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Ain't no second time to appreciateAin't no second time to appreciateAin't no second time to appreciateAin't no second time to appreciateAin't no second time to appreciateFirst of all, you better count your blessingsWhen you got C.L. now you got bad boy, your connectionsIn return, while we live and we learn then you know what it isTo only build a bigger future for the kidsIn peace, in war, let's take it to the floorEvery time we take two steps the crowd takes fourLay the heat, how I come to the street, how I cut through the beefLet me handle that, that's why you make me chiefIt's packed, what they want in this hereCan we weather the storm, six minutes, C.L. Smooth you're onAll the anger and the fear was in the dressing room prayerThat we came out to light it up and put it in the airThat's real, so holler back at ya boy, step aside LeroyTo all my ladies, who want tickets, enjoy'Cause I spit it and you gotta get with it and you'll never forget itYes, I want the best out, count 'em allSongtexteAin't no second time to appreciateTo the fans and to all my people that supported usAin't no second time to appreciateTo the mama and the daddy and everything they taught usAin't no second time to appreciateTell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with usAin't no second time to appreciateWhen it all goes down, baby, all we got is usYou tell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disastersThis run is for the green jacket, I fit the mastersMy crew havin' business, save, put it in through my officeThe security is tight and the secretary is gorgeousThat's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they wantPushin' that real hip hop up to the frontThe game's been good to me, preserved my youthNot only did it capture my goals and told me the truthLook out my hustle, made a living, paid and drivenSee why they tour around the world came to save us from prisonIt's great, I rather love than hateYou think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you, why believe in faithHard work payin' of and them wishes comin' trueBolt open and you out to lunch and left us twoNow you know we can't let that pass to get that cashWe in the big numbers, count 'em allAin't no second time to appreciateTo the fans and to all my people that supported usAin't no second time to appreciateTo the mama and the daddy and everything they taught usAin't no second time to appreciateTell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with usAin't no second time to appreciateWhen it all goes down, baby, all we got is usWhy my uncle doc left me everything when he diedAnd when pop passed, two weeks later I criedAnd when great grandma left it all went crazy nowAll I had left was grandma Pam, that's my babyCan't talk bad about me, she tell 'em why we need to give herAll those roses while she could smell 'emI live this moment used to stay how we wasHow my mother came to her in a dream and told herCorey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by meGive my insight a resurrection and heal meAnd feel me, what you got is to love, got a thingThis little woman who brought back the thug, let's grindGhetto's of the mind while I'm in my primeI left, so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my timeYour legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fearMy next generation triple my digits, add 'em up likeAin't no second time to appreciateTo the fans and to all my people that supported usAin't no second time to appreciateTo the mama and the daddy and everything they taught usAin't no second time to appreciateTell them kids they gotta stay in school or ride with usAin't no second time to appreciateWhen it all goes down, baby, all we got is us Aus Songtexte Mania