Know The Ledge-Eric B. & Rakim

[00:08.14]Sip the juice cuz i got enough to go around [00:10.48]And the thought takes place uptown [00:12.49]I grew up on the sidewalk where i learned street talk [00:15.18]And then taught to hawk new york- [00:16.63]I go to queens for queens to get the crew from brooklyn [00:18.81]Make money in manhattan and never been tooken [00:20.80]Go uptown and the bronx to boogie down, [00:22.98]Get strong on the island, recoupe, and lay around [00:24.96]Time to bulid my juice back up [00:26.84]Props back up, suckers get smacked up [00:29.09]Don't doubt the clout, you know what i'm about [00:31.10]Knocking ****** off, knocking ****** out [00:33.13]Shaking em up, waking em up [00:35.16]Raking em up, breaking em up... [00:37.22]Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge [00:39.74]Let's see if i know the ledge [00:41.53] [00:50.10]Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here [00:51.75]I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer [00:53.93]Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased [00:56.08]If i get revenge, then they rest in peace.... [00:58.01]Somebody's got to suffer, i just might spare one [01:01.05]And give a brother a fair one [01:02.35]Stay alert and on "p's" [01:03.93]And i do work with these- like hercules [01:06.26]Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw [01:08.46]'cause i don't like y'all, i'm hype when night fall [01:10.75]Smooth but i move like an army [01:12.64]Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me [01:14.67]Putting brothers to rest like elliot ness [01:16.82]'cause i don't like stress [01:18.86]Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand [01:20.82]Nutting's gonna stop the plan [01:22.82]I'll chill like pacino, kill like deniro [01:25.04]Black gambino, die like a hero [01:27.08]Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge [01:29.45]Let's see if i know the ledge [01:31.16] [01:40.33]Shells lay around on the battleground [01:41.79]Dead bodies are found throughout the town [01:43.78]Tried to put shame in my game to make a name, i'm a [01:46.05]Put it on a bullet, put it in your brain [01:47.91]Rip the block like a buckshot [01:49.52]Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed [01:52.12]No remorse when a life is lost [01:53.97]I paid my dues- paid the cost [01:56.19]...and my pockets are still fat [01:58.26]Wherever i'm at, i get the welcome mat [02:00.16]Even if my crew steep with one deep [02:02.43]I attract attention, people like to peep [02:04.43]So come say hi to the badguy [02:06.55]Don't say goodbye, i don't plan to die [02:08.72]'cause i get loose and i got troops [02:11.88]And crazy juice [02:12.90]In control of many like ayatollah khomeini [02:15.24]Hang out wit smith and wesson, don't try to play me. [02:17.26]I'm at war alot, like anwar sadat.. [02:18.96]But no warning shot, my gun is warm alot [02:21.00]When i cook beef, the smoke will never clear [02:23.12]Areas in fear but this here's a fear [02:25.74]Living life too close to the edge [02:27.45]Hoping that i know the ledge.... [02:29.50] [02:37.74]A brand new morn, no time to yawn [02:39.74]Shower's on, power's on [02:41.74]Late for school, i catch the train [02:43.89]Girls sip "cristal" and whisper my name [02:45.91]I push up like an exercise [02:47.87]Check the intellect and　inspect the thighs [02:50.06]Select the best one, pull her to the side [02:52.25]Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride [02:54.31]Read my resume she's know i'm 'ready cool [02:56.37]Just meet me after school [02:58.46]We can moan and groan until your mom come home [03:00.53]And you be calling me al "****" capone [03:02.67]Sweatin' me, she didn't want to let me loose [03:04.53]Come get me, that's if you want to sip the juice [03:06.53]Cause the streets await me, so i take my gun off safety [03:09.71]Cause alot of ****** hate me [03:10.92]Coming out of the building, they set me up [03:12.95]Sprayed wit automatics, they wet me up [03:14.85]In a puddle of blood, i lay close to the edge [03:17.83]I guess i didn't know the ledge..... [03:19.44] [03:32.80]﹏﹏_﹏ ^-^END^-^ ﹏_﹏﹏ [03:48.16]