Nas - Nature Shines Lyrics
* bonus track on cassette version only[nature]Queensbridge, 41st sideYo yo yoI gots no birth records, no next of kinKnow a lot of motha*****ers, got no best friendsKnow the weather checkin ten-ten winds a.m.First and fifteenth Im layin at the check cashingThink Im playin, blink and Im sprayinWrong move, ask yourself what leg you wanna lose cuz you gon loseI cripple niggas, from the complex to simple niggasKeep showin yall what difficult isHalf the world sayin dunn but never been to the bridgeWhat type of shit is that, fraudulence, whats the cause of itNature came threw erasing all of it, stop the pressesGoofy niggas ask a lot of questionsI repeat this is not a questionIf you dont reply quick enough I gotta press emKeep the glock by the intestines, .38 waistWit a belt, regardless of your stats you can catch a shell[chorus]Believe me when I tell you this (believe me when I tell you this)Theres nuttin yall can do for me (theres nuttin yall can do for me)I dont believe in selfishness, this time I want my crew to eat (my crew)We comin through a hundred strong (comin through a hundred strong)We comin wit a hundred miles (a hundred miles)Bumpin shit all summer long (bump that)We want it dead and want it now (we want it now)Yo aiyyo I rap for my niggas and rap for the hoesRap when Im gettin dressed, when I iron my clothesDepressed, I kick raps that change your whole moodAnd somehow stick to your ribs like soul foodRap for wheelchairs, rap for canesAce bandages and niggas wit sprain, stay limpin in painI rap for math, english, even rap for scienceGotta try to laugh, keep myself from cryinI rap for giants, the jets, the yankees, the metsIts new york new york, from clue to flexNew cassettes stay poppin up, your boo let me throw my ***** in herRappin got me two proper nutsIts crazy, I even rap for high school coachWhite folks fiend out like in michael doatesCreamed out, dope stashinFor those askin, I flow for tv, hbo and closed captionChorusAiyyo aiyyo aiyyo aiyyoDont go to texas, dont go to wattsDont go to queensbridge, nigga dont go to copsDont snitch when youre gettin baggedIn the penns, dont ***** when you gettin stabbedJust hold that, I pose for kodaks, rose to stardomHoes in harvard, sophmores get knocked off, nigga watch yoursI watch the game like its saint johnsIt aint wrong, take a blank piece of paper, a pen paint songsType colorful, writin that shit a thugll doIn the heat of the moment, type to make a sudden moveSomell snooze, somell snore, they wont admit that dunn is pureOnce I quit, niggas wanted moreCop my shit once it come in storeThe first week be at the top of the charts, got it jumpin offHot verses wit a hundred thoughtsOne theme, gettin caught in my zone youll become a corpseChorus 2x
