Brother Ali - Win Some Lose Some Lyrics
"[ CHORUS ] (2X)Man, you win some, lose someThey run the gamut from hilarious to gruesomeIn my life I done caught some and threw someAnd I done been in some shitBut this is one that I will never forget[ VERSE 1 ]Testosterone-filled hallway confrontation spectacleTime to see who got the testiclesI'm not the type to holler, "What you wanna do then?"Hands parallel to my shoulders, I keep it movinThere's one thing I hate is for another man to take controlOf a situation, you don't want me to play the roleI'm in my element on Front Street, I love a spotlightBringin an audience to diss me is just not rightI told him, "Listen stupid, I know what you're here to doBut we're not gonna do itThis is a movement that I'm part of itYou're lucky I'm a righteous blackman"And you thought I had issues now, really had em back thenI turned my back with the anti-climatic spitefulnessThat's the worst type of dissAnd I stepped off, adolescent, passive aggressiveJesus Christ superstar to send the world a messageAnd there stood little man soft dick in handWonderin "What the ***** just happened?" Not enough to kill a manI turn the corner like as long as he ain't pullin a gunI'd rather catch a ass-whippin than run[ CHORUS ][ VERSE 2 ]I put them out there bad, too, really, they had toI turned around, they runnin right directly at me, they looked mad, tooA half a minute felt like a half an hourWhen he got close enough I stuck him once for black powerAll three bombed on me, started swingin me aroundHollerin, "Get him down, get him down!"I'm like ***** that, y'all don't gettin me on the linoleumSo three white boys can start stompin only oneThey didn't hold back at allThey started bangin my head against a steel locker like a freakin racket ballGrill was all busted, the locker was rustedAnd when my face hit it it split my bicuspidThey spilled blood on my 'Boys N The Hood Increase the Peace' t-shirtNow, isn't that symbolic?I came to school a week later with a eye full of stitchesAnd I held my head higher than *****esThey lookin at me like, "Yeah y'all done *****ed me upWhat you think that's a thing that's gonna shut me up?"Shit, nope, still swaggerin, still battle rappinAnd still not givin em the satisfaction of bein mad[ CHORUS ]"
