Hate the Game - Avoid

I'm, I'm with you I'm, I'm with you To everybody who knows my story To all of those who came before me My time is now, I'm gonna do it all over again Ain't nothin' new, ain't 'bout to change I'm still gonna do it my way, yeah, I still remain So tell me why you hate the game? So tell me why you hate the game? Y'all know what it is The streets named me Illmatic But yet, I'm still at it, yeah haters Felon, fights behind me on the intersection ***, my anthology on perfection Dress superb, admired by conspirists Who wanna try me but ain't *** enough to *** me up Child of the '80s, y'all *** is lazy Complainin' 'bout labor pains, ***, show me the baby And my *** Game, light another ***, pass the bottle Pro-black, I don't pick cotton out aspirin bottle Yeah, I learned my lessons and heard y'all snitchin' Witnessin' you rockin wit Narcs, confirmed my suspicion Green fatigues on, my ***, I'll bleed for 'em I can show 'em the water but can't make 'em drink it And I can show them my fortunes but can't force 'em to think rich And still I wanna board 'em Wonderin' if they sink quick Ignore the ignorance, I rep the brilliance of Queensbridge And pray the Feds let Murder Inc. live To everybody who knows my story To all of those who came before me My time is now, I'm gonna do it all over again somehow Ain't nothin' new, ain't 'bout to change I'm still gonna do it my way, yeah, I still remain So tell me why you hate the game? Oh, no, no, no, I'm stuck here with Just because So tell me why you hate the game? I don't talk about my *** I Just Blaze Oh, this time, I do it better just because 'Pac is watchin', B.I.G. is listenin' While Pun talkin' to us, Jam Jay still spinnin' To every *** listenin', I was supposed to be Amongst kings, my mom shouted out at my christenin' And while you still listenin', Shyne locked in a manhole And Cam got *** inside his Lambo, it's ample Life is a gamble, 15 years old, red rag around my head My sisters used to laugh and call me Rambo Seen Eazy's legacy melt away like a candle I rekindled the flame, Dre created The Game *** Wit a Attitude from the cloth, I came Young homie ate his way up from the bottom of the food chain Keep the crown, clown, I rock a L.A. Dodger fitted Showed my *** at Summer Jam but New York was down wit it Now the ball's in my court, never dribble out of bounds wit it Behind the back to Nas, he alley oop to Jigga To everybody who knows my story To all of those who came before me My time is now, I'm gonna do it all over again somehow Ain't nothin' new, ain't 'bout to change I'm still gonna do it my way, yeah, I still remain So tell me why you hate the game? Oh, no, no, no, I'm stuck here with Just because So tell me why you hate the game? Oh, this time, I do it better just because Check it, me and Nasty *** it's a classic, trust me How he gon' pass the *** to them *** that don't love me I'm talkin' *** that never wanted to see me on top Same *** that never wanted to see 'The Doctor's Advocate' drop Flop, I think not, I *** you rap *** like virgins Dre took my trainin' wheels off, it's curtains I don't need no encore, no claps, no cheers The Game ain't over, this the beginnin' of my career The endin' of yours, the endin' of his Like Flavor Flav's clock, I'm back to handle my biz *** it's Game time, that was Dre's favorite line Back when Proof was in the booth and I recited his lines And I still think about my *** from time to time Make me wanna call 50 and let him know what's on my mind But I just hold back 'cause we ain't beefin' like that He ain't B.I.G. and I ain't 'Pac And we just eatin' off rap, one love To everybody who knows my story To all of those who came before me My time is now, I'm gonna do it all over again somehow Ain't nothin' new, ain't 'bout to change I'm still gonna do it my way, yeah, I still remain So tell me why you hate the game? Oh, no, no, no, I'm stuck here with Just because So tell me why you hate the game? Oh, this time, I do it better just because It ain't over, ladies and gentleman I go by the name of the one and only, Just Blaze I got a couple people in the house with me Usually we do this at the beginning But we gon' do it at the end this time I wanna take you to church real quick So I'ma need some help, I need some people up I need 1500 or nothin' up here wit me The wonderfully talented Marsha Ambrosia's from Floetry Ah, yeah there we go The sun is shinin' down on us right now We feelin' real good, we know y'all do too So if you feelin' good, sing along, clap along, stomp along Catch a lil' Holy Ghost And if you ain't feelin' good, God willin' By the end of this record, He gon' change all that Ayo, Lorenz, you ready? There it is, pass me them drumsticks Alright everybody, please join in Your life ain't good, you can get it right Take this opportunity to do so And I'ma let it do what it do Rest in peace to Georgia Elliott, here we go And the sun shines with you And the sun shines with you And the sun shines with you I wanna thank everybody for comin' out God bless, one love, good night Or good day if you on the other side of the globe Yo, Just, we on the move with this ***, 'Doctor's Advocate' See you on the third album, hate it or love it And the sun shines with you And the sun shines with you And the sun shines with you

I fucked her the first night, and then I never called again Next time lil' shawty seen me, I was riding with her friend This alligator Kelly, not the Stacy, please Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Hopped out the Lamborghini, and she ate me All this water on my sleeve, I need a jet ski (yes sir) Hopped off a Delta to a private jet (hopped off) Hopped out, Beretta, then I shot his neck (grah) Green face AP, I'm 'bout to call it Shrek (green, green) Throw me a baddie, then I caught the catch (go) How you don't hate the game and hate me? (Me) Lot of flaw and misconceptions what it be (yeah) I done came back from the dust, wipe off the leaves (yeah) I don't want none of these sluts from off the streets I fucked her the first night, and then I never called again Next time lil' shawty seen me, I was riding with her friend This alligator Kelly, not the Stacy, please Do not hate me, hate the game, baby This baby blue Rolls-Royce done made lil' shawty drop her jaw A nigga get so big, I gotta get drove 'round by the law Got tattoos up her sleeve, we on a shopping spree Do not hate me, hate the game, baby I just left the Cullinan up at Capaco (skrt-skrt) Rolls-Royce sitting on my wrist, and, yes, in plain gold (oh, oh) I told that bitch, "Don't fall for that lil' chainsaw" (oh, oh) Turn it on from off and cut your name out (yeah) My watch and my rings and my chains cost (oh, oh) My boxers and my tank, they done came off (oh, oh) Fuck cops, 'til then I bang with my thang up (yeah) I drank sauces, yeah, yeah (oh, oh) Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby I fucked her the first night, and then I never called again Next time lil' shawty seen me, I was riding with her friend This alligator Kelly, not the Stacy, please Do not hate me, hate the game, baby This baby blue Rolls-Royce done made lil' shawty drop her jaw A nigga get so big, I gotta get drove 'round by the law Got tattoos up her sleeve, we on a shopping spree Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby Do not hate me, hate the game, baby

Street cleaners Waking me Flu infected city Prostitutes of sleep Pummeled brain Late L train Manhattan rain Terrible shame Stop all the clocks in my brain Clog all the veins and the drains Build a coffin around this house Dismantle the sun from the couch First Ave stop Fear of fate Live forever No escape Human sound City voice Weighing down Sickening noise Stop all the clocks in my brain Clog all the veins and the drains Build a coffin around this house Dismantle the sun from the couch Lost in a dream, but it wasn't oh well Shook outta heaven, fell into hell Stop all the clocks in my brain Clog all the veins in the drains Build a coffin around this house Dismantle the sun from the couch

You made me hate the sun 'Cause of the summer we had It's on the tip of my tongue, mmh A little word you learned, yeah And so, you make your mistake just to stay in your lane Save yourself the day you don't wanna be here, nah Take a flight or a plane just to get on your page Sun don't set the same when you're not here, yeah Sticks and stones is all we have Words don't work no more, we're tapped Went AWOL, guess I'm glad you're back We were mine for a night up in angel Half a cigarette and some plain clothes It's all we have here, it's all we have here Skipping out on weed, get to lay low Running from the past, chasing rainbows It's all we have here, it's all we have here (yeah, yeah, yeah) Still in love, hmm, still in love, hmm Still in love, hmm, still in love, hmm You help me find these songs, huh So I guess it's thank you, yeah I never needed the sun, no That's why I'm running from you, need the distance, hmm So it is what it is, built a house out of sticks With a stone in your tone, such a bitch on the phone, need a brick Need a crib or a tent, bitch, you're up in your ass Sun won't shade your fence, know you love where you sit Sticks and stones is all we have Words don't work no more, we're tapped Went AWOL, guess I'm glad you're back We were mine for a night up in angel Half a cigarette and some plain clothes It's all we have here, it's all we have here Skipping out on weed, get to lay low Running from the past, chasing rainbows It's all we have here, it's all we have here And I wanna be someone that's grateful for you Wanna be more faithful for you

Lately feel like being forgotten Feel my heart getting rotten I see Cupid in my mirror and I know that he plottin' He be trynna hit my heart, but I be duckin' and dodgin' Headed for the land of loneliness and don't wanna stop it Wake up, go to sleep, and repeat again I've been working on my own because I'm trynna win I've been passing all the competition to the end Distract me while I'm in my zone and you commit a sin Roll a blunt, spark it up, man I'm gettin' high Ain't nobody coming close to me, I'm in the sky You better make sure you don't mess this up by telling lies Cause imma live forever, no I'm never gonna die Don't know what I'm doing, I've been overthinking every day Messing with some methods, just to cope up with the misery They've been giving visions, reminiscing what you did to me But then again what else did I expect, it's in my history Broken Hearts, drunk texts, and getting wasted Put all of my trust in you, but I misplaced it Said you'd always have my back, but did you fake it? I gotta keep on moving on, it's time to face it I guess I knew I always had to let go But when it came to your loving, you kept me right on a rope Another bottle on the floor, another bitch out the door I think it's best for me if I decide to ride on my own Wake up, go to sleep, and repeat again I've been working on my own because I'm trynna win I've been passing all the competition to the end Distract me while I'm in my zone and you commit a sin Roll a blunt, spark it up, man I'm gettin' high Ain't nobody coming close to me, I'm in the sky You better make sure you don't mess this up by telling lies Cause imma live forever, no I'm never gonna die