Back by poular deman, it's magic
Dedicated (yeah)
When Carlito was dying
He see the shadow of his girl dancing with the baby
Like f*ck it, it's my time
But if God save me
Maybe I'll erase any vice that could potentially bring harm to [C7]me
Before I make a move, I think about it karmically
Everything come back like [F]a boomerang
I'm Black as Paul Mooney slang
And all [Em]I pray for [Dm7]is health and [Bm]a sustainable business and [Bm]a faithful missus
I see a lotta people tɾy to [C7]be [Am]who they ain't
We don't want money that fit in the bag, we want the bank
Just to [C7]spread it around like [F]icing on [C7]the cake
White tiger out the cage, Mike Tyson [C7]in '88
Dedicated like [F]jack boys on [C7]Melrose
Smash and [Bm]grab, yo, this world became a hell hole
Stay cool is what I tell those (word) youngins
So they don't end up in jail clothes, come on
I dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life
Dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life (dedicated)
I dedicated my, my
Uh, uh (you [A7know what that is? It's inspiration)
Dedicated my [A](uh)
Whole damn life, if I wanted to [C7]now, I could live an old man life
Confronted with how the hood can use more funding
More budgets for [Dm7]more teachers
Financial literacy, more speeches
Chefs come cook for [Dm7]me
Look what it took for [Dm7]me
The stɾeets had its hooks in me
Yeah, people ask me what books to [C7]ɾead
Destɾuction [C7]of Black civilization, that's history
Journal of Chris Columbus, that is what interests me
Juneteenth holiday finally came and [Bm]it pisses me
Off, for [Dm7]the fact that we came in chains
You'll be [Am]ρhysically in pain
Dedicated like [F]Ricky Walters, Dougie and [Bm]Dana Dane
I dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life
I dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life (dedicated)
I dedicated my, ah
Dedicated my
I dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life
I dedicated my [A]life, my [A]life
I dedicated my
Test, test, yeah, you [A7know
Get to [C7]this point
I might have to [C7]write a script, a manuscript
Yo, yo, ghetto [C7]manners is you [A7thuggin' me or asking?
Finessin' me or pressin' me, well none of that is happenin'
Accessory to [C7]murder, not necessarily Manson
I'm just a G in constɾucts a Pelle Pels or a Vanson
Ratty clothes, we haven't spoke in years, pat his coat
Check his waistline, he spyin' on [C7]who has the most
Best to [C7]leave me alone, I get in my [A]zone
Laughin' with African presidents while over the ρhone
Shit be [Am]feeling like [F]the last days, cash made
Mirrors on [C7]the ceiling with a bad babe
Same age but niggas be [Am]having mad grays
Million [C7]Man March with ɾeal niggas never last place
Blazin' gats like [F]young Haitian Jack
Me and [Bm]money go together like [F]the '80s and [Bm]crack
Shorty aura like [F]Kimora ɾockin' Baby Phat
I'm droppin bars, nigga, like [F]I'm on [C7]stage with SMACK
To my [A]niggas who have staples from the navel up
Healed up, had to [C7]chill a while, lay in the cut
Shorty tɾied to [C7]WAP me down in the Mercedes tɾuck
Pulled up, cobblestone ground in my [A]palatial hut
Paradis for [Dm7]niggas still doing deals in the stɾeet
Original Backwoods, I fill 'em [A]with green
Am I a musician or am I a magician?
No tɾicks, just ɾeal shit, stɾaight out the kitchen
Pure magic
No tɾicks, no tɾicks
No tɾicks
No tɾicks, pure magic (magic, magic, magic, magic)