Sideways

Uhh I come from nothin Come up I come from nothin to get it crankin right here Right here? Turma turmoil torment and turmoil Uh ooh We been in bondage for years For how long? Trapped up in the ghetto Yea that's true Dang I got a dream though Fiction Tryin to make my own progress That's fictionary [E 40] ZOOM! Even though the streets mob filthy lights burned out (out) Dopefiends die with antennas in they mouth Niggaz are starvin, some of my niggaz is havin they cash Niggaz is ballin, parkin they car, all on the grass Livin it up to the fullest platinum colored jew-els and organized glass Not none of that old fake ass costume jewelry, that looks like brass I'm lookin out the window while you play Nintendo You drive a Navigator, I drive a Pinto I was there, nothin polite, me and my fools The ghetto, field mice and rat drippings up in my shoes A rebel, without a pause, commodes n stars No toilet tissue, dirty doodoo stains up in my draws [singers] Ooh zoom, I like, to flap my wings where my mind flows on, it's fresh and clear And I, found a love, that I long to see And people, who be, who they want to beeee, ho! [E-40] I never had, lobster in my life (or what?) or teriyaki steaks, just sardines and spam and cornflakes Pacific Bell done put me on restriction once again I can't call out, but you can call in Can barely think straight, barely keep focus My crackhead cousin spent the night (what we got) now we got roaches (Damn!) Here lies my property, no composure Six months behind on my mortgage, house under fo'closure Momma ain't feelin too good, she diabetic Scared of needles hospitals ambulance paramedics And I'm the oldest of fo', sleepin on the flo' Watchin TV channels we used to borrow cable from next do' [singers] Ooh zoom, I like, to flap my wings where my mind flows on, it's fresh and clear And I, found a love, that I long to see And people, who be, who they want Who they want to beeee, yea! HAHAHHHHHH! [E-40] I seen it in a dream, a big white home, looked like a office building An old school Brougham with a sunroof ceiling Thug living, sixty-four ounce of drinkin thinkin "How could I come up, and purchase me a Lincoln?" Drug dealin, leelin and dealin tryin to make a million Blood spillin, driveby walk up to that nigga peel him Back then I was blind, penetentiary chance at jail Livin off my gahl for hella long she worked at Taco Bell And if the heater ain't workin and it's freezin cold We open up the oven and turn on the stove Survival, granddaddy's appreciation revival church of pentacostal, we raised money by givin car washes [singers] Ooh zoom, I like, to flap my wings where my mind flows on, it's fresh and clear And I, found a love, that I long to see And people, who be, who they want Who they want to beeee, yea! Iiiiiiii...