Chasing the Devil away
Chasing the Devil away
He's hanging on the shoulder
While he's standing on the corner
There's no better way
There's a better day
Yeah
The corner, it's gotta be a better way
To hanging on the block in the gutter
That's where you had to lay
Shot, you can't get away
The money is calling
It's the root of all evil plus a new pair of Jordans
If you ain't balling
Bitches will laugh when you try to holla, niggas dyin'
Trying to get dollars, funeral polish
Doing good business for dead presidents
We dyin' the hood riches and some be good snitches
Telling cops where your 'hood stay, names and birthday
The task was all up on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Caught up in the worst way
Streets play for keeps, the devil don't discriminate
The hell is where they send us straight, friend is fake
No one is real for half a mil'
Niggas is telling soul for the cash
And they blast to kill
I took the thrill of what does it all mean
Your life behind bars and you dressed in all green
Chasing the Devil away
Chasing the Devil away
He's hanging on your shoulder
While you're standing on the corner
There's no better way
There's a better day... hey...
God on the left of you, the devil on the right
One pulls you in the darkness, the other in the light
One side is trying to keep you calm, the other wants to fight
Battling with all these demons, and it's fucking with your life
Trying to make an honest living in an industry of fakes
These leeches on your ankle, making business deals with snakes
Tryna weigh you down, but you keep on doing what it takes
If you represent yourself, then you ain't about to lose a case
What's the verse trying to get by doing the best that you can?
Does your obsession getting money make you less of a man?
Only your fate is predetermined, so don't question the plan
Make sure some lies stop the, ready for excessive demand
Gotta keep your eye open for rats, staying focused on racks
No matter what you do, can't slow or relax
No solid foundation to watch it fold and collapse
Exposing the cracks, surrounded in an ocean of tracks
We fuck chasing the Devil away
Chasing the Devil away
He's hanging on the shoulder
While he's standing on the corner
There's no better way
There's a better day
Yeah
Devil is whispering, "I'mma hook you up
I'mma make you a star, they gonna look you up
You a crook with luck, you'll get away with the bucks
Never study the cops, you'll be Houdini with cuffs
They need a bus but they won't see you at all
Hit up that bank, struck my dog, then proceed to the mall
You need a tux, need some ice, a bad broad on your arm
Stick up the jeweler and they won't ring the alarm
The only bars you'll see is the bars that you be spitting
The Venice wealth and riches are yours, kid, it's written
A nice house, that right spouse, your every desire
I got everything you touch will be fire
Homie, the block is hot but I'mma make you hotter
Lace you with a lot of Versace, to Gucci and Prada
In my chatter, it's all under control
What's coming, get gunnin', but I'mma take your soul"
Chasing the Devil away
Chasing the Devil away
He's hanging on the shoulder
While he's standing on the corner
There's no better way
There's a better day... hey