Stop Being Greedy

By DMX

On Verzuz: DMX x Snoop Dogg

Released on March 7, 1998

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[Intro]

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh-huh, uh-huh

Uh-huh, uh-huh


[Chorus]

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate


[Verse 1]

I could flip that flow, I could stick that ho

I could get that dough, you know I'm with that, yo

Ain't a thing about the shit I came through I haven't seen

But when it gets dark, it's like a nigga's havin' dreams

Or nightmares, the light dares to desert me (What?)

Got me like everybody wants to hurt me (What?)

Paranoid, so I strike out at whatever (Uh)

The closest thing to me is gonna get it, but never

Will I kill? I think death is wrong

So I'ma keep holdin' on 'til what's left is gone

You could put that on my nigga Boom

These other rap cats will give a nigga room

But if it calls for me to force my way in the door

Headhuntin' motherfuckas, stay on the floor

Four-four, that's what I get sick with (Grr)

Four more, now all this is liquid (Grr)


[Chorus]

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate


[Verse 2]

I thank the Lord everyday that I'm blessed with a gift

I'm the best, so unless you wanna rest with the stiff

Don't touch that, uh-uh, leave it alone

When you walk past the doghouse, leave it a bone

Dogs bite, dogs fight, dawgs knife

Scratch, shake, and hold all night

So when you hear the—, start runnin'

'Cause when you hear the—, I'm comin'

But I don't like drama, so I stay to myself

Keep focus with this rap shit and pray for the wealth

I want the money, give me the honeys with big asses

The most expensive champagne you got in big glasses

I'm drunk so I'ma bash his head wide open

Beggin' me to stop, but at least he died hopin'

Didn't get his wish, and now he's a dish for the pack

Two glowin' red eyes, everything else is black


[Chorus]

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate


[Verse 3]

When the sun is up, the gun is up on the shelf

And all the runners up are thankin' me for their health

Hopin' that they not around when it gets dark outside

Sun's goin' down, you hear the bark outside

Locks off the cage, gauge with the buck shots

Faggot, you've been lucky all day, that's when your luck stops

One drops, then another and another

Gun pops, goin' through you and your mother

When does it all end? I found a friend in a dog

'Cause fuckin' with these cats will send a friend to the morgue

Many questions, no answers, just stress

Try to hold my head and remember that I'm blessed

With the curse and it gets worse as time goes by

Can't see straight 'cause I'm so high

Why ask why when you know?

Nigga, when it's your time to go, you go


[Chorus]

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate

Y'all been eatin' long enough now, stop bein' greedy

Just keep it real, partner, give to the needy

Ribs is touchin', so don't make me wait

Fuck around and I'm gon' bite you and snatch the plate