeah, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye
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And that's what I rock every day
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And take what they say, and then relay
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When I R-A-P for y'all to play
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(Love is) - Yeah, God Almighty
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The Alpha Omega, there's no one greater
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Then comes your moms, your fam is second
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And love is, the name of this record
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[Chorus]
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(Love is) - Yeah, rockin the house
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for hip-hop underground (people)
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Yeah it's only one God, whatever you call him we still
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(Prayin together)
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(Love is) - Yeah, for all my true dawgs out there
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Y'all my (people)
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I'm in the house, cold lampin, and we're
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(Livin together)
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(Singin together.. what it is)
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(Love is.. love is..)
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Love Iz
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Erick Sermon |