[00:05.14][ VERSE 1 ]
[00:05.49]People make the world go around
[00:07.39]They ask me what's up, I tell 'em what's goin down
[00:09.65]Talk to me real if you feel you got a point to push
[00:12.70]Then trick, make it quick, don't beat around the bush
[00:15.49]I know we all lookin' out for number one
[00:17.36]That's why brothers sell **** and girls get they nails done
[00:20.15]Tryin to get the same thing everybody else got
[00:22.49]If you a big name oh they'll be runnin' game like snot
[00:25.45]So I keep my guard up and I read between the lines
[00:28.06]If we kick it long enough I can see the signs
[00:30.66]If your motives is righteous or wicked
[00:32.76]Do you want the knowledge or do you see me as a free meal ticket?
[00:35.26]I keep my eyes open and my mouth closed
[00:38.31]In a world full of white men, *****s and hoes
[00:40.78]Everybody want somethin' from you, but ain't nothin' free
[00:43.83]I do for people, but what can people do for me?
[00:46.38]Except knock me down or sell me out
[00:48.54]But anyway, what you say you had to tell me 'bout?
[00:51.68]Yeah, all that talk sounds good
[00:53.45]But rule number one when you come from the hood
[00:55.79]Is: don't trust nobody
[00:56.54][ Hook 2X ]
[00:57.05]No one's gonna trust you
[01:00.00]So don't you trust nobody
[01:17.63][ VERSE 2 ]
[01:17.82]I came into this world alone
[01:19.03]Ain't no doubt that's how I'm goin out, so let me get my live on
[01:22.73]Top of that I'm black in this white man's world
[01:26.43]Believe me, they don't care if your hair is Jheri curled
[01:28.09]Especially for a male
[01:29.63]They can't kill me, they wanna put me under the jail
[01:32.54]You know my record's clean cause you just checked
[01:35.09]But to them I'm just another 'male negro suspect'
[01:38.09]A threat to the powers that be
[01:40.18]You got sweet talk for my sister, but it sours at me
[01:42.89]'Cause you see the black man as a rival
[01:45.04]But this is anybody killer and it's all about survival
[01:48.14]So go for what you know from your country hick college
[01:50.80]This is '94 and I'm up on your trick knowledge
[01:53.66]Watchin' devils like a hawk
[01:55.25]Excuse me, mister, why do white men whisper when they talk?
[01:58.45]Because that's a man snake hidin' in that handshake
[02:01.35]Who won't hesitate to lie, cheat and take
[02:03.85]I know you think they act nice
[02:05.55]But you'd be wiser just take this advice
[02:08.10]And don't trust nobody
[02:08.84][ Hook ]
[02:30.52][ VERSE 3 ]
[02:30.72]Ain't no shame in my game, I got a lot to learn
[02:32.42]But I'm learnin' trust is somethin' you got to earn
[02:35.22]You might be able to rap or make the fans mob
[02:37.67]But never send a boy out to do a man's job
[02:40.12]'Cause you really couldn't handle it
[02:42.27]You be at they memorial tryin' to keep a candle lit
[02:45.39]Though they was fit, it don't matter if you muscle-bound
[02:48.04]Out here it's all about who can put they hustle down
[02:50.44]So I kick it with the O.G.'s
[02:52.44]They say experience costs as we floss on the gold D's
[02:55.60]You gotta work for your milk and honey
[02:57.79]Second rule in the hood: all money ain't good money
[03:00.73]Don't get excited and don't be emotional
[03:03.13]Never run your mouth in front of none of them hoes you know
[03:05.54]Bro, because fools and they money soon part
[03:08.00]You might know they name but you never know they heart
[03:10.60]It's a cold game, but somebody gotta play it
[03:13.28]You probably wouldn't know if I didn't say it
[03:15.93]So all it really boils down to is respect
[03:18.53]Just like the tat on his neck, it said 'trust nobody'
[03:21.23][ Hook 4X ]

People make the world go around
They ask me what's up, I tell 'em what's goin down
Talk to me real if you feel you got a point to push
Then trick, make it quick, don't beat around the bush
I know we all lookin' out for number one
That's why brothers sell **** and girls get they nails done
Tryin to get the same thing everybody else got
If you a big name oh they'll be runnin' game like snot
So I keep my guard up and I read between the lines
If we kick it long enough I can see the signs
If your motives is righteous or wicked
Do you want the knowledge or do you see me as a free meal ticket?
I keep my eyes open and my mouth closed
In a world full of white men, *****s and hoes
Everybody want somethin' from you, but ain't nothin' free
I do for people, but what can people do for me?
Except knock me down or sell me out
But anyway, what you say you had to tell me 'bout?
Yeah, all that talk sounds good
But rule number one when you come from the hood
Is: don't trust nobody
No one's gonna trust you
So don't you trust nobody
I came into this world alone
Ain't no doubt that's how I'm goin out, so let me get my live on
Top of that I'm black in this white man's world
Believe me, they don't care if your hair is Jheri curled
Especially for a male
They can't kill me, they wanna put me under the jail
You know my record's clean cause you just checked
But to them I'm just another 'male negro suspect'
A threat to the powers that be
You got sweet talk for my sister, but it sours at me
'Cause you see the black man as a rival
But this is anybody killer and it's all about survival
So go for what you know from your country hick college
This is '94 and I'm up on your trick knowledge
Watchin' devils like a hawk
Excuse me, mister, why do white men whisper when they talk?
Because that's a man snake hidin' in that handshake
Who won't hesitate to lie, cheat and take
I know you think they act nice
But you'd be wiser just take this advice
And don't trust nobody

Ain't no shame in my game, I got a lot to learn
But I'm learnin' trust is somethin' you got to earn
You might be able to rap or make the fans mob
But never send a boy out to do a man's job
'Cause you really couldn't handle it
You be at they memorial tryin' to keep a candle lit
Though they was fit, it don't matter if you muscle-bound
Out here it's all about who can put they hustle down
So I kick it with the O.G.'s
They say experience costs as we floss on the gold D's
You gotta work for your milk and honey
Second rule in the hood: all money ain't good money
Don't get excited and don't be emotional
Never run your mouth in front of none of them hoes you know
Bro, because fools and they money soon part
You might know they name but you never know they heart
It's a cold game, but somebody gotta play it
You probably wouldn't know if I didn't say it
So all it really boils down to is respect
Just like the tat on his neck, it said 'trust nobody'