The Oath (feat. Yazz)

Loyalty and honor Ride to the death Learn from your struggles Then apply it to the test Be like David and Goliath To these Giants when they press If living thru the worst got you dying for the best You a Lyon in the flesh Yeah, you a Lyon in the flesh Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh (Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh) No more hurt, no more crying when I'm stressed I took the oath to be a Lyon in the flesh It started out in Philly when a cutie from the streets Named Cookie met Lucious It was Beauty and the Beast Was it lust at first sight or was it love Till the end? Only thing we know for sure They was more than just some friends He would look into her eyes to see the fire within She looked back into his eyes and saw Messiah in him This was destiny Fate like it was higher than them And three boys later, let the Empire begin See Andre the oldest son Though it ain't a surprise Like his father dedicated Educated and wise But Jamal, the middle child Felt the greatest divide A lifestyle that Lucious didn't hesitate to despise The tension between the two Recipe for demise 'Cause e'rybody know a Lyon's legacy is his pride I arrived the youngest child But I'm right the zone The last descendant of the king Willing to fight for the throne I was bred for this How could I have a fear at this point? My own momma did 17 years in the joint I'm here for everything they owe me I ain't making it close Born ready, so I'm taking the oath It go Loyalty and honor Ride to the death Learn from your struggles Then apply it to the test You like David and Goliath To these Giants when they press If living thru the worst got you dying for the best You a Lyon in the flesh Yeah, you a Lyon in the flesh Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh (Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh) Yeah No more hurt, no more crying when I'm stressed I took the oath to be a Lyon in the flesh (Empire) Any type of success breed hate, don't it? (Hate, don't it?) Holding your family name come a weight, don't it? You grind this long, victory show up late Don't it? I can't fall, I know my enemies waiting on it See life teach lessons, can't nobody learn for you I watched my mother and father going through turmoil Ones that stab you in your back was never fit for you Imagine marrying somebody so they won't snitch on you Yeah my family fell out, had clashes But we Rose like the Phoenix from the ashes You ever had somebody ride for you? I mean, go out in the blaze, that'll die for you My father said never borrow or beg 'Cause tryna shine might cost you an arm and a leg Sometimes a theory is from the thought of that Mama knows life gets serious as a heart attack I love my brothers no matter what We just take the good with the ugly and add it up Pops, Andre and Jamal Went through it all and patched it up But found something great in it all And that was us We took the oath Family over everything Love, Lyons Yeah