Now a while ago, I had to do a little bid
Cause of the things I wanted, as a little kid
I wanted to be like the dealers a lot
Cause of the things they had and the respect that they got
All the girls used to jock `em
And I wondered why my parents used to knock `em
I had a talent, or a hobby you should say
I like rap, or poetry, but anyway
Stay away from drugs, I paid it no mind
I wanted to hustle for bread, instead of writin rhymes
So I said to hell with it
Instead of stayin away from drugs I was sellin it
I was out all day until the job was done
Instead of rockin the parties I was robbin `em
The females, paid me no mind, not a Giant
Andre Barnes at the time
But the rock started sellin, the dough was comin in
Dealers wanted in, girls started runnin in
Some said I`m crazy how I`m livin
I must be, crazy cash and crazy women
Yeah my gear was right
They called me Andre the Giant and it wasn`t cause of my height
Losin G`s in cee-lo
I never sweat it; cause my connect got kilos
My bank, two thou that`s what`s in it
Rollin cee-lo, headcrack makin G`s in a minute
Oh yeah I`m all for dis
Yeah I`m handsome, but the money made me gorgeous
Now the girls wanna see me
The little kids around the block wanna be me
I was chillin, in thousand dollar coats
I had links and ropes, and yo the shit was dope
I had the jewels oh did I have the jewels
The talk of the town, the neighborhood news
But friends weren`t true inside
They were passengers, goin along for the ride
And it makes you say damn!
Because I feel so hard I had scars on my hands
I thought I`d be fine
But I got bagged and snagged and then I had to do a little time
Friends don`t hang it`s a waste of time
I got one dollar, one girl and some great rhymes
I pursued the wrong dream
Now to make a fast buck I gotta scheme
Find a cee-lo game, yo Bank I gotta buck
I ace to a deuce, yeah that`s just my luck
I gotta go right and exac
tInstead of a package, I wanted a mic and a hype track
Instead of robbin the parties, I`m rippin `em
MC`s were gettin done, every week a different one
It`s time to put my talent to use
There`s no excuse, I just gotta get loose
And now I`m really convinced
I got raw with Lord Finesse, and been straight since
Now you see how I lost it
But I bounced back, you might not be as fortunate
So take heed my friend
Before you take a shortcut that leads to a dead end
Take my advice cause the Giant said so
And remember -- there`s more than one way out the ghetto
