Cypress Hill Street Wars Lyrics

Street Wars Lyrics

[church bells gong]

[Verse One: B-Real]
As a kid, I was known, son of
a thug
Snub-nosed .38 in the glove, who can relate with us?
Never had an
easy life, shit's way out
Clips spray out, fools pay out or play out
Any
scenario, been there, done that
Gone where some of y'all niggaz, couldn't
come back
Been through the hottest parts of hell
Came back with a hard
shell and, hard as nails
I went through it all, do it all, screw it
all
Small you recall, the hard times as a juve-nile
Often
misunderstood
Some joined the military, others just joined the
hood
Street corner combat, part of the dark streets
Your heart beats pump
when my slugs release
And there ain't no tellin, don't be the one
yellin
These birds are deadly, they can shatter your melon

[Chorus
2X: B-Real]
When the street wars jump off, there's only one thing to
do
Grab your gat and squeeze one off
This ain't the life of the soft ones
who run off
You got one shot to get you a knot

[Verse Two:
B-Real]
At the crossroads, sick of holdin the badlands
Where street wars,
kick off quicker than Van Dam
Mistakes of mad man, I remember the old
ways
The old days where fools clapped yo' {?}
No quarter, you feel
me?
Life expectancy's just a little bit shorter
G's gave the order, you
carried 'em out
Quick fast, you the last nigga I'm worried about
Get that
street lead, that was one step over the edge
Much closer to death, every step
I kept on
Learnin about the dark paths, made a hard left
Prayed to God
death is swift and painless
This life ain't for everyone, stay out my
shoes
You can't trade your fate, I hate to break the news
The young won't
respect the fences these days
You a marked man if you get caught up in these
ways

[Chorus]

[pause for spooky instrumental]

[Chorus]