First of all, you better count your blessings Cause when you got C.L. now you got back all your connections In return, while we live and we learn, then you know what it is To only build a bigger future for the kids In peace, in war, let's take it to the floor Every time we take two steps the crowd take four Lay the heat How I come to the street, how I cut through the beef Let me handle that, that's why you make me chief It's packed, what they wantin' is here Can we weather the storm, six minutes, C.L. Smooth you're on All the anger and the fear, was in the dressing room prayer Now we came out to light it up and put it in the air That's real, so holler back at ya boy, step aside Leroy To all my ladies who bought tickets, enjoy Cause I spit it and you gotta get with it And you'll never forget it Yes, I bought the best out, count 'em all
[Chorus] "People say they came to appreciate" To the fans and to all my people that supported us "People say they came to appreciate" To the mama and the daddy and everything they taught us "People say they came to appreciate" Tell them kids they gotta stay in school to ride with us "People say they came to appreciate" When it all goes down, baby, All We Got Is Us
[Verse 2: C.L. Smooth] Tell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disasters This run is for the green jacket, I fit the masters My crew have me business savvy, put it in through my office The security is tight and the secretary is gorgeous That's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they want Pushin that real hip hop, up to the front The game's been good to me, preserved my youth Not only did it capture my goals, it told me the truth Look how my hustle made a living, paid and driven See why the tour around the world came to save us from prison It's great, I'd rather love than hate You think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you why Believe in faith Hard work payin off, and them wishes comin' true Vault open and you out to lunch and left us two Now you know we can't let that pass to get that cash We in the big numbers, count 'em all
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[Verse 3: C.L. Smooth] Why my Uncle Doc left me everything when he died And when pop passed, two weeks later I cried And when great grandma left it all went crazy now All I have is Grandma Pam, that's my baby Can't talk bad about me, she tell 'em Why we need to give her all her roses while she could smell 'em I live for this moment just to stay how we were How my mother came to her in a dream and told her Corey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by me Give my insides the resurrection to heal me And fill me with your God's love Got a dangerous little woman who brought back the thug Let's grind Ghettos Of The Mind While I'm in my prime I left, so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my time Your legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fear My next generation triple my digits, add 'em up like...