Things just ain't the same
for gangsters
Times is changin
young niggaz is agin
Becomin O G's in the game
and changin
to make way for these new names
and faces but the strangest
things can happen from rappin
when niggaz get wrapped
up in image and actin
Niggaz get capped up and
wrapped in plastic
and zipped up in bags
when it happens
that's it
I've seen em come
I've watched em go
Watched em rise
witnessed it and
watched them blow
Watched em all blossom and
watched em grow
Watched the lawsuits
when they lost the dough
Best friends and money
I lost them both
Went and visisted niggaz
in the hospital
and saw the same shit
all across the globe
I just sit back and
watch the show
everywhere that I go
ain't the same as befo'
People I used to know
just don't know me no mo'
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know
who got people they know
So I suggest you lay low
I moved out of the hood for
good  you blame me
Niggaz aim mainly at
niggaz they can't be
But niggaz can't hit
niggaz they can't see
I'm out of sight
now I'm out of they dang reach
How would you feel
if niggaz wanted you killed
You'd probably move to a
new house on a new hill
and choose a new spot
if niggaz wanted you shot
I ain't a thug
how much Tupac in you you got
I ain't no bitch neither
it's either my life
or yo' life and I ain't leavin
I like breathin
Cause nigga we can go
round for round
Clip for clip
shit fo'pound for pound
Nigga if you really
wanna take it there we can
Just remember
that you fuckin with a family man
I got a lot more to lose than
you remember that
when you wanna come and
fill these shoes
everywhere that I go
ain't the same as befo'
People I used to know
just don't know me no mo'
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know
who got people they know
So I suggest you lay low
Things just ain't the
same for gangstas
Cops is anxious to put
niggaz in handcuffs
They wanna hang us
see us dead or enslave us
Keep us trapped in the same
place we raised in
Then they wonder why we act
so outrageous
Run around stressed
out and pull out gauges
Cause everytime
you let the animal out cages
It's dangerous
to people who look like strangers
But now we got a
new era of gangsters
Hustlers and youngsters
livin amongst us
Lookin at us
now callin us bustaz
Can't help but reminisce
back when it was us
Nigga we started this
gangsta shit
And this the motherfuckin
thanks I get
It's funny how time fly
I'm just havin fun
just watchin it fly by
everywhere that I go
ain't the same as befo'
People I used to know
just don't know me no mo'
But everywhere that I go
I got people I know
who got people they know
So I suggest you lay