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Yeah I'ma tell you like this You don't know until you know (You never know) And that's real shit, uh (Know) I'm from where tragedy made us strengthen and casualties don't make a difference The people who ain't from here can't imagine this way of livin' (Can't imagine this shit) But she a diamond in the rough, who? Jasmine K Dickens She's got a bachelor's, then a job at a maximum state prison But she ain't the same C.O. that's working at Chow (Uh-uh) Her pops did ten joints in the jail, she workin' it now (Real OG) She work in Prince dorm, hе flirtin' with her now (Now, nigga), and then, she likе 'em But she stand firm, she never break a smirk or a smile (Can't break it) But he a rich nigga, he know how to play, got five left He got her address and sent her a bracelet and lingerie Prince playing chess, he thinkin' of fuckin' her smart though He hit her once, now, he got that bitch smugglin' smartphones It went from that, now, she bringin' it in (That work), dope Prince got her locked down, he feelin' like a kingpin again He runnin' shit right, he feedin' his men (Feedin' his boys) He sent that money home, so he meet up with Jasmine to re-up again (Let's go again) But, nah, shit way too lit, she tryna quit But he wasn't havin' it He said, "If you stop, then I frame you, bitch" That nigga stuck to his word, he did her dirty He testified on that bitch, and he got out early Songtexte What's the first thing they teach you when you get status as a thug? (Status as a thug) That trust more valuable than love (Valuable than love) Little spatters from the blood (Uh) But on this block, that's just what it was (You never know) When trust more valuable than love Let me tell you what happened next, okay? Same mother, two different pops Two brothers from two different blocks, here's the plot Some other shit, one a hustler, one into stocks, that's Lee Kinda tried runnin' the streets, but it didn't pop, change his life around He get props for getting out, before it got hot He the oldest, lil' bro is just colder, he in the block He remind me of a nigga I'm sendin' through if I get the drop (I like that lil' nigga) They fuckin' on the same bitch, don't even know, she ain't low Crib out in the 'burbs, she gave keys to both, she exposed The truth when she was nine months gave Lee a stroke She never tried to meet my folks, she was somewhere skeetin' bro And the child wasn't his (It wasn't his), played him like a sucker (Like a fucker) He popped to the nursery, killed the baby and his brother Never know until you know What's the first thing they teach you when you get status as a thug? (Status as a thug) Trust more valuable than love (Uh) Little spatters from the blood (Blood) But on this block, that's just what it was When trust more valuable than love All that love shit gon' get you hurt (Get you hurt) 'Cause it don't add to no plugs, you know why? 'Cause trust more valuable than love Nice guys finish last And tough guys gettin' tatted up with slugs out here 'Cause trust more valuable than love You never know Here's how it went down Small-time petty theft Crash dummy pedigree Might think he gangster but he nothing like the Genevese (Nothing) Caught a rapper slippin', and put a bullet in the leg of me Wait, I mean the leg of him, life feel like it's testin' me The rapper never answer when a D.T.s is questionin' Sciatic nerve severed it, he's on prescription medicine Had to learn to walk before he got back to his self again 'Cause feeling like you cripple leaves him with a sense of helplessness Now we feeling devilish, only one way to settle this (One way) The rapper does his homework, he gets governments, and addresses The rapper got patience, plus friends in high places And he knows a shooter without a gun not dangerous The shooter on the run, for other stupid shit he done The rapper drops a number-one album, he's back out having fun Catch that dirty motherfucker when he finally gets sent to jail And have B.S.F. carved in his face with a dirty nail You never know The first thing they teach you when you get status as a thug (Uh) Is trust more valuable than love (More valuable than love) Little spatters from the blood (Blood) But on this block, that's just what it was (Was) When trust more valuable than love (Yeah) All that love shit gon' get you hurt (Get you hurt) 'Cause it don't add to no plugs, you know why? 'Cause trust more valuable than love (Yeah) Nice guys finish last (Last) And tough guys gettin' tatted up with slugs out here 'Cause trust more valuable than love (You never know) More valuable than love You never know Never know You never know 'til you know Aus Songtexte Mania