[Intro: Raekwon the Chef] (Can it be that it was all so simple then) KnowhatI'msayin, take you on this lyrical high real quick Nineteen ninety three exoticness KnowhatI'msayin, let's get technical Where's your bone at, get up on that shit aight Yo! [Verse One:] Started off on the island, AK Shaolin Niggaz whylin, gun shots thrown the phone dialin Back in the days of eight now, makin a tape now Rae gotta get a plate now Ignorant and mad young, wanted to be the one Till I got (BAM! BAM!) thrown one Yeah, my pops was a fiend since sixteen Shootin' that (that's that shit!) in his blood stream That's the life of a crimey, real live crimey If niggas know the half is behind me Day one, yo, growin all up in the ghetto Now I'm a weed fiend, jettin the Palmetto In Medina, yo no doubt the God got crazy clout Pushin the big joint from down South So if you're filthy stacked up Betta watch ya back and duck Cause these fiends they got it cracked up Now my man from up north, now he got the law It's solid as a rock and crazy salt No jokes, I'm not playin, get his folks Desert Eagle his dick and put 'em in a yolk (AAH!) And to know for sure, I got reck and rip shop I pointed a gat at his mother's knot (Yo, Rae, don't do that shit, man! Don't do that shit!) Fuck that [Chorus] [Raekwon] Dedicated to the winners and the losers (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Ghost Face Killer] Dedicated to all jeeps and land cruisers (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Raekwon] Dedicated to the Y's, 850-I's (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Ghost Face Killer] Dedicated to niggas who do drive-bys (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Raekwon] Dedicated to the Lexus and the Ax (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Ghost Face Killer] Dedicated to MPV's phat! (Can it be that it was all so simple then?) [Raekwon] Nigguh, yeah, yeah! [Verse Two: Ghostface Killer] Yo! Kickin the fly cliches Doin duets with Rae and A, happens to make my day Though I'm tired of bustin off shots havin to rock knots Runnin up in spots and makin shit hot I'd rather flip shows instead of those Hangin on my living room wall My first joint, and it went gold I want to lamp, I want to be in the shade Plus the spot light Gettin my dick rubbed all night I wanna have me a phat yacht And enough land to go and plant my own sess crops But for now, it just a big dream Cause I find myself in the place where I'm last seen My thoughts must be relaxed Be able to maintain Cause times is changed and life is strange The glorious days is gone, and everybody's doin' bad Yo, mad lives is up for grabs Brothers, passin away, I gotta make wakes Receivin all types of calls from upstate Yo, I can't cope with the pressure Settlin for lesser The god left lessons on my dresser So I can bloom and blossom, find a new way Continue to make hits with Rae and A Sunshine plays a major part in the daytime [Peace to mankind Ghostface carry a black nine, nigga Word up It's on like that] (Can it be that it was all so simple then)

Shadows Now curtain the moon But faith swears It will shine again soon Shine with love You've been hiding from me Your kiss Has hindered my day A longing That won't go away You just keep knocking And waking my heart Like daylight chasing the dark I can exist being caught by your kiss Willingly Or grant you control Of my body and soul Ask it and so it shall be Shadows Now curtain the moon Still faith swears It will shine again soon Shine with love You've been hiding from me With that love You've been hiding from me I can exist being caught by your kiss Willingly Or grant you control Of my body and soul Ask it and so it shall be Ask it and so it shall be

When he comes around, I can't contain myself The feelings like a magnet I've tried a million times, but can't explain myself All I knows I've gots to have it A drug I never even asked for But now I can't quit, too addicted Or is it all inside my head And my eyes are tricking Making me see what was never there I don't care, you're Damn near perfect Beautiful you are, yeah Or is it just a mirage? You've got me in the desert dry But seeing waterfalls Someone save me I'm on the verge of falling In love Or am I falling to the ground? And everyone can see it Won't believe it I don't see no one around, yeah Damn, uh You can see in my eyes (in my eyes) That I'm too hypnotized (hypnotized) Temperature's too high I smile but then I cry So stupid fucking high That I forget about the lows And the lows get pretty low, oh To the point that I might die But I wanna stay alive Stop hallucinating over lame ass niggas (Lame ass niggas) I'll snap out of it in time Damn, damn Damn near perfect Beautiful you are, yeah Or is it just a mirage? You've got me in the desert dry But seeing waterfalls Someone save me I'm on the verge of falling Back Back to my senses Back to the real life Now I realize you were never good for me Back Back to my senses Back to the real life, yeah Now I realize you were never good for me, mm-mm It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame It's a shame, shame

You got me missin' you and it won't stop Tried to get rid of you, but my heart's locked Yeah, we took a little time out But I'm wishin' you were still around (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh) I'm way too stubborn, I admit it now Was stupid, I'm cryin' out (whoa, whoa-oh, whoa) My heart's somewhere between lost and found Got me wonderin' what we coulda been Do you ever think about how we used to be? (Be) Do you ever find yourself feelin' incomplete? ('Plete) Do you ever wanna pick up your keys (keys) And drive home to me? (Me) Tell me, do you ever, baby? Do you ever wanna hit me up and get stuck? (Stuck) Do you ever find these other girls ain't enough? Do you ever wish that it was me (me) By you when you sleep? (Sleep) Tell me, do you ever, baby? (Tell me, do you ever, baby?) If you wanted to we could run this back (we could run this back) I'm available, so don't play like that I said what I said, might've overreacted I'm sorry, not sorry I want you back here I'm way too stubborn, I admit it now Was stupid, I'm cryin' out (whoa, whoa-oh, whoa) My heart's somewhere between lost and found Got me wonderin' what we coulda been (do you ever) Do you ever think about how we used to be? (Yeah, yeah, ooh) Do you ever find yourself feelin' incomplete? (Oh-oh, ooh-woah) Do you ever wanna pick up your keys (keys) And drive home to me? (Drive home to me) Tell me, do you ever, baby? (Do you ever wonder?) Do you ever wanna hit me up and get stuck? Do you ever find these other girls ain't enough? (Ooh) Do you ever wish that it was me (me) By you when you sleep? (Ayy, ayy, ooh) Tell me, do you ever, baby? (Tell me, do you ever, baby?) Do you ever, ever (oh, oh-oh), ever? (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) Do you ever (oh, oh-oh), ever? (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) Do you ever (oh, oh-oh), ever (oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh), ever?