Lyrics
Yeah
Introduction, starting the conversation or addressing someone.
Gather around
Inviting attention or indicating the start of sharing something.
I've got a story to tell
Expressing the intent to narrate a story.
I've got a story
Reiteration of having a story to share.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Statement indicating acquaintances or friends involved in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Repetition emphasizing the involvement of friends in selling crack cocaine.
I told them it's not okay
Personal objection or disapproval voiced towards the mentioned activity.
That's still my homie though
Affirmation of maintaining friendship despite disapproval of their actions.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Reiteration of friends engaging in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Repetition emphasizing the involvement of friends in selling crack cocaine.
I told them it's not okay
Personal objection or disapproval voiced towards the mentioned activity.
That's still my homie though
Affirmation of maintaining friendship despite disapproval of their actions.
A man had a drink and got hit by an ambulance
Illustrative anecdote about a man who drank and was hit by an ambulance.
This old lady in France just died taking Lorazepams
Illustrative incident about an elderly lady in France dying while taking Lorazepam.
Don't sell powder that makes people dance
Advice against selling substances causing involuntary movements or dance-like reactions.
They'll handcuff your wrists make you sit on the stand
Warning about legal consequences (being handcuffed and taken to court) of selling such substances.
Whoever made the rules was racist
Alleged racial bias or discrimination in the formulation of rules or laws.
If I say too much truth, I might get done away with
Fear of potential repercussions for speaking too much truth.
Back in the 80's, CIA was accepting payments
Reference to the alleged involvement of the CIA in illegal activities during the 1980s.
They turned criminals to slaves, police cars to slave ships
Metaphorical comparison between turning criminals into slaves and police cars into slave ships.
Drugs are bad is what they say
Contradiction between societal perception of drugs as bad and acceptance if one's insurance is paid.
Unless your insurance is paid
Sarcastic comment about societal acceptance of pharmaceutical drugs if one behaves.
You can take our pharmaceuticals
Suggesting the duality of drugs - categorizing them as good or bad.
As long as you behave
Indicating that regardless of their classification, all drugs ultimately affect individuals similarly.
Good drugs, bad drugs
Reflection on the similarity in the ultimate impact of different types of drugs.
At the end it's all the same
Thankfulness for not feeling physical pain possibly due to the influence of drugs.
Make drugs, take drugs
Hope for a future societal change regarding drug use in public places.
Thank God I feel no pain
Commentary on the current situation where individuals are incarcerated for drug-related offenses.
One day, this world gon' change
Expression of the detrimental effects of imprisonment due to drug-related offenses.
And you can take drugs at the park by the bank
Depiction of the severe conditions experienced while incarcerated.
Nowadays, they'll lock you in a cell where it stinks
Expression of resistance or rebellion against the law.
Can't sleep, can't blink
Reiteration of friends involved in selling crack cocaine.
Can't eat, can't think
Reiteration of friends involved in selling crack cocaine and affirmation of maintaining friendship despite disapproval.
Fingers up
Expression of defiance against the law.
Fuck the law
Reiteration of friends involved in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Repetition emphasizing the involvement of friends in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Personal objection or disapproval voiced towards the mentioned activity.
I told them it's not okay
Affirmation of maintaining friendship despite disapproval of their actions.
That's still my homie though
Reiteration of friends involved in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Repetition emphasizing the involvement of friends in selling crack cocaine.
My homies sell crack cocaine
Personal objection or disapproval voiced towards the mentioned activity.
I told them it's not okay
Affirmation of maintaining friendship despite disapproval of their actions.
That's still my homie though
Conclusion reiterating the persisting friendship despite disapproval of their actions.
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