Common - Real Lyrics
[Hook: Elijah Blake]You niggas ain't realI think you need to stop pretendingThese niggas ain't illWe know the dealNiggas ain't onHere today and the next you're goneCuz you niggas ain't realAnd we know the dealYeah we know the deal[Verse 1: Common]87 strip walker, I'm a shit talkerf*** all night your dependent what I'm offerHad a white girl I tossed her, black girl I lost herBreak bread with the Stones I'm the rock of GibraltarSalt of the earth for what it's worth yo from birthI was first with a verse, live niggas don't rehearseWear the prophets on the shirt, yeah, yeah that's the creedI can give a f*** if it's real or a weaveI tell you when you look good and keep it right thereI'm as important to the Chi as my nigga Mike AirJordan 3s on the feet as we breeze down Lake ShoreThese are the days that we bake more to make moreI been living in the moment latelyIt's like the love and the hate seem to motivate meLady lady, that body crazyYou been working out of this thing if it's not tell me if it's really real[Hook: Elijah Blake]You niggas ain't realI think you need to stop pretendingThese niggas ain't illWe know the dealNiggas ain't onHere today and the next you're goneCuz you niggas ain't realAnd we know the dealYeah we know the deal[Verse 2: Common]I'm the sole controller, opposite of soberFlow from the south side to south AngolaMami wanna strip, then yeah, I'mma poke herAnd go all in and stretch it out like yogaI'm flexin', sexin', oiled up like TexanSurvivor, soldier, a child is destinedA star is born in a Chicago stormThe name is CommonI'm anything but the norm, uhSix in the mornin' something warm informin'I'm sweatin' like I'm performin' on tour and, uhY'all f***in' with this like pornPut ya fists up cuz you know I ride onNew planes and plateausMade it through the black holeI rhyme in a timeless capsuleI rap for niggas in the barber shops and broads that's hotI run the town, I'm a f***in' juggernautThis shit is real[Hook: Elijah Blake x2]You niggas ain't realI think you need to stop pretendingThese niggas ain't illWe know the dealNiggas ain't onHere today and the next you're goneCuz you niggas ain't realAnd we know the dealYeah we know the deal
