This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Don't know what got into me, into me, into me I got more energy, energy, energy
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
My only mistake, is took that girl on a date, for her to just lie in my face
She all for the games, but she know how to play and that's why she got replaced
For something better, forget a message, sent her ass a letter
She wanted to leave and so I just let her
Get her gone, gone, gone, gone, I forgot how I met her
Girl, what do you want
Keep tellin' me lies, keep tellin' me lies You puttin' up fronts
Broke up yesterday, girl, you know that we done
Come to find out, I got the smoke, we put you in blunt
Smoke you like a runt
Don't know what got into me, into me, into me I got more energy, energy, energy
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
Yeah, she a baddie, I met that girl out in Cali She said she right up my alley
I said, go send me to Addy I'ma go take you to Valleys
To the shadow of death, I'm tryna show you yourself
She always worry about them, She never worried about us
I got a chopper, it bust Hold up, be quiet, that's hush
For one lil' second, For one lil' moment
I don't have no opponents, fuck her raw no trojan
I'ma stay down like a soldier, I'ma stay down like I told you
Don't know what got into me, into me, into me I got more energy, energy, energy
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
My only mistake, is took that girl on a date, for her to just lie in my face
She all for the games, but she know how to play and that's why she got replaced
For something better, forget a message, sent her ass a letter
She wanted to leave and so I just let her
Get her gone, gone, gone, gone, I forgot how I met her
Girl, what do you want
Keep tellin' me lies, keep tellin' me lies You puttin' up fronts
Broke up yesterday, girl, you know that we done
Come to find out, I got the smoke, we put you in blunt
Smoke you like a runt
Don't know what got into me, into me, into me I got more energy, energy, energy
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
Yeah, she a baddie, I met that girl out in Cali She said she right up my alley
I said, go send me to Addy I'ma go take you to Valleys
To the shadow of death, I'm tryna show you yourself
She always worry about them, She never worried about us
I got a chopper, it bust Hold up, be quiet, that's hush
For one lil' second, For one lil' moment
I don't have no opponents, fuck her raw no trojan
I'ma stay down like a soldier, I'ma stay down like I told you
Don't know what got into me, into me, into me I got more energy, energy, energy
You try to run and you try to hide but you is my enemy, enemy, enemy
You try to hide, but I'm gonna find, If you try to leave, I'm not far behind
You keep asking me what real love is I don't even know how to define
She wanted my money, but I ain't got money for her So I'ma go give me some more
She in love with the drugs, she in love with my cannabis She keep asking me who got the smoke
She got the water, I got the boat She keep on laughing, cause I got the jokes
I got the money and she the one broke But she a baddie, murder she wrote
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