Saigon - Too Long Lyrics
(feat. Black Thought)[Intro: Saigon]When you feel like your life is getting stagnatedAnd you know it's time for a change, say...[Chorus: DJ Corbett & Saigon]I've been here for too longI gotta find my way out now, Lord, tell me what's going onI've been here for too longTired of reminding myself there's no right way to do wrongI've been here for too longI'm a make it out soon, I can do it, I just gotta be strongI've been here for too long'Cause I've been here for too long, come on![Speech: Saigon]It's now or neverCan't stay in the same situation foreverPfft... Gotta get it together[Verse 1: Saigon]My cousin gone from the slum, father was a bum (a bum)He had a mother but he never felt she loved-ed him (loved-ed him)People used to speculate was it because of themThat he grew up chewing more than just bubble gumHe used to like to bite his nails, even fight the galI used to tell him they gon' send yo ass right to jailPitching it hard, I never thought he'd listen to the GodWhen I would tell him not to be an addition to the yardTo my surprise, this nigga went to get a jobNow I be hearing him bragging 'bout his benefits and allAnd I applaud whoever can climb out the hoodI hope and pray to Allah y'all can climb out for goodThe hood is where the hate is at, I make it backJust to bring some paper back, turn around, (rrrt!) make tracksI got a kid, I'm a need a crib with the lawnYou can say what you want, nigga, I've been here for too...[Chorus][Verse 2: Black Thought]Uh, check it outYo, I'm too black and too strong and been here for too longNever did it right 'cause all I knew was how to do wrongMy people telling me to cut it out like a couponAnd act like a new man instead of like a newbornSometimes what I grow on, is difficult to chew onAnd everything your crew on, is different than what you onI'm through with bullshitting with my trivial pursuit onAnd sitting at a stop sign, time to get a move on, 'causeCriminal minds with minimal timeOn the meter, got to be on they continual grindTrying to find hidden treasure like subliminal signsAnd escape mental prison or a chemical bindAnd I'm a stone, but a stone can't do it alone'Cause the truth can set you down like two in the domeAnd make it all fall apart like the ruins of RomeYo, I'm a changed man headed for home[Chorus][Verse 3: Saigon]I know this crackhead who says she gotta smoke nice rockAnd if it's good, she'll bring your customers a measuring potHer family members used to beg her to stop, couldn't explainHow to cook cocaine had her head in a lockYou hear the beat with this repetetive knock, that's the same wayThey used to tell her she was at the edge of the dotOne night she woke up butt-***** in a crack houseNot knowing what happened, the ***** must've blacked outNobody to ask about what had taken placeNow she on the Internet with dog nut up on her faceAnd she caught another case trying to break in her mother placeEverything going wrong, she know it's 'cause of the baseSaid it was just a pipe dream to get her life cleanEven thought it might seem like the right thingBasically I just told her that red means stopYellow means slow, then you can go when the light's green(I dropped jewels on her) That was her last night on the glass pipe(Right) After thirteen years, that's rightShe said, recommend a rehab and I'm goneI wanna get strong, she said, I've been here for too long...I've been here for too long... [x3]
