[Verse 1]
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I come from Bed-Stuy, niggas either do or they gon' die
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Gotta keep the ratchet close by
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Someone murdered, nobody seen, nobody heard it
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Just another funeral service
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Niggas will get at you, come through shinin' they yap you
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In broad day light kidnap you
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Feds get clapped too, police stay on us like tattoos
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Niggas only grind cause we have to
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Money is power, sling crack, weed and powder
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Fiends come through every hour
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S'all about that dollar and we nuh deal with cowards
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Weak lambs get devoured by the lion
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In the concrete jungle, the strong stand and rumble
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The weak fold and crumble, it's the land of trouble
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Brooklyn, home of the greatest rappers
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BIG comes first, then the Queen comes after
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[Chorus]
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Now put ya lighters up
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Bed Stuy put ya lighters up
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New York put ya lighters up
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DC keep puttin' ya lighters up
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Philadelphia put ya lighters up
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Detroit put ya lighters up
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Chi-Town keep puttin' dem lighters up
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No matter where you from put ya lighters up
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[Verse 2]
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Now lemme give you a walk through
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Show ya what to do and ya don't do
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Where it's not safe to go to
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Dem boys approach you
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Better say quick who you close to
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Don't come through if niggas don't know you
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Cuz people is talkin', the streets is watchin'
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The thieves is lurkin' stash da nine in the garbage
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The life of a hustla, the life of a gambler
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Dice games kill' mo' niggas than cancer
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Ya know who ya fuck with
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Brooklyn don't run we run shit
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Roll up and just bum rush shit
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We don't play that out in B.K not at all
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4 pound leave ya face on the wall
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R.I.P in memory of
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Never show thy enemies love
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We get it on where we live
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Better have a pass when you cross that bridge
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[Chorus]
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Welcome to Brooklyn put ya lighters up
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LA put ya lighters up
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VA put ya lighters up
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Texas keep puttin' ya lighters up
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New Orleans put ya lighters up
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St Louis put ya lighters up
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ATL keep puttin' dem lighters up
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No matter where you from put ya lighters up
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[Bridge]
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Damn homie I'm so to'
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I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'
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And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'
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But fuck it, bartender you can gimmie one mo'
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(We in the club like) Damn homie I'm so to'
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(Lightin' the dutch like) I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'
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(Passin' the cup like) And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'
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(Back at the bar like) But fuck it baretender, you can gimmie one mo'
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[Verse 3]
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See BIG done told you
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I'm the hottest bitch on the planet
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Biggest sex symbol since Janet
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The Zanotti bandit
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Layin' in the cut like a bandage
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Come through Fulton St. in a Vanquish
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Doin' dem damage
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And if you don't understand it
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Then lemme give it to you in Spanish
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Soy la senorita mas linda del barrio
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Y lo hago afuera del espacio
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Still over in Brazil sippin' Mascoto
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You must have forgot though
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So, I'ma take it back to the block yo
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Put u on to how we rock yo
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Some are boostin 12 year olds prostitutin'
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Hitmen hired for execution there's no solution
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Niggas still piss in the hallways
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Fiends get high in 'em all day
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The yute, dem bang at the cops off the roof
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You don't know my town is the truth
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[Chorus]
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Welcome to Brooklyn now put ya lighters up
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New Jersey put ya lighters up Boston put ya lighters up
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B'More keep puttin' ya lighters up
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Miami put ya lighters up
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Puerto Rico put ya lighters up
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Kingston, Jamaica keep putting them lighters up
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No matter where you from put ya lighters up
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[Bridge]
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Damn homie I'm so to'
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I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'
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And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'
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But fuck it, bartender you can gimmie one mo'
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(We in the club like) Damn homie I'm so to'
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(Lightin' the dutch like) I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'
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(Passin' the cup like) And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'
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(Back at the bar like) But fuck it baretender, you can gimmie one mo'
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Lighters Up (Original Main - Nationwide Ver.)
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| Lil` Kim |
