2 Live Crew - You Got Larceny Lyrics
[what you here for, buddy? ][larceny.][how much time you get? ][99 years.]Verse 1: brother marquisTalk about, why? spreadin rumors, tellin liesIm real sensitive to the factOf why must you go out like thatYou cant say nothin positiveAll I get are negative responsesThey say its hard to keep a good man downBut its not hard to have one up off the groundHe said, she said, this-n-thatBut whos tellin the truth? it aint like thatI knew somethin was wrong, I knew it all alongBut nobody told me what was goin onSo just stop ... all this disrespectcause now is the time for me to put you in checkThey say the truth hurts, but dont get mad at meIm talkin to those who got larcenyVerse 2: fresh kid iceLarceny, meaning bein jealous-heartedOver little or nothin, it can get startedFor example, a man wants to get aheadOthers wish he failed and rather see him deadAlways puttin obstacles in your pathIt becomes a problem you shouldnt haveIts like a disease spreadin faster than aidsThe word is out, they misspelled your namePeople look at you a little strangeYou gain more foes as your lifestyle changeThey want what you got, thats the dollars that you clockTo you its petty but to them its a lotMaterial things they couldnt retainStill hopin your loss will be their gainYet we strive to stay alive and live carefreeOthers still have that larcenyVerse 3(kid ice) youll shake my hand, pretend to be my friendAnd behind my back, wish it all would endPeople mention my name, youll frown your faceHopin in your dreams youll take my placeThe things that I own you wish you hadEvery time I do good it makes you madYoure not a friend to me, just an enemyA sucker that rhymes, a wanna be(marquis) you wanna be like me, only in your dreamsYou wanna be down, but you gotta come cleanRockin boomin beats on every cut2 lives in effect, why you sweatin us?Wishin you had all the money Ive madeAnd all the females that Ive slayedYou hate me, boy, now aint that a pityYou aint got the vapors, you got larceny
