Common - Payback Is A Grandmother Lyrics
[common]Yo.. I dont know what was on yall niggaz birds(? )To go up to the boat - and start robbin old folksNow see you done messed with the wrong old ladyYou done went wild; yo, check it..There was a hardy boy mystery I tried to solve againDude that broke in my crib - it wasnt involvin himFour in the mornin, my phone ringinIm thinkin, who da ***** is this, on the other line screaminTold em, keep(? ) down, but they was breathin hardIt was my grandmother tellin me that she had been robbedI told her hold (hold) tight (tight), Id be right overFreezin but this situation made the night colderKnew this was the night (that what? ) that she played pokerWith some friends in a club at the boat gettin bubSaid she seen these thugs on the boat for a while (uhh)Not gamblin but every now and then theyd smileThen blaow! they had(? ) magsAnd told everybody, put your shit in the bagMade people strip *****, quicker than a luke record (what? )Had the place took in a minute and some secondsAsked her how many of it was em? (how many of it was em? )Said she couldnt rememberShe was spooked and buzzin, couldnt describe emCause it happened too fast (what? ) said they looked like meWith they pants hangin off they assGot her some water - and begin to thinkHow these niggaz take her wig, her bracelet and her mink?Somebody round the crib know the deal (uhh)Whoever did it better have blue shield for realCause yo, its the big payback..{*cuts n scratches*, com ad-libs}[common]Later that day I went to the shop, to see what was upThem niggaz probably knew somethin plus I needed a cutWalked in they was playin jigga (jihh-gga..)Discussin how da brat titties done got biggerThese niggaz next to me, was talkin bout the heistWhoever did it even got jordan for his iceSaid that it was done so precise the cops aint know nut-ninHad to use all my might not to ask no questionsPut down the magazine, went to the pop machineNoticin these cats, had the bling blingThey wouldnt be talkin if they did it; it could be they teamA week ago neither one of these niggaz had a ringThis hype(? ) came in, sellin cds; said the bdsWas braggin bout robbery they had doneBy now, Im thinkin bout my gun if I see gramps braceletIma play racist (and what? ) and make niggaz runIts the big payback..{*cuts n scratches*, com ad-libs}[common]My imagination roamed as I got in the chairThinkin - when shit went down, I was I was there*****in with fam - who you are, I dont careHave your guys pourin liquor witchya name in they swearThese chicks claim they was there, knew the niggaz who done itSaid it was smoke and them from the wild 100sEight million stories got me runnin in place, its gettin tricky(like who? ) like dude, that do drumnbassThere was a air in the place, that made me suspiciousNormally, theyd be talkin like *****esMy barber cut me with a quickness (what? )Asked him where he got the new bracelet;He said it was his sisters - I knew thenWhat made it official, he gave me my changeThe money clip had gramps initials (cmon)As i, whooped his ass up, six niggaz masked upPulled up in a cadillac truck {*gunfire*}[police scanner].. three-alarm fire ? ? and a possible homicideThe building is entitled the ultimate barbershopThere are six unidentified bodies in the buildingThey are all presumed deadI repeat they are all presumed deadHowever there are no suspectsI repeat the subjects are at largeWe might need some backup..Inform omalley that we need backup, over..The skit definitely needs more ? ? added to itPlus a new writer for the script, thank you..Someone get prince paul on the phone please..
