[Chorus: Layzie (Wish) {Bizzy}]
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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(Even though I'm makin moneyyyyy)
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{Gotta do what I, do what I, do what I, do what I do}
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Gotta struggle, gotta hustle, gotta do what I do
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(Even though I'm makin moneyyyyy)
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{Gotta do what I, do what I do}
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Gotta struggle, gotta hustle, gotta do what I do
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[Layzie Bone]
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And I believe, that we must confront the past
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in order to capitalize on the future
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Because in our present times and turmoils, it is inevitable
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So focus, did you hear what I said?
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I said focus, on our children
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We must, concentrate on education, and pride
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Not only mental development, but physical development
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So that we can stand united, and kick our enemies ASS! (that's right)
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Can I get a witness?
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Now time is of the essence, so stand tall, chest out, chin up
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Be proud to be a part of this nation of thugs
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And remember one thing, that the clock is tickin!
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[Chorus]
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[Wish Bone]
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First off, I wanna know, how many people really believe in the Lord?
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Because if you don't, I think you need to start headin for the exit
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Because what I'm 'bout to say is just real, it's too real
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Like me and my dogs Bone Thugs, you know what I'm sayin?
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Hey! Why every time we get mad
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I mean when we get mad, why we tear up our own SHIT?
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That don't make no damn sense!
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We gotta get it together, you know what I'm sayin? Wooo!
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I think I'd do anything for my babies cause I love my children
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I brought them here, I give them, I feed them, and they mine
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And we bringin you the Thugs nation
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An organization of nothin but thugs, nothin but THUGS!
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We are, we are, the Thug, nation!
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[Chorus]
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[Bizzy Bone]
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Soldiers! All praise is due to the creator, first and foremost
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I would like to read to you out of the book of Babylon
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Chapter one, it is written in Braille
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What you feel tonight is not just anger my children (yeah!)
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It is not just oppression (yeah!)
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It is not confusion, it is solution (yeah!)
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The same ghetto in which we have been institutionalized in
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has become our training camps
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And the minister of defense is here to you tonight
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To tell you that the target is no longer our brothers and sisters (yeah!)
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It is no longer our children (yeah!)
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Tonight is not the beginning, it is the rejuvenation of a revolution
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The revolution that our mothers and our fathers have abandoned us (yeah!)
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So I will struggle with you, I will take council with you (yeah)
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I will eat with you
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And may God be with all of his soldiers
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I said, may God be with all of his soldiers! (YEAH!)
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But without the creator then this isn't possible
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Without further adieux, I bring to you, Chief LeathaFace (yeah)
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My friend, and your chief
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[Krayzie Bone]
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Now where my thugs at?
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I said, where my goddamn thugs at?! (Right here nigga!)
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Now what we tryin to organize here today
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is more than just a gang of niggaz
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We tryin to organize more than just a posse of niggaz
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We tryin to organize a goddamn army
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(Thug nation nigga, Thug motherfuckin Thug nation, Thug nation!)
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Now we them niggaz gon' keep it real
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while these other bitch niggaz keep it fake
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We gon' let them motherfuckers know what's goin on down here
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in the goddamn streets; can I get a "Hell yeah" (hell motherfuckin yeah!)
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... Now I gotta say, the mission is to make money
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The enemy is the police, Mr. Fed, Mr. CIA (fuck the Feds!)
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Mr. Wanna-See-Yo'-Thug-Ass-in-Jail (fuck that)
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I think it's time we start patrollin the police
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And let them see how it feels, to be up under surveillance
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Let them see how it feels, to have THEY phone tapped
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Let them see how it feels
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to have a strange guard inside yo' motherfuckin house
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We 'bout to ride
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[Chorus - repeat 2X (second repeat minus first line)]
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[Bizzy Bone - over Chorus]
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Fuck the police (fuck the police)
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I said fuck the CIA (fuck the CIA)
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Fuck the FBI (fuck the FBI)
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Fuck the IRS and bust, we ain't hatin
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[Wish] Even though I'm makin moneyyyyy...
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T.H.U.G.S.
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony |