The Great Depression

[dmx]
Sometimes i wonder what life's about
Sometimes i wonder why the lights are out
Sometimes i wonder why i like to shout
Sometimes i wonder, what the lies are about
Sometimes i see things i shouldn't have seen
Sometimes i wonder why, i'm a hood and a fiend
Sometimes i look at what i've become and cry
Sometimes i, get on that bullshit and be ready to die
Sometimes a nigga that's yo' man might get it
Sometimes even though it's sweet, if you ain't wit it
Sometimes the pain is too much to bear
Sometimes it rains too much to care
Sometimes if you, don't watch yo' back it'll cost you
Sometimes you wonder, who would give a fuck if they lost you
Yet sometimes the sun shines around the clock
But sometimes it's dark, and hell is hot

let's knock it out....that's all, oh we gon' do it
(another one of these, huh) knock it the fuck out
(one of those joints)put it down (okay)
But it gotta bang (i see what's goin' on here)
It has to bang! ya know?

Uh, uh, uh, uh

[chorus 2x]
I'ma bang! hit the block pitchin slang
Bang! hit the rock spit the game
Bang! get the glock spit the flame
Do my motherfuckin thing!

I speak for the meak and the lonely (uhh), weak and the hungry (uhh)
Speak for the part of the street that keep it ugly (aight)
And niggaz couldn't wear my shoes
'cause the places that i walk, most catz couldn't bear my dues (uhh)
Or pay the tolls of the roads i done kept on, crept on (what)
Walk 'til i got tired then curled up and slept on (whoo)
My journey has earned me the right to reach
I burned so i earned the right to teach, what to eat (c'mon)
What niggaz been gettin' fed is pork (uhh)
What you niggaz been gettin' fed, shouldn't be even on your fork
Let's talk (aight), about this, and about that (uh-huh)
Yeah, we like this or we can do it out back (aight)
Keep the bullshit for the rodeo
'cause on the real, you cocksuckers don't know me yo
Hit you wit' something for frontin' that'll end your life
Then hit your crib and bend your wife (c'mon)
Grrrrrrrrr

[chorus 2x]

It upsets me to see niggaz that's flossin too much
Wearing shit that's costin too much (uhh), how often i touch
I like to break fake niggaz (what), rape snake niggaz (what)
I take weight nigga (what), you fake hate nigga (c'mon)
And niggaz and ain't got the balls to say to my face
What you think behind my back
Suck my dick! how's about that? (aight)
Loose lifts is loose clips and crews hit
I run wit' niggaz from israel to hijack crew ships (uhh)
Watch the news at 6 (whoo), that's how i'm gettin' down
Feds lookin for the dog, oh that nigga outta town
This is a grown-up game, thinkin 'cause you got a blown-up name (what)
You won't get a blown-up frame
I ain't playin wit' you niggaz no more, them are old
I be layin when you hit the door, you hit it cold
Be like "oh no!", see what i'm sayin
I told money to stop playin, now he layin, we prayin (aight)
Grrrrrrrrr

[chorus 2x]

Oh my god! yah niggaz done lost yo mind
Toss the nine (uhh), this nigga done cross the line
Disrespectful shit will get you hit, bitch (what)
Fuck who you wit', you niggaz get what you get (uhh)
Five to the spine, ride now niggaz is dying
Money pulled out he was trying, yet to slow wit the iron (uhh)
Nuttin but gun firing, blap blap blap blap
Cocksucka where it at (what)
Open up your back now i can see through your stomach
Told stupid muthafucka to stop runnin (uhh, or run in (uhh)
To a buck shot, can't duck off shot
It's that click click boom you outta luck shot (whoo)
Now don't fall to pieces on me, because the piece is on me (uh-huh)
He thought the leash was on me, but dog the streets are hungry (uh-huh)
And i'ma feed 'em everytime i sing, do my thing
Dog gon' bang, bang, bang!
Grrrrrrrrr

[chorus 4x]

[verse one]
Hey yo d, it's your nigga d
Uh-huh
What the fuck, you forgot about me?
You've been eatin real good lately
Didn't get a shout out on your last album, what you hate me?
Arrrf
Said i was your dog
Said i was your nigga that let you see it all through the fog
Arrrf
Said i was your mans and them
And any problem that you had i would handle them
Aiyyo dog it's like this, i fuck with you lightly (uh-huh)
Cause i knew if i fucked with you too deep you'd bite me (uhh)
Get mad at me, send niggaz wantin to fight me (uhh)
Whole time you fucked with me you didn't like me
Oh where you hear that?
Pssh, niggaz talk
Plus you know how shit flow in new york
Walls have ears, buildings heard
Supposed to be shhhhhh but spill the word

[chorus]
Everywhere that i go, everything that i see
Every place that i touch i feel him fuckin with me
I'm gonna fly.. arrrf
Why you lie? feel me get with ryde or die
I'm gonna fly.. arrrf
Eye for an eye - what happened to my piece of the pie?

[verse two]
Now dog, you know me better than that
I could put you ahead of the pack, instead of the back
I could have niggaz sellin tapes, instead of the crack
Could have niggaz fallin down, with lead in they back
Ain't much that i can't do when i want to
I don't really need you, nigga fuck you
What?!
Nah i'm just playin, got a wife and kids
Little dame ain't come across dem triflin kid
Yo what you mean by that?
Mean by what?
Youse a grimy nigga f'real, i see whassup
I don't even know why i fucked with you from the door
Cause you know i can give you what you wanted and more
I coulda got it from him
But you woulda hate to wait
But i wouldn't have the weight
C'mon, don't hate
What happened to the right hand, light man?
Nah that's dark man
Well let's get it right then

[chorus]

[verse three]
Now i see for who you are, it's like i know you (uh-huh)
So i can't trust you as far as i can throw you (uhh)
Oh you, don't know you are the reason
That i go through what i go through, let me show you
Didn't i promise you again, to slight your friends
Countin these pairs of timbs, these endless ends?
But what did it cost me? (c'mon)
My life to be taken softly, man back the fuck up off me
Don't fuck with me like that when i fuck witchu like this
Don't come at me like that when you know that you might miss
Go on about your business
If any cat you send me way, ain't gon' be no witness
Lord jesus
C'mon dog, look who you're fuckin
Please help me
Whassup dog? man you buggin
Keep the devil
Thug life, thought we were tight
Out of my life
I'll be back aight? psych

[chorus] - repeat 2x

What!
Uhh!
What!
C'mon!

Hook:
Ayo!
Bounce to that trina moe
Niggas about to blow
Bouncin straight out the door
Here we go, here we go

[verse 1]
Bloodline, scratch all day, match all weight
Only dogs eatin is us we snatch all plates
Err, err! err! get him boy
Click, click, pop the leash, hit him boy
Niggas brag about waggin, we stop the tails
X drop an album, niggas droppin sales
Niggas can't fuck with the dog, forget about it
Money went up against the dog, read about it
Man listen, you cats better walk easy
I'm on some positive shit but i still walk greasy
Aint nothin changed, still aint sweet
Stand on one block, but i own the whole street
And on the whole street is dirty niggas wit funny moves
Leavin your house with bloody boots, we cruddy dudes
Rest of them ass kissers, is sensitive ass niggas
Fourth album, and i still get in that ass nigga

Hook 2x

[verse 2]
It's dark and hell is hot, flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
And then there was x
Got niggas like what's next and then
Hit 'em again, you cats aint never gon' win
I was here before most of y'all careers were born
I'll be here when y'all careers are gone, still strong
Difference between right and wrong is me
Niggas talk shit, but you can't mc
We already know how much your watch is worth
Talk about, helpin the hurt, savin the church
Won't you brag about helpin out where you come from
And give brothers a job that really want one
Gotta think about that shit you said, you don't mean it
I done listened to that shit you said, but i done seen it
Most of you cats is type funny
But when it comes time to feed the hungry, gon get type ugly

Hook 2x

[verse 3]
Man i'm already knowin, like y'all niggas is knowin
You can't fuck with dog, bust a cap, scrap or flowin, what!
Seein is believin and well, let's just see
I aint even gon' speak, one million the first week
Aight, let's ask the streets, how many sold?
What? three niggas, three months to go gold?
C'mon esse, keep it real holmes
You fuckin with the dog, you already know
This aint nothin new, fuck is you mad at
15 million, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
Rest assured, i'm best abroad
You can test billboard, cuz the, rest are frauds
I got 18 years under my belt, rappin
Let me see, you was three, i was, makin it happen
Next time we bump heads don't be hard headed
Show some motherfuckin respect bitch, or you'll all get it

Hook 2x

[dmx]
Let us pray
Father god i am just learning how to pray, so bear with me
First i thank you for the life of everyone that's here with me
Then i thank you for the love you give me, why?
I don't know; i don't deserve it, and it hurts inside
Many a nights i cried, and called your name out loud
But didn't call you when i was doin good, i was too proud
And still you gave me love, i wasn't used to that
Most of the people that gave me love, they ended up takin it back
That's somethin new to me, so i'm askin you for time to adjust
Let me make it there, i will be one you can trust
What i stand for, i put my life on, i do!
I guess what i'm askin is - show me how to stand for you
And i will rap for you, sing for you, preach for you, teach for you
Reach for you - i will love you like you love me, unconditionally
And i will always be prepared, for whatever the mission'll be
Give the nutrition to me, and i'll properly digest it
And when i give it back, i'll show you word well invested
And whenever i go, before i go, let me give
Thanks to you lord, my birth, for every day that i've lived
You gave me a love most of my life i didn't know was there
In the name of jesus! i give you my life, cause you care

[dmx]
You got a minute for yo' son father, i need to talk
I'm so tired of tryin to run father, let's take a walk
I'm so sorry for what i done father, it ain't my fault
But the devil's been on my back lately, he's like a hawk
You never give us more than we can handle, but it's gettin hard
And i'm a strong individual, but i need you god
Lot of things that i used to, i don't wanna
Run the streets like i used to, i know i'm gonna
Speak the word for you one day
Up in there like, "hallelujah!" on sunday
I thank you lord for the blessings that you gave me
And for my life with the blessings you have saved me
And for my wife you have carried me enough times - and that's the truth
Married me to rough times, throughout my youth
And through it all i saw that you was still with me
I was that one lost sheep and you was comin to get me

[chorus]
Lord you got me like.. your love got me like..
Lord you got me like.. your love got me like..
Lord you got me like.. your love got me like..
Lord you got me like.. your love got me like..

[dmx]
I look at life a little different now, since you hugged me
And i always loved my peoples, but now they love me
Thank you for the love lord, we praise ya
Jacob's descendants, from africa to asia
Pleadin the blood of christ over our life
Wrong or right, just help us make it through the night and we'll
Shout yo' name in times of need
And times of joy, and, when we bleed
And, when we are overcome with greed
You ain't gon' half to tell me twice, i'ma take heed
And because of what you've given me, i know you'll deliver me
And i won't drown no matter how deep the river be
You are the strength i, never knew i had
Kept the heart good when they told me it was bad
All praises due to ya
That's why i had to dedicate somethin new to ya, thank you father

[chorus]

[dmx]
Uhh..
I never knew a love like, this before
Messin with the thug life i, missed it all
You opened the doors and, let me in
I'm down for the cause so, let's begin
Prayers that you give to me i give to them
Same way you live in me i live in them
Life is a blessing now
You got me smilin from inside of my heart, when inside it was dark
And it doesn't rain anymore
Only sunshine, no pain anymore, i really love my
You washed away the tears with the fears
I'm happier than i've ever been in my life, the whole thirty years
You know that! one day i'll speak the word
You know that! when i do i will be heard
You know that! you gave me a permanent smile
And you know this father because i'm yo' child, what?

[chorus]

[chorus] - (minus second half of each line)

[chorus] - repeat 2x

Grrrrrrr.. uh, uh, uh, yeah!
Uhh! fourth motherfuckin time baby (what?)
Out the gate! (uh-huh)
You motherfuckers can't be serious (you can't be serious)
You thought i'd let you have this shit (what?)
You thought this rap shit was yours? (uh-uh! uh-uh!)
You motherfuckers done lost your mind (uh-huh)
For real - get the fuck outta here with that bullshit
I'm about to let y'all niggaz know, how it's goin dizzy baby
Uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh, uh!

School street, school street, home of the brave
Suckers actin like they want it, ends up in the grave (c'mon!)
I'm dmx but my, name ain't dave (uh)
Step to my title and i'll crash yo' wave
Buildin #80 (uh-huh) used to l-i-v-e (uh-huh)
Come through on the, late night tip and you could see me (uhh!)
Coolin with d-nice and box, my man (what?!)
M.r., my number one fan (what?!)
Small paul, mike lou, native new yorkers
Chase a.k.a. kenny, and chuckie walters (uh!)
Black shawn, black tim and black darren (woo!)
Black tyrone, black al and black baron (woo!)
Rob and carlos, jersey and dink (uh!)
James weldon with the, cuban link (c'mon!)
Little nick, tony koch, and ollie (uh-huh)
Remember dre, the one that used to fuck wit holly (yeah!)
Abby and blue, b-boyin shawn
Bill smith, nick bird, scoop and shawan (uh!)
Can't forget long, paris, tone and donny (what?!)
Adman to steve, fat reggie, and ronnie
Black lonnie, d-mack, and michael
{*blam*} ha ha! a.k.a. psycho (what?!)
Me and nick styles used to get piles of cash (c'mon!)
My man reg kept a jammy in the stash (c'mon!)
Aiyyo flocko, doug and jerome (uh-huh!)
It won't be long before ice comes home
Nate karasha, bin, buck
G's, bashir, don't give a fuck! (what?!)
Little joe, kickin like chuck norris (what?!)
Most of all i can't forget my man forrest (what?!)
Fourteen k alfie, bubbles bo (uh!)
Ralph (?), smooth and derenzo (what?!)
The old school with money mark and red mack (yeah!)
Kool breeze, dry kool, and kangol jack (uh-huh!)
David earl, jeff kato, and dylan
Peace to mike coleman (what?!) heard the brother's chillin (woo!)
Little niggaz, like big joe and nutty
Eighty-eight dave dan, the peanut gettin money
Tweety bird, big monty and docky (uh!)
His brother chico red mask brother hockey (uh!)
Gots to give a shoutout, to the deceased (aight?)
Little monty and paso, rest in peace
Yo i remember all that, cause i was there
School street got shit sewn up all the way to the square (what?!)
No one would dare even, stop to stare (uh!)
Cause they know we don't care and we don't play fair (uh-huh!)
Yeah, school street is schoolin (what?!)
Fuck what you heard, nigga school street duelin (what?!)
Who you think you foolin you'll end up in yo' grave (c'mon!)
Fuckin with school street, home of the brave (woo!)
Motherfucker, now you know..
Where i'm from.. where it's at..
What?! motherfucker get got!
{*rapid gun blasts*}
Bitch-ass nigga.. home of the brave {*blam*}

F/ dia

[chorus: dia]
Believe me! it's our tiiiime now to let 'em know
(what?!) it's our tiiiime now to let 'em know
Believe me! it's our tiiiime now to let 'em know
(what?!) it's our tiiiime now..

[dmx]
I like my blunts heavily hashed, bitches heavily assed
Joints ready to stash, got 'em ready to blast (what?!)
Give 'em plenty and pass, the thing off (woo!) toss that
Get pulled over, we already lost that, of course black (uh!)
Floss that, lose that, get that? come up off that
You ain't choose that, but you with that, now spit back (c'mon)
Y'all niggaz got me all wrong (what?!)
I'm still a grimy nigga (what?!)
And i still give it to you, on your song (what?!)
I let you niggaz live for a minute, you get goofy
Told you go 'head, drop a few albums, i'll do a movie (aight)
But when i come back, c'mon dog, respect my slot (uhh)
Ain't no get in where i fit in, bitch i'm straight to the top (aight)
And whoever don't like it, fuck you faggot, bring it! (what?!)
Nigga don't wanna walk it but, stay tryin to sing it
What i gotta start smackin you guys around again?
Don't make no motherfuckin sense, y'all some grown ass men!

[chorus]

[dmx]
I don't play with you cats like i used to
Cause well i ain't your father (uh-huh)
This time it's gon' be a little harder
Told niggaz to "do you", courtesy of flex
Put out "... and then there was x" and then there was x
And then there was x again, ain't my next of kin
Just some hardheaded dickridin grown-ass men (uhh, uhh)
C'mon with the bullshit (what?!) please, don't touch that
You might, bust yo' gun dog but we bust back (aight)
And what's that, a lot of dead homies
That ain't yours (uhh) leave it alone, you don't know me
Respect the nine or catch a wreckless twenty-nine (ahh)
For every bone in your spine (ahh) make a nigga recline (ahh)
This whole rap shit is mine (what?!) and i'm not sharin (uhh)
Niggaz gettin popped every day, not carin (woo!)
Peep niggaz starin, but they don't want nuttin
Nowadays niggaz get it for frontin, motherfucker!
Cocksuckin-ass niggaz!

[chorus]

[dmx]
Now there's a lot of - bitch niggaz that's rich niggaz i stick niggaz
(uhh) pick niggaz and hit niggaz i lift niggaz (uhh, uhh)
Wannabe player, stay in the park
Cause the grownups is over here, and we drinkin (what?!)
Fuck is you thinkin? (what?!)
X ain't changed, still with the same shit (uhh)
Ain't with the game shit (uhh) bust leave a stain shit (uhh)
Watch the game change quick (what?!)
Some niggaz married to the game
Nigga like me? married to the same bitch (c'mon!)
I'm a dog from the hood, so i gotta rap from the hood
Put a snake and a cat to the wood
Man!! if you, only knew
What it is!! that i'm, goin through
When it is!! that i'm, goin through it
You ain't gon let me get ahold of that thing, cause i'ma do it! (woo!)
Pop, stop drop watch and roll niggaz (uhh)
Hold niggaz dog i can't control niggaz! (c'mon!)

[chorus] - repeat 2x

F/ bloodline, dj kay slay

[dj kay slay]
Aiyyo, this is dj kay slay from around the way
And my dog dmx is puttin' it down with the bloodline family
And the bloodline kennels
The great depression! fourth time!
X keeps it gutter and his dogs are no differant
You gotta respect the line...
First out the kennel, jynx reprepin' straight from y.o. kennel
Holdin it down...

[jynx]
Let it be known, bring it to me
Break the fingers that you write with
Mouth that you recite with, real life shit
Niggaz call me god on beats, cuz i light shit
Quicker than those, shootin' big holes, rippin' your clothes
Play games and have a thug nigga sittin' at your home
See you walkin' with that bitch when he spit at yo dome
Damn, ya brains all over the place
Bitch cryin' and screamin', cuz your brains is all over her face
I got love for street thugs and killers, with deep mugs
Who bust they guns first then they start to cuss
Shook niggaz hold they guns 'til they start to rust
Bitch niggaz don't want no parts of us, we dangerous
Tripped a few of angel dust
One shot turn yo brains to slush
Yeah, niggaz don't learn shit 'til the lights is off
It's too late, now your life is lost, motherfucker...

[beat changes to "bring ya whole crew"]

[dj kay slay]
Damn! see what i'm sayin', this shit is real
Next out the kennel, barkin' from dirty jerz is that nigga loose

[loose]
Let me loose nigga, get the fuck off me
I can't believe my ears, hot, these niggaz is barely warm
In fact they wack, they just got a hot song
Fuckin' up the game is catz like you
That make wack niggaz ???
But loose at the door now, so come with me
I'ma make sure no more rappers like you get in
You want it? we can go hard with the beats
Or hard to the body or hard to the teeth
Yeah, i was on universal, they couldn't have me
They kept me on the hush, like whitney drug habit
Got drafted, then made it to the front line
A year later, got traded to bloodline
Now it's hard for catz to keep they spot
He rock too much ice, he can't keep it hot
And when all the ice melt, they all want it down
Loose, fuck that, the streets is mines now...

[beat changes to "d-x-l hard white"]

[dj kay slay]
Fire! only stray kills, yaknowhatimsayin?
Next out the kennel, my nigga big stan from harlem
Get at 'em dog...

[big stan]
Uh-oh, who's next? that would be me, b.s., ya know?
Uh, ya niggaz ain't ready, uh
I'm like a thieve in the night, i creep in your life
One day when you nice, high off the henny
Catch you while you partyin' right
With the semi, put your body on ice, for a price
Make a bastard of your son as well as widow your wife
My struggle was tight, love inside my heart has limits
Like anything outside of bloodline, bound to get it
We bound to win it, niggaz want, we bound to give it
And anything you catz start, you know we bound to finish
Can you see the cage is open? muzzle is off
The nine is sick, the silencer will muffle the cough
The line is thick, stan stay solo on cost
My shoulder will frost on any nigga other than dog
I'm the one ya moms would hate you to cross
If you the only child, would be replacing the lost
Please think before you go against the b dot s
And no it's not a game, i'm one of bloodline's best, nigga...

[beat changes to "make a move"]

[dj kay slay]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, they just keep bitin'
The last to bite, that bitch, the bitch of the litter
Crazy kash, kasmir, get at 'em girl...

[kashmir]
What the fuck ya niggaz know about grease?
I got enough to put in ya piece, bust bust ten in piece
Make ya back bend in a crease, that's what you get offend a beast
You hatin' me like i was a friend of kelis
Load, cock back and release
Bad bitch crackin' ya piece, bulletholes in the back of your peeps
Always catch niggaz comin' from the back with the heat
Love to watch they knees buckle when they smack the concrete
You ain't gotta love me just respect the bitch
Scared to fight me, get your girls, so i can wet the bitch
Who gives a fuck who ya old lady be
I put holes in ya old lady tee if she fuckin' with me
You know my niggaz stan, jynx, loose, ???, x
Ya niggaz switchin' occupations, cuz they heard we next
No niggaz above mine, cuz no niggaz above mine
And that shit's in my heart, cuz it's in my fuckin' bloodline...

[chorus 2x]
You could be blind
But you gon' see it when you need to see it
You gon' be fine
'cause you gon' be here when you need to be here
One of a kind
First free your mind, and then you'll free your spirit
Go where i go, dog in my life

[verse 1]
Now if you start with dirt, then you start with hurt
You start with "oh, you ain't got?"
Well here, take my shirt
Start with work, blood and tears over the years
Goin' through whatever we go through, we stickin' it out here
Pups turn into dogs, tadpoles into frogs
I'm just eatin' what's in front of me, ain't thinking about yours
But i'ma keep my paws on what's mine
Beg 'til i find
Strapped 'til i'm blind
A nigga that whatever i do, still gon' be able to spit this
I'm wit' this, 'cause this is mine, you scared shitless
Rap niggas can't fuck with the dog
Never, could be twenty below outside
I'm built for the weather
It could be hotter than lava, i wouldn't bother to sweat
Some of you niggas, form a following, but you startin' to forget
I paid my dues, not only did you not wear
But you would really love it
If you could meet that cat that made my shoes
C'mon!

[chorus 2x]

[verse 2]
Now see, what i do is peep shit, keep shit low
Keep paying attention to what you trying to show me
Livin', but you never know, we livin'
Don't give me what you don't owe me
Don't tell me that you love me
Don't talk shit, don't kill me slowly
'cause a dog like me, is an only
Meaning, hit another like you, truth hurts, but i can't be phony
You always looking for bad, look at you mad
But you won't be satisfied 'til it took what you had
(aight) i'm a thoro nigga, i keep my word
And anybody that's ever met me, got love for me
So i keep a heard
And that shit y'all niggas told me got me fucked up in the head
Went from, "yo, that's my dog"
To, "yeah, that nigga dead"
What the fuck is all this?
News to me
Dog it's like shit ain't what it used to be
See some niggas choose to be on the other side of the fence
Keep riding with this, get fried in the mix
C'mon!

[chorus 2x]

[verse 3]
Now if it ain't that, then don't say that
'cause i don't play that, y'all play that
But the poke ain't black, damn, why you say that?
I thought that...what?
Nevermind, i just thought it
We supposed to keep it real
I destroy what i was taught
Misery, love, company
Now you niggas talikin' 'bout jumpin' me, pumpin' me
Full of slugs, blood, stud with the love
Damn, i just gave, what a real, nigga does
Don't listen to the buzz, don't get caught up in the hype
You'll lose everything that you worked for
Trying to take a nigga's stripes
Live life through life, and so on and so on
That's when the grow on, man, get your flow on
You niggas gettin' too old for this kid shit
On the real, we all done did shit to get shit
Snake shit, right is better, wrong is wrong
Mo'herfucker, listen to this song
You see what shit i'm on
C'mon!

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