Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jeni Fujita
Performer
Warren Riker
Bass
John Forté
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
T. Jones
Composer
John Forté
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pras Michel
Executive Producer
Wyclef Jean
Executive Producer
Warren Riker
Recording Engineer
Manny Lecuona
Mastering Engineer
John Forté
Producer
Storm Jefferson
Assistant Engineer
Texty
[Verse 1]
Political science
The study of politics, mixed with science
Speak on it, baby
[Verse 2]
As I look in your eyes
I see the sunrise, I see the moon shine
[Verse 3]
I'm from the days of the Colt 45's and gang bangers
Cocaine slingers who slice doors, no time to cook up
Them **** like raw
It's all about the dollar now, white powder now
He owed us money so I watched my **** tie him down
The conflict is crucial, police is neutral in this battlefield
Where the battles grill, like cattles grill for a platter mil'
I even watched little Darryl deal
I love the ghetto, hate the ghetto
Must've been a genius who helped make the ghetto
So I sit back and taste the 'retto
I got beef, how can you misplace my metal?
It's a sob story, it's bad the way they robbed Tory
Of course, must've been religious
'Cause they took a small chain and a cross
Wrong game to play, boss
Every night's a bug out
They shot up every corner where I hung out
Some nights I cry to this
Even though it's posi flip
[Verse 4]
It's like the sunrise, just like the moon shine
The rain stops and your girl smiles just for you
For you don't know the love I have
[Verse 5]
Mami, I keep my name on your brain like Missy
With the rain, I'm from the school of stolen sneakers
Speakers and heavy chains, no lie
To the knowlie, why?
God's the eye, learned the ways of the street, degrees in Poly Sci
Many days under heat, it pays for sticking him
Watch him beast on the lean, routine curriculum
Black vans, maybe a TransAm, exams get done
Pop quiz, figure out them **** who hit son
God give, God take away and it's easy to see
Spell till the Lord kill indiscriminately
We infinitely excel, keep the fans compelled
The bigger picture, watch the ones who with ya
I clean the pie and seen 'em die
Travel life more than once
Maybe me and I had been greeted by so many conceited eyes
Had to be wise when I met too many girls around the world
And delete the lies
[Verse 6]
It's like my music, a new tune you never heard
Hear your heart beat
The bass hits and you feel it
It's real, it's not a sample, I saw you playing my piano
In my front room, uh-huh
[Verse 7]
Now I rock jewels now and then
A little lights and platinum
A little beef on the street, no harm in clapping them
Savage nations, ghetto life no ramifications
Dead debating, keeping every crackhead basing
My auntie steady saying that we wasting money
I like tasting the finer things in life, like a mason
Police, plague, hating everything that the court own
Brownsville would pry, classified as a warzone
The Brook God so trife originale low life
To sport it, boost it, the ghetto can't afford it
Trade it, sort it, stress, new port it
No tags never ordered
You broke it, you brought it
A twenty five to life, my little son-son caught it
Till this day we admit it that we did it, he gon' bid it
Kept his mouth shut and never shitted
On who his murder flirted with death
Like every team alright, you know the verdict
[Verse 8]
Want me to say it one more time ma', is that what you want?
Say one more time
[Verse 9]
For every city blocker, Glock rocker
Cats who get they weight off
For every kid who had a parent laid off
No healthcare, had us co-dependents out on welfare
Speak amongst yourself 'cause in the streets no one else care
The powers that be, I see you knelt there
Them jealous cats who slang crack, I'm glad to send you back
'Cause you dealt there
We all wanna shine for basis till we easy
LG for GP only the realest **** meet me
Conversing through the wee wee hours of the morning sleepy
Always stay alert 'cause the pain hurt too deeply
Ain't nothing changed, I'm stuck on myself
'Cause you mundane, you wonder while you're just gold
You stuck on one plane
Now we must hold, very fueled make it through the threshold
I'm blessed though, to head the snakes before I let go
A major death roll
It's all about the babies, fuck the best coast
I keep my family eating till I'm done breathing
[Verse 10]
Hear your heart beat
The bass hits and you feel it
It's real, it's not a sample, I saw you playing my piano
In my front room, uh-huh, uh-huh
[Verse 11]
All you had to do was make a record, Poly Sci, '98
All you had to do was make a record, a new era, a new future
Say one more time
All I want to do is hold you
[Verse 12]
Forever, forever and ever, if you need to lean on me
Don't run, I'm here for you
Just like the sunrise
Just like the moon shine
Written by: John Forté, T. Jones