Live Then Lay (Explicit)
Naughty By Nature"Live Then Lay (Explicit)" is a song by Naughty By Nature, released in 1999 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:40 long and contains 72 lines and 547 words.
Lyrics
0:00Live Then Lay - Naughty By Nature/Phiness
0:18One steps down the path of poverty most know the route
0:22Not a pot to piss in or a door to throw it out
0:26All I hear these days we say she say we say anyway
0:31He grows she grow we grow listen negro
0:35(Listen)
0:35I die you die few die who rob
0:39(It's)
0:39Do or die
0:40You fry I fry new play new day new God
0:44Tell me what's the sense of this
0:46Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me
0:49Had to mention it
0:50You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this
0:54Some plans one chance hold heat hold head hold their's
0:57(Hold ya head)
0:58Peep rules weak proof meet troops speak truth teach youth
1:02(Teach the youth)
1:03No crews who's who new day new rules do you
1:06Break bread wake heads check heads half-a-head for snake feds
1:11(Check 'em)
1:12They'll lock your body even Gotti grab your shotties for an Illuminati
1:15(Be ready)
1:16They'll lock your body as Gotti grab your shotties it's an Illuminati
1:19Open your eyes up people can't you see
1:24It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me
1:28All my life I've seen so much misery
1:32Can there be a better place for you and me
1:37Why everytime you try to show a ni**a love they sh*t on you
1:40F**k I'm suppose to do
1:42Why everytime a brother comin' up some pray ya through
1:44That's what success'll do
1:46Cause I'm a hard workin' black man
1:48In my face stab in my back man
1:50Rob and steal they wanna kill me black man
1:53Tell me now what the deal is black man
1:55Don't you know the powers in our hand
1:57Cause we shine we end up six feet in land
1:59When we could build one nation
2:01And it's comprised of all persuasion
2:03African Latin Caucasian Asian
2:06New World Order Hip-Hop Nation
2:09Then we can turn hate to love
2:11Like Malcolm and Martin tripped up open up your eyes
2:14Open your eyes up people can't you see
2:17It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me
2:22All my life I've seen so much misery
2:26Can there be a better place for you and me
2:31Here today gone tomorrow
2:40Live then lay here tomorrow
2:49Tell me what's the sense of this
2:51Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me
2:53Had to mention it
2:55You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this
2:57What's the sense of this
2:59Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me
3:02Had to mention it
3:04You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this
3:07Open your eyes up people can't you see
3:10It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me
3:15All my life I've seen so much misery
3:19Can there be a better place for you and me
3:23Feel me the end of the century
3:26Feel me they want us in wakes and penitentiaries
3:29(Open your eyes)
3:29That's how the envy be
3:31Now they got it we our own enemies
3:33Feel me the end of the century
3:35Feel me they want us in wakes and penitentiaries
3:38(Open your eyes)
3:38That's how the envy be
3:40Now they got us we our own enemies
Live Then Lay - Naughty By Nature/Phiness One steps down the path of poverty most know the route Not a pot to piss in or a door to throw it out All I hear these days we say she say we say anyway He grows she grow we grow listen negro (Listen) I die you die few die who rob (It's) Do or die You fry I fry new play new day new God Tell me what's the sense of this Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me Had to mention it You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this Some plans one chance hold heat hold head hold their's (Hold ya head) Peep rules weak proof meet troops speak truth teach youth (Teach the youth) No crews who's who new day new rules do you Break bread wake heads check heads half-a-head for snake feds (Check 'em) They'll lock your body even Gotti grab your shotties for an Illuminati (Be ready) They'll lock your body as Gotti grab your shotties it's an Illuminati Open your eyes up people can't you see It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me All my life I've seen so much misery Can there be a better place for you and me Why everytime you try to show a ni**a love they sh*t on you F**k I'm suppose to do Why everytime a brother comin' up some pray ya through That's what success'll do Cause I'm a hard workin' black man In my face stab in my back man Rob and steal they wanna kill me black man Tell me now what the deal is black man Don't you know the powers in our hand Cause we shine we end up six feet in land When we could build one nation And it's comprised of all persuasion African Latin Caucasian Asian New World Order Hip-Hop Nation Then we can turn hate to love Like Malcolm and Martin tripped up open up your eyes Open your eyes up people can't you see It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me All my life I've seen so much misery Can there be a better place for you and me Here today gone tomorrow Live then lay here tomorrow Tell me what's the sense of this Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me Had to mention it You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this What's the sense of this Tell me before they gotta jail me and nail me Had to mention it You've never been to the ghetto till you had to enter this Open your eyes up people can't you see It's gettin' harder by the day for you and me All my life I've seen so much misery Can there be a better place for you and me Feel me the end of the century Feel me they want us in wakes and penitentiaries (Open your eyes) That's how the envy be Now they got it we our own enemies Feel me the end of the century Feel me they want us in wakes and penitentiaries (Open your eyes) That's how the envy be Now they got us we our own enemies
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