A Gangster and a Gentleman

I said Gangstas ride
Gentlemen live your life
Cause Gangstas die
Its only a matter of time

My pops came from Bed Stuy, my mom came from Africa
Im more a ************* if you know what I mean
They hooked up in the 70s when liquor and ****** was heavy
And had me in Corona, Queens
By the time I was seven my mom left my pop
Then we moved to the south side of Yonkers, New York
Then my mom remarried, had my little brother Gary
My sister a year later, let me gather my thoughts
By the time I was nine I was outta my mind
My step pops didnt like me beat me outta my mind
Ten and eleven the same I never would change
He still had to hit me, aggravate a little *************
Still wearin Skippys
Garf had Adidas and Pumas, I could a had a pair
My mommy said wait til Chris**as but I needed em sooner
If you heard I was broke dawg it wasnt a rumor
I said Gangstas ride （Ride with me）
Gentlemen live your life （Live it up）
Cause Gangstas die （We all gon die）

Its only a matter of time （The clock tickin）
I said Gangstas ride
Gentlemen live your life
Cause Gangstas di
Its only a matter of time
It was 1986 and I was twelve years old
Thats right around the time when crack came out
It was the best thing that happened to me
I swear to God cause I was gettin everything that I was askin about
First we started off baggin up, me and garf
Then *************t start addin up, we gettin smart
Now we on Broadway, coppin our own base
Bring it home and put it in bottles, send us a rottle
Drink an OE and scramble like it wasnt tomorrow
Im gettin kicked out of Junior High, thinkin Im grown
Got bust with the yellow rabbit
And I had every color dealt we was gettin it on
I was out robbin Mexicans six in the morn
Mom said Id had to ep again, rip it Im gone
******** ***** get a little loony and grown, soup in the dome
************* me up worst when I went to the group home
I said Gangstas ride （ Ride with me）
Gentlemen live your life （Live it up）
Cause Gangstas die （We all gon die）
Its only a matter of time （The clock tickin）
I said Gangstas ride
Gentlemen live your life
Cause Gangstas die
Its only a matter of time
Im leavin out a lotta *************t, ****** ******* its too real
My alcoholic backround, the welfare motels
Abuse that I had to take struggle at my moms recruit
How the *********** ** Im gon bomb wit you
And the cases I got up to date told you that I bust a eight
My *************s I cant name, outta state （ My *************s ************* with weight）
Little brother gone but I got a baby angel
You *** *** with a dirty name, dont let these *************s change you
The presents what you get
And the past is what make the man future
I cant tell you I aint God or lil Superman
No there aint a S on my chest, but its a D on my block （D Blok）
And said life the deepest lesson is death
Im determined and Im disciplined and destined to rep
Im a Gangsta and a Gentleman, Panero the best
When I pass Im like gas, mother******s
Cause Im a leave a stain that youll never forget
I said Gangstas ride （Ride with me）
Gentlemen live your life （Live it up）

Cause Gangstas die （We all gon die）
Its only a matter of time （The clock tickin）
I said Gangstas ride
Gentlemen live your life
Cause Gangstas die
Its only a matter of time （The clock tickin）