[Intro: O.C.]
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[Verse 1: O.C.]
Like the dead-end
Kids, we used to play in the streets, never worrying about grief
Football spelled relief
Ronnie Ritney was the coach for us
He taught us to play almost every single day, okay
Now on Evergreen was Larry and Mike and Lon
My cousin Boo lived there too, just to name a few
And Charone, he’s bad to the bone
Boo’s little sidekick, had a badass mouth—he sufficed it on
Harmon Street with Zach, Leo and Ed
Meet Jody and Boop by June, Rocky
And then comes Tommy and Cedric, Lamont and Greg
Unique in our own right
At times we’d fight, but that’s aight
Still, not realizing we had love
It showed when we played the phony charades
Against one another; Now, while I’ll write this song
It’s like some are still alive and a couple are gone
[Hook: Nas sample]
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
[Verse 2: O.C.]
As kids, you’re overlooking death
It didn’t seem important or serious, just seems curious
It was about waking to a bowl of cereal
Cartoons on Saturdays, karate flicks in life
Riding your skateboard or bicycle. It went as
Deep as Killer Joe on the corner drinking Ripple, plus
Puerto Rican kids on the block were cool. We got
Along. We all knew right from wrong. By
Far, we got a dose that life was hard. A Spanish
Kid we were close with was killed by a car
Shocking. Alberto was hit on the block, and
Death was spontaneous. His moms was clocking him
‘Cross the street. He just received an award for
Little League Baseball, like, a hour before, plus
He didn’t even get to see the summer set in
Dying all young at the age of seven. It opened
Up my eyes, small, that the flesh was weak. As
A kid, thinking shit like that was mad deep
Peep it
[Hook: Nas sample]
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
[Bridge]
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
We're born to live
[Verse 3 O.C.]
Now, when somebody is
Gone, that’s when you realize how close you was, how
Close you are. Like a scar real
Deep, it takes time to heal, and, still, from
Time to time, you wish you could find the way to forgive
But let ‘em know you forgave, but they can’t
Feel six feet deep inside the grave
What’s left but attend his wake? Believing if it was
You, he’d do it for old time’s sake. Damn
I’m disturbed by the news. When I was told, I was
Sitting, knowing damn well Boo ain’t bullshitting
My life flashed like big bills of cash and
Good times we had. Now it’s all so sad
One of my childhood pals hit the road. When you
Take to the streets, then you die by the code
But, in this case, who knows what went down?
Bottom line is wishing that he still was around
Now, he found a spot in my heart, or should I say
Lobotomy. Mike, yo, you’re trapped inside of me
And every other brother in Bushwick who rushed to your
Side thick, all down with the clique. Yeah
God bless, he laid to rest. Called him Mike
Boogie—that’s what describes the nigga best
[Hook: Nas sample]
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
"My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it"
[Outro: O.C.]
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