More Than One Way Out Of The Ghetto lyrics

Now a while ago,
I had to do a little bid
Cause of the things I wanted,
as a little kid
I wanted to be like the dealers a lot
Cause of the things they had and the respect that they got
All the girls used to jock `em
And I wondered why my parents used to knock `em
I had a talent, or a hobby you should say
I like rap, or poetry, but anyway
Stay away from drugs,
I paid it no mind
I wanted to hustle for bread,
instead of writin rhymes
So I said to hell with it
Instead of stayin away from drugs
I was sellin itI was out all day until the job was done
Instead of rockin the parties I was robbin `em
The females, paid me no mind, not a Giant
Andre Barnes at the time
But the rock started sellin, the dough was comin in
Dealers wanted in, girls started runnin in
Some said I`m crazy how I`m livinI must be,
crazy cash and crazy women
Yeah my gear was right
They called me
Andre the Giant and it wasn`t cause of my height
Losin G`s in celoI never sweat it;
cause my connect got kilos
My bank, two thou that`s what`s in it
Rollin celo, headcrack makin G`s in a minute
Oh yeah I`m all for dis
Yeah I`m handsome,
but the money made me gorgeous
Now the girls wanna see me
The little kids around the block wanna be me
I was chillin, in thousand dollar coats
I had links and ropes, and yo the shit was dope
I had the jewels oh did I have the jewels
The talk of the town, the neighborhood news
But friends weren`t true inside
They were passengers, goin along for the ride
And it makes you say damn!
Because I feel so hard
I had scars on my hands
I thought I`d be fine
But I got bagged and snagged and then I had to do a little time
Friends don`t hang it`s a waste of timeI got one dollar,
one girl and some great rhymesI pursued the wrong dream
Now to make a fast buck I gotta schemeFind a celo game, yo
Bank I gotta buck
I ace to a deuce, yeah that`s just my luck
I gotta go right and exactInstead of a package,
I wanted a mic and a hype trackInstead of robbin the parties,
I`m rippin `em
MC`s were gettin done, every week a different one
It`s time to put my talent to use
There`s no excuse, I just gotta get loose
And now I`m really convinced
I got raw with Lord Finesse,
and been straight since
Now you see how I lost it
But I bounced back,
you might not be as fortunate
So take heed my friend
Before you take a shortcut that leads to a dead end
Take my advice cause the Giant said so
And remember -- there`s more than one way out the ghetto
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