Nas - My Way Lyrics
[nas]Word to will, buried in his fila suit and heavy chainI wanna be iced-up nigga, bury me the sameI live for street glory and I die for ghetto fameRespect all, fear none, my pride is everythingInitials in swimming pools floors, women lose drawsA true boss, never lose wars, got cheddar to flossGuns under beds, mask and a flashlightLiving my life like everydays my last nightAlcoholic on toilets, I shit bloodForeign cars, models and stars, life of a rich thugMama told me from weed, I would switch drugsTo cocaine and hit clubs and deep-dish dubsHow would she know unless she hit the clubs, got her mack-onBack in the 60s with an afro and her platformsBopping to the supremes, smoking jointsThats cool, but ima live how I want[chorus 1]I did it my way, from crumbs and roaches and ratsI did it my way, converted in from hustling to rapsI did it my way, from break dancing, back spins on the cardboardI did it my way, to bullet proof bentleys, gats in the cars doorI did it my way, never gave a ***** what nobody saidI did it my way, they hope that I fail and wished I was deadI did it my way, if I *****ed op it falls on meI did it my way, Im lucked up and struck rich, now we all can eat[nas]Gateways, marble floors, chandeliersJuzzis, gucci soap, throwing cash in the airThough i, still feel broke with millions in the bankAnd deals on the table, I focus to stay afloatAnd just to think some would die to get with I gotThey think its alot, the blink of an eye, you could get shotNiggas is wolves, coming if you ruthless or notBut I be on point, put you in places where bodies rotNever knew murder till I seen my man get poppedNo blood soaking, laying there, eyes still openI got a little closer, put my hand in his palmHe was looking right through me, yo staring beyondI wonder what he saw, the limoes, movies and toursDid he die in vain and represent for the causeNow I put his name on everything Im involvedAnd thats the game, yall cant relate, ***** yall (ill will)[chorus 2]I did it my way, from crumbs, roaches and ratsI did it my way, converted in from hustling to rapsI did it my way, I call it how I see it niggasI did it my way, if you dont like it so be it niggasI did it my way, I make my own rules, I do my own plansI did it my way, gangstas do what they wantSuckers do what they cantI did it my way, taking sacrifices kidI did it my way, but now you only getting one life to live[nas]Yo, hoes in my fold can slow me, roll with the brokest homiesCold and we hopeless lonelies, scolding my foes who phonyFrom blocks where coke can feed you and cops are over evilThey know some people who tell on felons who sold some diesilHere on and blow it rurals, its mine, knew a crew one time89, they took work to caroline and blew big timeIn just two years, their crew disappearSnitches and *****es, smeared the paint on their picturesYears back, I reminiscence and remember, sitting on wood benchesGave me splinters, just a baby nigga thankfulWhen them killers came through, guns out, movingI think the ones who said shorty go home, we about to be shooting[chorus 1]
