Ice T - Gotta Lotta Love Lyrics
[ verse 1 ]Woke up the other mornin, I heard a rumorThey said the gang wars was overI told em they was bullshittin, they said its real as hellCant explain the way I feltToo many years I seen my brothers dieAnd I cant say that shit was really that flyBut I used to gangbang when I was youngerSo its really hard to tell a kid that hes goin underI never thought I lived to see us chillCrips and bloods holdin hands, the shit is illBut I love it, I cant help itToo much death on the streets, and we dealt itVan ness boys, the hoovers, the 60sBounty hunters, 8-treys, all coolin out, geeI pray the shitll never stopYou used to see the wrong colors, and the gats went pop-popBut now the kids got a chance to liveAnd the o.g.s got something to giveThats love, black on black, thats how they made itAnd if any busters flip, they get fadedL.a. is where Im speakin ofPeace to all the gangsters, cause I got a lotta love[ verse 2 ]I got a lotta love, cause youre all my brothersRed or blue, blacks the colorWe got a chance, so we can really sweat the real foolsShow those mutha*****as the real toolsCheck the enemy, it aint the familyNot 1-11, try l.a.p.d.They gotta understand, they beat on a blackmanTheres gonna be drama, know what Im sayin?And if we flip, lets all flip togetherCause Im prepared, kid, for rough weatherAnd we gotta realize, the boys on the east sideYou call em s-as, I call em alliesBecause the day that we all uniteWatch the pigs get real politePunk mutha*****as gotta learn quickThat we aint takin no more shitL.a. is where Im speakin ofPeace to all the gangsters, cause I got a lotta love[ verse 3 ]Crenshaw boulevard, sunday afternoonFolks sittin on things, mad systems boomThe girls are lookin betterThe gang truce is on, so you wear whateverAt venice by the oceanRag-top trey hits the three-wheel motionTheres gangsters all aroundStill crazy sets, but you just dont clownI pray l.a. can stay this wayIts the first summer I can really sayI felt cool, we all chilledWent to the park, and nobody got killedNow if you got a problem, its man on manYou dont need a gang to solve emI seen the greatest thing I seen in my lifeTwo brothers in a straight up fist fightNobody pulled a gat, nobody jumped inNobody pulled a knife, nobody got done inL.a. is where Im speakin ofPeace to my city, cause I got a lotta love[ verse 4 ]G-a-t-e-s, I hope you wear a vestEven after youre out the *****in officeCause were on a totally different tip***** that pig brutality shitThis unity is gettin to meEvery brother on the street is my homieIm rollin through a hood that I never beenAnd every brother steps to me as a friendI love it, I love itAnd nothin in my life will ever be above itWe wanna see our kids all grown upWere tired of seein our hoods get blown upL.a. is a great placeFly girls, dope cars, life at a fast paceBut gangbanging was killin it quickAnother child got hit - bullshitPop-pop-pop, 10 on a weekendWe was goin off to deep endBut now we got a chance, my friendTo mend, and make the colors blendLets all go out on a picnic, kick shitAnd squash all the staticLast year I lost about five homiesThis shit is real to meL.a. is where Im speakin ofPeace to all the gangsters, cause I got a lotta loveYoThis is goin out to all the gangbangersAll over south centralWattsInglewoodAll over l.a., basicallyEast l.a.Youknowmsayin?Its basically goin downPeace to all the crips and the bloodsVan ness boysHooversRollin 60s83sBounty huntersYeahAnd the jungleThis is goin out to all the brothers over there in wattsYou know what Im sayin?Throwin it up[set names]And all them niggas out there in comptonRollin 30sHarlemAh yeahPueblosNickerson gsPeaceInglewood family18th streetSouth locAnd all the s-a homeboysAll the different setsEvery set, crip, bloodWhat doesnt matter to meCause I gotta loveYou know what Im sayin?Hope the truce never endsYouknowsayin?We can do this
