Nas - Blunt Ashes Lyrics
[intro: Nas]Yo, I Want The Langston Hughes And Alex HaleyGot Blazed Before They Told StoriesI'ma Get Blazed Before I Tell Y'all StoriesI Saw On Tv Today, This Man Lost His Son, His Son DiedSo He Had Him Cremated, Took His Ashes, And Then Made It To A Diamond RingNow He Watches His Son Shine EverydayI Just Thought About That, While I Sit Here Ashing In This Ash Tray, Yea[verse 1: Nas]The Makin' Of A Mad BandIntricate Stories Of Devante SwingAva Gardner, The Crashin' Of James DeanBobby Brown Influenced By Rick James And It Goes..Prince Wanted Alexander O'neal To Be Morris Day Or JeromeBut Alex Was Puttin' Coke In His Nose, Nigga Whylin'Could Be A Myth But I Swear That The Source Was Close, Phyllis HymanKilled Herself, It Was Crazy, Mommy Was Bad They SayDonny Hathaway Freefall From A Balcony, He Swings[hook: Nas]As The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash TrayI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past MeDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?And Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?The Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash TrayWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?I'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?Did I?... Anything Else You Wanna Know, Just Wanna Ask Me?[verse 2: Nas]Sam Trusted Womack With His Main LadyHe Tossin' In The Grave, Like, "this Is How You Repay Me"?A Change Gon' Come, Wish You Didn't Trust Me So MuchMarvin Said "no Mountain's High Enough, Fly Stuff"David Ruffin Was Punchin' Tammy Terrell, Gave Her ConcussionsWhile The Funk Brothers Was Layin' Down The PercussionWhen Flo From The Surpremes Died, Diana Ross CriedMany People Said That She Was Laughin' Inside[hook: Nas]As The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash TrayI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past MeDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?And Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?The Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash TrayWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?I'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?Did I?... Anything Else You Wanna Know, Just Wanna Ask Me?[verse 3: Nas]John F. Kennedy's, Enemies Dealt With TreacheryIt Interests Me, Judy Campbell In Gucci SandalsShe's What A Temptress BeThe Death Of Ennis Cosby, What A MysteryOr The Chicagoan Harold WashingtonSomeone Is Sabotaging ThemWatch Out For The TrapsLarry Troutman Killed His Brother Roger TroutmanThen He Killed Himself, That's The End Of ZappAnd I Wouldn't Change A Thing, Mistakes Of The GreatsThis Is What Came From Their PainFrom Their Hurt We Gain, An Unfair Exchange[hook: Nas]As The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash TrayI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past MeDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?And Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?The Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash TrayWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?I'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?[outro: Nas (over The Hook)]I Could Smell Old Bogey CigarsLong Record Perfumes, Smellin' Just As Sweet, Ha-haMe And My Wife K, Flyin' In A Drop-top Like Ruby And Ottis Davis BabyKnaw'mean?, Yo Man, I Get Smoked Out, And Start Thinkin' AboutPatty Mcdaniels Got A Oscar, For Playin' Mami In 'gone With The Wind'And She Didn't Get Allowed, Wasn't Even Allowed To Go To The PremierCould'ya'believe That?, Couldn't Go To Premier To Her JointTssk. Man, You Know They Were Strong Back Then ManBlunt From My Ash Tray, Nothin' Gon' To Live Past Me, Yea, Yea, Yea
