Ten Fold

just like every cop is a criminal
and all those sinner saints
and an innocent child in the back of the school yard
plays victim circumstances not so innocent
you can learn a little something
from all the writings on the walls
but if everything was for sure or for certain
tell me how would you know
one thing time has tought me you will surley find out
and i say

whoah oh oh oh
livin' in the city
yes where the devil makes a killin off of you and me 2x

don't cry dry your eyes everything is gonna be alright yeah

na na na na na na na na ohhhhoh yeah 2x

'cuz we aint got no money
we're so broke that we can't even afford to pay attention
though my mind gets weak and i cant speak im tired of feeling this devil's deceit and all i'm asking you is to understand
'cuz everything is gonna come back to you ten fold
but a me say in your life in time
well you best believe that the karma of the lies they goin follow you on through breaking it down to the other side
and i say

oh oh oh oh
livin' in the city yeah
where the devil makes a killin off of you and me me 2x

don't cry dry your eyes
everything is gonna be alright yeah

na na na na na na na na ohhhhoh yeah 2x

the music don't go on without the dj yeah
the music don't go on without that smooth operator 4x

'nuf respect in this neighborhood i said listen up people you know it feels so good
got the beats and we reppin these streets and
i got the skunk buds compliments of chuck b
sayin it's gotta be me it's gotta be me
it's gotta be that a bad seeds rockin on this mic
i said it's gotta be me it's gotta be me
whoa oh ohh

but me say me want to get high yeah so high
whoa oh oh
you want to get high yeah so high

hey babylon me know where u come from
killin only bringin disease upon the island
tomorrows bad seeds rep where you come from
redondo beach breakwall my irie kingdom

but a me say whoa na yeah nanana

whoa oh oh oh nanana yeah nananana 4x

don't cry dry your eyes
everything is gonna be alright