Coolio - Homeboy Lyrics
Intro:A homeboy is somebody that got your backWhether you right or wrongSomebody that excepts you for what you areNot what you got on, what you can do for themIf you lucky enough to have some thenYou know what Im talkin boutVerse 1:Friends, how many of us have themAnd not that manyThe chances of meeting someone these days you can trust is skinnyBut, it seems there really aint a damn thing you can doCause since the seventies, it seems everybody been rolling with a crewA team, a gang, a posse, or some type-a clickAnd if your firm aint thickThen your squad becomes vixedBe extra careful or the ones you call your partnaCause what they really is, is a busta out to rob yaAnd, be weary of strangers bearing your God and giftsAnd a wolf in sheeps clothingCause some of yall aint knowingMe and you go back like roaches in the projectsAnd, we done been through things they still aint even thought of yetA good homie is hard to come byBut most times you get done by the ones you trust mostSo, I gotta raise a toastTo my tried and tested, and straight up for real dosePour yourself some exol, this ones here for you, locChorus: coolio, montell jordanI dont fly on air, walk on water (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)Uh, but, Im damn sure your partner (ooh-ooh-ooh)You can count on me to the end (oh-yeah)Thick and thin, niggaYou can call me homeboy (you can call me homeboy)If I got a quarter, then you got a dime (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)And, you can call me up no matter what the time (ooh-ooh-ooh)If you watch my back, then Ill watch yours, niggaYou can call me homeboy (call me homeboy)Verse 2:Now I done met a lot of haters in my lifetimeThat I would of smoked if I would of had a tek 9But, here I stand as a man, and Im free to sayIm hella glad that my momma didnt raise me that wayAnd the homies I grew up withLocs I threw up withIs the kind of fools that you dont want to buck withWhy does it seem that the good brothers dieAnd the evil brothers liveAnd prosper and multiplyPass the hennessey to the left hand sideWant some many dirt for the homies that expiredI hope you rest in peaceAnd, when its time for my releaseIll meet you at the crossroads dippin in the low-lowBut, until then ima keep my rolls slowMy flow on tight, and stay rollin with the 4-0This is comin from the one and onlyAnd like mc shan said, Ill never leave you lonelyChorus: coolio, montell jordanI dont fly on air, walk on water (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)But, Im damn sure your partner (ooh-ooh-ooh)You can count on me to the end (oh-yeah)Thick and thin, niggaYou can call me homeboy (you can call me homeboy)If I got a quarter then you got a dime (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)And, you can call me up no matter what the time (ooh-ooh-ooh)If you watch my back, then Ill watch yours, niggaYou can call me homeboy (call me homeboy)Verse 3:Me and you is like familyAnd everybody know that we go back to backAnd we go toe to toeComin from the westWhere the sets run thickWhere brothers either bang or try to make a gripI cross my heart and hope to dieI never lieI run out on mineAnywhere or anytimeMe and my homies dont get involved with that he say, she sayBut, if youve lost youll recieve a ass whippin with your instant replayOr, deckin like tekkenSo, show some respect when respect is given to youAnd, watch out for the forty tooFake curveAnd fools who got the nerveTo pretend that they was downWhen last month they wadnt even aroundWest coast, east coast, and worldwideMy homies in the pen, and my homies that lived and diedIm still the same little nappy head brother from the eastsideAnd, you can call me homeboyChorus: coolio, montell jordanI dont fly on air or walk on water (or walk on water, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)But, Im damn sure your partner (ooh-ooh-ooh)You can count on me to the end (oh-yeah)Thick and thin, niggaYou can call me homeboy (you can call me homeboy)If I got a quarter then you got a dime(if I got a quarter then you got a dime)And, you can call me up no matter what the time (ooh-ooh-ooh)If you watch my back, then Ill watch yours(watch my back, then Ill watch yours, yours)You can call me homeboy (call me homeboy)I dont fly on air, walk on water (iiii, dont walk on water, no)You can count on me till the end (count on me till the end, oh-yeah)Thick and thin (thick and thin)You can call me homeboy (call me homeboy)If I got a quarter then you got a dime(if I got a quarter then you got a dime)And, you can call me up no matter what the time(call me up no matter what the time)If you (if you)(watch my back, Ill watch yours, yours)You can call me homeboy (call me homeboy)(you can call me homeboy, boy, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)(I got your back, ooh-ooh-ooh)(you can call me homeboy)(you can call me homeboy)
