"The System" lyrics
(feat. L Biz)
[L-Biz:]
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perceptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
A product of the system
[Inspectah Deck:]
They call me Cynthia's son, came from the slum
Young me did it for fun, in fact young me did it for crumbs
Still I gave 'em that work, knowing that one day the digits would come
Everybody want that fast money, not so fast money
I spent my last money, shit was bad for me
And I ain't never beg a nigga for help
I had to get it myself, tryna reach a higher level of wealth
I had close friends throwin' me shade
I had to sever the ties before you slide, homie, hope this fade
Let 'em tell it, they gon' say I switched, cause I don't hang with the clique
Plus they thinking that I'm bangin' they chicks
Clown, the only thing I'm bangin' is this
I spit the craziest shit, bookies agree, so they pay me a grip
Listen, I ain't trippin', I was raised like this
Mama said there'd be days like this
[L-Biz:]
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
(I've been acting distant)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living
(Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perceptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system
[Inspectah Deck:]
Same hater that did the bid with me
Was a baller, now he's stock boy at Winn-Dixie
I've been busy, my shift ends at 10:50
Twenty plus years in the field of Ken Griffey
They said I couldn't do it for long
But movin' along, I'll let you know, I enjoy proving 'em wrong
Triple man, felonies, and misdemeanors
I'm at the JV games, pitching piff in the bleachers
I ain't tryna die for the block or a title or spot
Fuck around, gotta fire the Glock
Turn around and catch life in the box, cause you conspire the plot
Can't rewind, it ain't no time on the clock
I'm just tryna make a living
Struggling, my all's what I'm given
Don't trust it, so I'ma keep my distance
Sticking to my business, the streets, they gon' find another victim
We all just a product of the system
[L-Biz:]
They say heart is cold and I've been acting distant (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living (Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perscriptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system (Hey, yeah, yeah)
Ooh, said I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just
I'm just a product, just a product
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
(I've been acting distant)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living (Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perscriptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system
[Outro:]
[?] shit
Who are your top five MCs?
If you had a name, top five, dead or alive, who would they be?
Top five, dead or alive, well, my, my top five are alive
Inspectah Deck
Uh, second is, uh, Inspectah Deck
Third, Inspectah Deck
Fourth, the Rebel INS
And fifth, [?] is Inspectah Deck
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perceptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
A product of the system
[Inspectah Deck:]
They call me Cynthia's son, came from the slum
Young me did it for fun, in fact young me did it for crumbs
Still I gave 'em that work, knowing that one day the digits would come
Everybody want that fast money, not so fast money
I spent my last money, shit was bad for me
And I ain't never beg a nigga for help
I had to get it myself, tryna reach a higher level of wealth
I had close friends throwin' me shade
I had to sever the ties before you slide, homie, hope this fade
Let 'em tell it, they gon' say I switched, cause I don't hang with the clique
Plus they thinking that I'm bangin' they chicks
Clown, the only thing I'm bangin' is this
I spit the craziest shit, bookies agree, so they pay me a grip
Listen, I ain't trippin', I was raised like this
Mama said there'd be days like this
[L-Biz:]
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
(I've been acting distant)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living
(Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perceptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system
[Inspectah Deck:]
Same hater that did the bid with me
Was a baller, now he's stock boy at Winn-Dixie
I've been busy, my shift ends at 10:50
Twenty plus years in the field of Ken Griffey
They said I couldn't do it for long
But movin' along, I'll let you know, I enjoy proving 'em wrong
Triple man, felonies, and misdemeanors
I'm at the JV games, pitching piff in the bleachers
I ain't tryna die for the block or a title or spot
Fuck around, gotta fire the Glock
Turn around and catch life in the box, cause you conspire the plot
Can't rewind, it ain't no time on the clock
I'm just tryna make a living
Struggling, my all's what I'm given
Don't trust it, so I'ma keep my distance
Sticking to my business, the streets, they gon' find another victim
We all just a product of the system
[L-Biz:]
They say heart is cold and I've been acting distant (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living (Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perscriptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system (Hey, yeah, yeah)
Ooh, said I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, I'm just
I'm just a product, just a product
They say my heart is cold and I've been acting distant
(I've been acting distant)
I'm just hustling out here, tryna make a living (Tryna make a living)
Fame is poison, but the fiends call it perscriptions
Tired of struggling when my all is what I'm given
(I'm just) A product of the system
[Outro:]
[?] shit
Who are your top five MCs?
If you had a name, top five, dead or alive, who would they be?
Top five, dead or alive, well, my, my top five are alive
Inspectah Deck
Uh, second is, uh, Inspectah Deck
Third, Inspectah Deck
Fourth, the Rebel INS
And fifth, [?] is Inspectah Deck
