Code of the Streets — текст песни (Gang Starr)

Take this for example young brothers want rep
Cause in the life they`re living, you can`t half step
It starts with the young ones doing crime for fun
And if you ain`t down, you`ll get played out son
So let`s get a car, you know, a fly whip
Get a dent, pull a screwdriver, and be off quick
With a dope ride, yeah, and a rowdy crew
We can bag us a Benz and an Audi, too
Even a jeep or a van, goddamn, we`re getting ours, yo
Take a trip up the strip, and be like stars so
It doesn`t matter if the cops be scoping
They can`t do jack, that`s why a young brother`s open
To do anything, anywhere, anyplace
Buckwild in another court case
It`s the code of the streets

They might say we`re a menace to society
But at the same time I say "Why is it me?"
Am I the target, for destruction?
What about the system, and total corruption?
I can`t work at no fast-food joint
I got some talent, so don`t you get my point?
I`ll organize some brothers and get some crazy loot
Selling D-R-U-G-S and clocking dollars, troop
Cause the phat dough, yo, that suits me fine
I gotta have it so I can leave behind
The mad poverty, never having always needing
If a sucker steps up, then I leave him bleeding
I gotta get mine, I can`t take no shorts
And while I`m selling, here`s a flash report
Organized crime, they get theirs on the down low
Here`s the ticket, wanna bet on a horse show?
You gotta be a pro, do what you know
When you`re dealing with the code of the streets

Nine times out of ten I win, with the skills I be weilding
Got the tec one dealing, let me express my feelings
Guru has never been one to play a big shot
It`s just the styles I got that keep my mic hot
Anf fuck turning my back to the street scene
It gives me energy, so Imma keep fiends
Coming, just to get what I`m selling
Maybe criminal or felon dropping gems on your melon
So keep abreast to the GangStarr conquest
Underground ruffnecks, pounds of respect
I`ve never been afraid to let loose my speech
My brothers know I kick the code of the streets