The Fugees Family Business Lyrics

[OMEGA]
Where I was born, nothing is promised
My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of nostradamus
Omega marks the ending of predictability, birth of agility
Who will it be to test me and expose their futility.
Iron like a lion from zion stop tryin' so hard,
I think I smell your brain cells fryin.
The family's behind you if you're worthy
Philosophies developed deep in the back streets of dirty jersey
Troops with scully hats and timberland boots
No more break-dancing for loot.
n____s hustle and shoot
In the garden state, it grows stink weeds and criminals
Government funds are minimal
Oppressions subliminal
[CLEF]
These days it's hard for we to find peace of mind
Between insanity and sanity there lies a thin line.
Some dwell in hotels with jezebels
A stone age and fall a victim to the plague
Unclean bad dreams of wyclef being a fiend,
One last kiss from my sweet serpentine
Eliminate then break,
Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my nickel plate.
Reconcilation came from my enemy-friend
Who said family dont bend
We stay silent till the end.
Now who would think that your best friend
Would be your worst enemy and your enemy your best friend.
Stare into the air inspiration from the atmosphere
I think of old ghosts, that aint even here.
Like alex haley take notes on this biography
My family tree consists of street refugees.
A ghetto land, where we talk slang
Stolen cars bang, like my chitty bang-bang sh-bang
For the heads, we aint sellin' cocaine today
So refrain and let my family reign okay
[OMEGA][CHORUS]
Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So defend the family that's the code to obey
[CLEF]
But if I fall asleep and death takes me away
Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So the family sticks together and we never betray
[CLEF]
Nah f___ that
Fifty-two pick up, no cops around
Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't want no savings bonds
Have the money ready, I smell something fishy
Your wifes in my custody
One false move and you'll find her body in the sea.
Thats the voice of the kid, thats the kidnapper
I do my work and then I catch my ticket to jamaica.
Meet me in the alley, make sure you bring the money
This aint the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey
[LAURYN]
My circle it can't be broken
Open, cut-throatin, provokin'
Record promotin', tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and.
'Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten
Your bootie smells rotten and one day you will be gotten
See jokers is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained
My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in vain.
'Cause I've seen fire and I've seen rain
You claim fame, while modest n____s remain.
I can judge a character like Ito judge a verdict
And if you bringin threats I give you s__ if I aint heard it.
See poppin s___'s about your attitude and how you word it
I've seen the biggest n____s on the block get murdered
And they deserverd it
Or so the beast said when they served it ? ? ?
That s___ is nervous
So what's my purpose?
Family, we must preserve it.
Your numbers retired
I hope you like the hell fires
You'll be screamin' murder she wrote like chaka demus and pliars.
[OMEGA][CHORUS]
Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So defend the family that's the code to obey
[LAURYN]
If I should fall asleep and death takes me away
Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So the family stick together and we never betray.
[FORTE]
We used to jump rope,
But now we gun hope
Bustin' shots off of project roof tops
Sending signals with the blunt smoke.
Ock, don't talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock
If you think lips sink ships,
Imagine full glock clips.
I hold a glass of remy martin
Gettin' milks by the carton
Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they important
The night pays and heavenly ways
Aint nothin free ah
Knowledge of your family and steppin' to your b.i.
You see I, stay on top of s___ like a fly
My n____s reach when they got beef
Then jet down to south beach
Yo mouthpiece is yappin'
I hear it in your rap and
My family is thick so that bullshit could never happen.
[CLEF][CHORUS]
Just walkin' the streets death can take you away
It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So defend the family that's the code to obey
[LAURYN]
If I should fall asleep and death takes me away
Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay
At night the evil armies of shaton don't play
So the family stick together and we never betray.