Fat Joe Intro Lyrics

[sample of "If and When" by The Three Degrees] + Fat Joe
I can see loneliness, heading my way
The light, of love has blown out (it's a new day y'all)
Now your shadow's gone away, you took awayyyyy

[Fat Joe speaking over sample - can't be heard]
Crack, uhh
Yes, things of that nature, uhh
Yeah, uh, yo

No I'm not lettin y'all take me out the game
And no I ain't lettin y'all n____z ruin my name - it's CRACK! {*echoes*}
... That's right, the welcome mat on the ground ain't the same
d___ right ya homey Joe done changed
Let's be honest y'all n____z left me to die on that cold December day
BUT, I survived; so much if you thought I
would pull up in the corner and die, not I
... No people, not me
As long as Streetrunner keep makin them hot beats
I +s___+ on you haters on that 'Beat Novacane'
Make hits for the ladies with my n____z Cool and Dre, CRACK! {*echoes*}
... Know if you mention the name
You mentionin, Big Pun, Terror Squad and the pain
And the pain has been the only status cat in the game
Relevant, {?} so much n____z love to take aim
Cause I'm...

Yeah I'm lonely
It's hard bein the only real n____ in this s___ man
Cook c__e Crack, Terror era's the Squad c___suckers
Things of that nature
It's a new regime it's a new day c___suckers
{*sample: "I need your love"*}

I spit blaze all, napalm, the mic technician
Coulda blazed y'all but gave y'all a slight condition
Never to defy my wishes
I'm the king of NY, all these other n____z liars and b____es
Who you know spit dope, with a name like Cook
n____z say, that he ain't, but ain't I good?
Got the whole f___in industry shook; matter fact the streets
Cause all the killers come home clappin for me
Ain't no peace on the streets with these Spanish kids
Just another cop beating in Los Angeles
Yup! You guessed it the President didn't say s___
'Nother vacation, chillin in Camp David
And they wonder why the hood's so hot
My pops locked up, my moms cooked rock
And just the other day Lil' Troy got shot
over a 2 dollar dice game, way to lose your life mayne

Yeah, this is things of that nature
You gon' get a variety of s___, a-ha-ha
It's a new day, new regime, new change
You don't like it f___ you
But thanks to e'rybody who bought this album
Big Pun forever, Ton' Montana forever
Uhh, Kato, yeah - CRACK! {*echoes*}
s___ on y'all n____z

[R&B sample to fade]