Tearz (feat. RZA & Ghostface Killah)

(After laughter comes tears)

Yo, check, yo, yo

Check the script, me and the gods gettin' ripped

Blunts in the dip, forty dogs in my lip

Had a box, "Boom, boom" the bass would blast

We was laughin' at all the girls that passed

Conversation, brothers had began to discuss

(Hey yo, Rob, remember that kid you bust?)

Aw yeah, he ran, but he didn't get far

'Cause I dropped him, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, ha

Not knowin' exactly what lied ahead

My little brother, my mother sent him out for bread

Get the Wonder, it's a hot day in the summer

Didn't expect to come across a crazy gunner

"Hey, Shorty, check it, run the bag and the dough"

But he was brave, looked him in the eye, and said "No"

Money splattered him, bow, then he snatched the bag

Hit his pockets, then he jetted up the Ave

Girls screamin', the noise up and down the block

(Hey, Rakeem) What?

(Your little brother got shot)

I ran frantically, then I dropped down to his feet

I saw the blood all over the hot concrete

I picked him up, then I held him by his head

His eyes shut, that's when I knew he was—

Aw man, how do I say goodbye?

It's always the good ones that have to die

Memories in the corner of my mind

Flashbacks, of us laughin' all the time

I taught him all about the bees and birds

But I wish I had a chance to sing these three words

(After laughter comes tears)

Me and my man, my ace Big Moe from the shelter

'Bout to hit the skins from this girl named Thelma

Now, Thelma had a rep that was higher than her neck

Every girl from Shaolin dissed her respect

We was stimmy, you know how it is when you're blitzed

Three o'clock in the mornin', somethin' got to give

Moe said he'll go first, I said I'll take next

Here, take this raincoat and practice safe sex

He seemed to ignore, I said, "Be for real

She's not even worth it to go raw deal"

A man's gonna do what a man's gonna do

He got butt-naked and stuck the power U

Twenty minutes went by, Moe, I'm out without a doubt

I'm not pumpin' up, I am airin' out

Hey yo, he came out laughin' with glory

I'm surprised he's still livin' to tell his story

But he carried on with the same old stuff

With Stephanie, like a whammy, he pressed his luck

Moe tried to be down with O.P.P

Ain't nothin' wrong, but he got caught with the H.I.V

Now no life to live, doc says two more years

So after the laughter I guess comes the tears

(After laughter comes tears)

(After laughter comes tears)

True, true

Protect ya neck, peace

Word up, Wu Tang in the house, yo

I guess they could, they could feel, you know, the realness

They could feel the vibe

And I think hip hop, that's what I be tellin' a lot of people

And a lot of record promoters and a lot of, you know, a lot of artists

I mean, it's like, it's something, it's music that you gotta touch and feel, you know what I'm sayin'?

And I think that comes across well in the video

I haven't seen y'all live yet, I'm waitin' for the chance

But, uh, I'm pretty sure that that's probably what it's like

You know, you probably really get into it

They can hear it in your voices when you're sayin' the rhymes

Um, I mean, what would y'all say y'all style is?

It's our secret

Never teach the Wu Tang

You best protect ya neck

You best protect ya neck

You best protect ya neck

You best protect ya neck