Inspectah Deck - City High Lyrics
[Intro: Inspectah Deck (sample)](Everybody on the grind, son) 8 million stories in the ***** city(Everybody trying to eat) (It's always gonna be a struggle, in this hustle)This is just one (Trying to bubble, trying to live this) Realize..[Inspectah Deck]We dance with the wolves, wrestle with the pitbullsFor fistfuls of dollars and cents, we empty pistolsPlotting out elaborate scams to get our hands on someLofts of land or maybe, thoughts of plans and they beForcing my hand to make me, off this manI never claimed killer, I came iller stayed realerOur chance grows, traveled the globe, fans applaudedBut my heart still roaming the streets, they still callingBoat names with cocaine dreams screaming "I own the game!"I'm so stained Novacaine doesn't slow the painLost so many I don't fear death, no tears leftNumbers of my years left, blessed to be here leftWhen they said "At fifteen he'll be already dead"I'm here heavy head steady sipping Rmy RedWild fellow trying to keep my mind settledChild of the ghetto, survived where nines echo[Chorus: Inspectah Deck]I'm just a city guy living fly getting highLive it till I die getting by, whipping byStand solidified big times to different sidesHere's your ticket right, follow if you feel my vibe... (My vibe)[Inspectah Deck]Yo, we caped up, ten in the lab, weapons to blastOne with the city, fight for sections of landCan't sleep till the check's in my handIt's still a hustle, bare knuckle grind knee deep inside the struggleI don't give a ***** about much but my beloved and such'Cause nobody to trust but usIt's New York life, walk like what you talk likeOr you mi